Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-11-24

The following clipping the American Tribune sent thru
the mail by who evidently believes in the military spirit
General Wood Chief Of Staff u Army has been at
tending the National Guard Conference held in St Louis He there said
that Department would support bill to appropriate S6OOOOOO
pay officers and enlisted of the guard he also stated that
every boy United States IS age should be trained as
soldier and he cnched by that he would outGeman the
Germans by sung compulsory education in all the schools He be-
ev that boys upwards SHOULD be compelled to learn the use
of part Of his school course and then we would nave gen
Grafton Of crack marksmen He added
should have boys instructed the rudimens of military
science They taught throw earthwok and to plan
scientific These studies would teach them the initiative
in combat that modern warfare requires.
Military drill would be of the compulsory education Uni
companies the public schools would advisable tho not IN
dspenbe Wars nowadays that should be
always prepared
Our standing army of 10000 SMALL and Congress
should provide for least 100000 We have not
only Philippines Alaska guard but the forcaons at the
Ishmus of Panama will soon have to be manned
And who is there to dare say Wood not right After
all would not be well for boys military training in the
public them that high of honor toward each
other regard institutions and desire protect them
even at the cost of m Certainly would be much better training
for these youngsters turning them loose the streets to roller
skate ride wheels automobiles learn cigarette smoking
playing profanity the thousand other vices that kids let free upon
the streets There after all something in military
training puts manhood into boys heart above almost every other
kind schooling you him. Of there will be lots OF
depecate the idea of military training for boys
that these have controlling the
They object the military training which would give their mis-
guided sons thought above playing on the out nave o
anything themselves The boys are left to grow
Providence blamed they go wrong zen
the right idea and that that should be trained
schools rather than being graceful pink teas and calling
who takes good military training near
always grows gentleman and loves his mother much better than
youth with the training of the who goes off wrong and then
weeps his cell because mother did not hold stronger hand over h
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The first aeropane carrying express matter was made
Wright brothers November 7h when of their banes W
oed by Phil the Wght aerodome at Smons
station Dayton 1O45 m and landed Columbus %
away 6 minutes later Strapped the passengers seat OF the
bpne bundles of silk weighing about 100 pounds and valued
at $500 Wright bpane fitted with 80 horse ynder
and owing favorable wind of 20 miles an hour vel
ocy apane actually covered g. miles country 81 min
therefore made speed of 65 miles per hour
and up record for crossouny fight This flight demon
useful the aeopne will become for the carrying OF ex
press and matter Hitchcock after flight
with De LsepS Baltimore expressed his intention OF beginning
experiments in mail carrying by aeropane at