New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-13
LITERARY CRITICISM
AND BOOK NEWS
The Book of the Week for All Americans
Frederick Louis EIuidekopers Military I'm
preparedness Of the United States.


Bryan. whose sentiments. rather than
the speakers, were expressed IN the
second of the two quotations. declares
that the Presidents measured depart
ure from the ideas thus set forth is
not only a departure from our tradi.
tions. but reversal Of our national
policy" Perhaps. II so, let Us see from
these luminous pages what are the ira
ditions and policy SO dear 20 this per
sonally posed prince Of peace and what
have been their results and their cost
20 this nation.
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luton and with its FRS, and greatest
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me- and inflicted terrible losses vrou
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ecsuse they had hccr 'atrorchcd in
an sl bus imrvcEusN,e position ev
skilled and cNpoy; cSccrs The lesson
o. 10 is roe :hc value - raw troops.
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no, merely tyouncod bnt disgracefr,lIv
routed. HulVs Hasco az Detroit is his
toric. But what shall we say Of Harnp-
tons 5000 beaten By 500 at Chateau
gay and Wilkinson's 5000 repulsed
with heavy loss by Just one-tenth their
NUMBER OF Chrystler's f1elds AZ Lun-
Gy Lane we iought splehdld ara"h
oaI'ie WIN men VINO aIter TWO years
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