New-York tribune., 1916-06-16
Urges Manhood Service in
Speech at Plattsburg-
Pleased at Showing.
WEST POINTERS JOIN
INSTRUCTION STAFF
Twelve Graduates Arrive to Fill
Out Shortage Made by Need
of Regulars on Border.
rFrom s,ar corruponder, q, IN. r,,bur.

tFrom star Correspondent n, The Tribune
Plattsburg, June 15.-General Leon
ard Wood came to camp to-day and
looked over the latest addition 10 the
armed forces Of the United States. The
rockies marched in review before him
and showed him that despite week Of
rain they had mastered the rudiments
Of soldering After mess he addressed
them. and his first words were Of SYM
pathy for the tough times they have
been having. He went on to compli-
ment them for the showing they have
made.
"You understand now that you can't
be a soldier overnight" he said. "You
have learned that soldering is serious
business. not to be entered into lightly
or as a diversion. Play the game as
though it were for life or death. From
all | hear from your officers you are
doing it in that spirit"
Wood Asks for Manhood Service.
As soon as the general appeared be-
for ethe rockies as they squatted ~
grass in a shallow natural amphithe-
atre formed by a swale in the camp
ground near the tents they rose and
cheered him. He was introduced by
Major Peter Murray, commander of the
camp.
In a democracy, he said a funda-
mental principle was that with equality
of opportunity went equality of obli-
CATION, and with manhood suffrage,
manhod service. General military train
ing menat preparedness for war, should
il come, and made for greater naional
morality and solidarity.
"You can neved live honestly for
humanity unless you are ready to de-
fend the rights of your own people,
he continued. Remember what the
centurian said when they were going
to fog Paul, have a care what you do
20 this man, he's Roman We want
it also to be said to-day. have a care
what you do to these men, they are
Americans.
II was a new statement of Ameri-
canism that brought cheer after cheer
out of the men. Following his address,
as he stood watching the men disperse,
he spotted number who were in camp
last year and spoke to them.
West Point Grads Arrive.
In an interview General Wood said
that the training camp movement had
grown TO such an extent that there
would be 1000 men here during July.
He said he did not think there would
be Federal appropriations to pay the
mems expenses this year.
He also said the Mexican situation
was increasing the difficulty of main
tanning enough regular army officers
here 70 instruct the rockies. but said
he thought il could be managed. One
way in which the shortage is being met
was indicated in the arrival Of a dozen
young second lieutenants just gradu-
ated from West Point II was their
first detail of duty in the army and
they wore their first uniforms. all spic
and span.
The rookie companies went ont and
were put through the mechanism Of
combats. They wer- taught how to ad-
vance in this line. squad and platoon
columns, deploy as skirmishers and go
forward in extended formation in pla-
toon and squad rushes. They finished
with the bayonet charge and the rookie
yell
The men also were taken to the tar
get range and sent into the butts. which
Is the military way of Setting them up
in the other alley" This consists IN
half the company working the targets
up and down and marking the score
while the other half of the company Is
at practice.
Albert Gallatin. Of New York. who
went TO the hospital several DAYS ago
supposedly suffering from malaria, went
home to-day, being too Ill to continue
the training.