Arizona republican., 1916-04-22
HhRANCUE Of
OFFICERS IS AN
ANCIENT IDEA
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

PARIS, April 21-An ancient nsti-
tuition that has been put to use with |
certain notifications in the present
is the harangue of officers to the
troops. In the days When the gen
eral- in chief of an army was able to
/ pass up and down the lines and talk
personally to the soldiers, his address
! WIS Considered quite as useful as the
preachers sermon or the lawyers
pleading. Even in Napoleon's time
the generals harangue had been
/ transformed into a proclamation or
order of the day by reason of the i'm
possibility for the general-in CHIEF to
i come INTO contact with rlen spread
)ver considerable fronts
Napoleon's manifestos were placard-
ed around all the bivouacs. Points of
resemblance to them have been picked
out of some of Joffre's orders of the
/ day The latters proclamation before
the battle of the Marine in which he
declared that troops that could not
gain further ground should hold
their position at whatever cost and
Gle upon the spot rather than give
+ way is compared to the proclama-
ton issued by Napoleon at the open
ing of the Belgian campaign in 1915
in which he said For every French
man who has a heart. the moment
has come to Nanquish or perish
Again Joffre's proclamation to the Al
Sacians after the French had recon
quered considerable portion of the
! lost province is compared to Napole-
4 9ns declaration to the Italian people
our return is final. YOU are French
for ever more; France brings you
with the liberties that she has always
represented, respect for your liberty
The liberty of Alsacians, the respect
for the traditions of your convictions
Of your customs. | represent France
you are Alsace. | bring you the EN-
brace of the French people" said
Joffre. Napoleon said to the Italians:
People of Italy, the French army has
come 10 break your chains The
French people is the friend of all
neopie. Receive them with conf
dence; your property. your religion
and your customs shall be respected.
Since the transformation Of the
generals harangue into a proclama-
tor, it is generally the colonel or the
captain upon within devolves the re-
sponsibiity cf haranguing the soldiers
in person. The colonel of regiment
during the retreat of Charleroi found
is eXpedient to raise the spirits of his
men. somewhat demoralized by con-
tinued orders to retreat. Halt,
Erect" he ordered. The command
was repeated all along the line. and
the entire regiment was on its feet
Soldiers. the colonel shouted, TO
retire is not 10 flee 1t is necessary
Z to be able to run ahead when one has
the enemy behind. Everybody atten-
ton, Fix hayonets' Carry arms" The
regiment unGer the orders of the CO.
lionel went through the entire manual
of arms under the fire of the enemy
The harangues Of regimental Of
Ulcers to their men in this war have
only in rare instances come to the
knowledge Of the general public. Per
haps they have been preserved as
were those OF Caesar and Napoleon to
enrich the military history Of the
epoch, but thus far those that have
become known are the proclarlations
in orders Of generals, about the most
oonspic 1ous of which was the famous
proclamation Of General Gallieni: II
have received orders to defend Paris
against the invader. That mission |
shall fill to the very end"
After the engagement of Month";
rail, General F.ranchet d'Esperey pro-
claimed to his men: Soldiers, on the
memorable field of battle of Month";
rail of Nouohamps and of Champau
bert which a century ago were wit
nesses of the victories of our ances-
tors over the Prussians under Flr-
cher, our vigorous resistance has tri-
umpnPed over the persistence of the
Germans. Pursued upon his flanks
his center broken, the enemy is in re-
treat towards the east ana the north
by forced marches The most re-
doubtable arnie corps of old Prussia
the contingents of Westphalia, of
Hanover of Brandenburg, have re
tired in haste before us This first
success is only prelude. The enemy
is shaken but is not decisvely beaten
You shall have still great fatigues tc
support, long marches TO make ana
rude battles to fight. Let the image
Of your fatherland sulled by barbar-
ians' be always before your eyes.
Never has it been more necessary to
sacrifice all 10 it, Saiuting the he
roes that have fallen in the last ac-
ton of these recent days, my thoughts
go towards the. victors in the next
battle. Forward, soldiers. for Franco