New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-07
General Tells Teachers II
Is Hard TO Get Men
Ready to Spring"
WANTS CHILDREN TO
GET REAL HISTORY
\. {. A. Members Applaud Men
ton of Reasonable Army
McAdoo and DR.. Shaw Speak.

sooiation Convention in Madison
Square Garden last night. answered
the oft-repcated argument Of William
Jennings Bryan that II the country
were in peril a million men would
spring 10 arms between sunrise and
shutdown.
We have too much Fourth Of July
oratory m this country he said. "On
Governors Island we have been work
ing nineteen hours day for three
weeks to get 10000 ready to spring. 1t
has been rather heavy spring too"
These and other terse epigrams
from General Woods catechism Of pre-
paredness were applsuded by the edu-
Gators. If their enthusiasm reflected
accurately their sober opinion they
agreed with the commander Of the De-
psrtmont OF the East that the United
States should have "a reasonable army.
a good navy, a National Guard that is
national not state and a citizenship
trained to arms as i'm Switzerland and
Australia"
General Wood spoke with straight
from-the-shoulder directness.
Should Learn of Government.
Nearly all Of you here are engaged
in preparing young people for life" he
began abruptly. you should impress
upon them the idea that every boy and
girl has an obligation to the state.
They should be made to realize that it
is not the state alone that has an OBJ
legation 10 them. They should learn
early the basic. fundamental principle
of our government that with equality
Of opportunity and privilege goes
equality Of obligation.
I'VE all love peace. No class o.
citizens love peace and hate war
more than the officers of the army.
We do not get countries into war. II
IS our business TO get you out Of
wars which you get us into. We're
human. we're domestic. we're just
like any other class Of men. and IL is
because We know something about
the horrors OF war that we urge you
10 teach facts 20 the youth Of this
country.
History is taught altogether too su-
periicially in this country. Tell the
boys and girls the real facts about the
Revolution; that We had $4,000 troops
in 1915. and that every year thereafter
as long as the war lasted this number
dwindled constantly until when France
H. olf "a
number Tell them that England fought
i'm a half-hearted way after the first
two years. Explain TO them that our real
ally in the War Of 1912 was Napoleon.
The military genius, who kept England
TOO busy to devote attention 10 US
Lauds Military Training.
There has been much talk recently
about military training IN the schools.
We don't want TO make swashbucklers
and braggarts Of the school children.
But we do want them 70 realize that
they owe everything 10 their country;
We want them TO be able to discharge
the military side OF their obligation If
the emergency arises
"This whole question Of prepared
ness comes down TO a simple PROPOSE
ton" General Wood continued. Have
YOU anything that is worth defending?
Are there any Ideals institutions or
achievements in this country that YOU
think are worth defending? II there
are. then how shall you 80 about de-
Tending them? Have YOU the means
10 do 10?
This country has never awakened TO
The realization that numbers do not
mean strength 40 wolf was ever
frightened By the size Of the flock Of
lambs. He may have been bit puz-
lied as TO which was the latest lamb
IN the flock. but he was not frightened
by numbers.
we must take heed Of the need OF
preparation. We want a citizenry ready
20 perform its duty in time Of need.
We do not want too many men IN UNI
form As few as possible should be
the rule.
Need Reasonable Army.
eve need a reasonable army and
good navy. We can be a strong ma
ton. armed, but tolerant and Just to
others. Remember this you can hold
10 high ideals and cherish them, but
ideals alone will not protect you
The evening session was opened by
Robert Underwood Johnson. who read
from his own poems. Or. Anna SHAW,
speaking on The Story of My Life"
was interrupted by applause whenever
she referred to principles of woman
suffrage.
Women teachers must be citizens,
she said. cor they are incapable OF
teaching citizenship TO the boys and
Girls i'm our schools. | am opposed TO
n group Of political nonentities teach
ing citizenship to political entities
Y X. Wellington koo, the youthful
Ambassador from China. spoke on
"Chinese Education He said the
Chinese republic naturally looked 10
America for inspiration and guidance
IN te crdeavor TO introduce modern
oducation. All the leaders OF the re-
nublic realized. he added, that IN ecu
cation Law the only hope OF making the
republic a success.
Osborne Tells of Work.
Thomas Mott Osborne. speaking on
"'rrust i'm Humanity" summarized the
principles underlying his WORK IN pris-
What the public schools might DO
toward promoting Pan-Americanism py
teaching proper conception OF the po-
iiticial economic and social develop
uent Of Latin America was outlined pE
William G.. McAdoo, Secretary OF tne
Treasury. He declared that upon tne
teachers Law the ultimate responsibility