Evening journal., 1917-09-11
IEssnN No. DE-
iLo~ON NJ. 70.
SOME NATIONAL TRADITIONS.


Preceding Lessons 4. Your Post OF
Honor. >. Making Good as Soldier. 3.
Nine soldlelly Qualities. e. Getting
Ready for Camp. .. First Days in Camp.
G. Cleanliness in Camp. :. Your Heallh.
3. Marching and Care Of the Feet. 9.
Your Equipment and Arms. 10. Rccre-
alton in Camp. A. Playing the Game.
-. Team Work in the Army. i3 Groupin
ing Men Into Teams. A. The Team Lead
ers. Is. Fight ting Arms OF the Service. &C.
STAFF Branches Of the Service. f..
staff Branches OF the Service-u IS
Army Insignia. 40. The Army system
OF Training. 20 ClOse-Ordcr Drin 2i
Extended-Order Drill. q. Guard Duty.
%. Getting Ahead in the Army 2i.
Army Courtesy. p. Discipline and Re
'pect for the Colors,
This course should include a back
ward glance over the military history
Of the United States u Is worth while
for the soldier 10 recall why end how
The men before MS fought for American
principles and rights You are represent
ing today the same ideals and lighting
Tor many of the same things they
fought for in i716, i79S. 1912. 1916. 1861
snd 1898
In i776 our forefathers refused any
longer 20 submit 90 the demands Of a
lyrannical government and declared
themselves independent The farmers
and shopkeepers and mechanics and
fishermen who rushed 90 arms at the
beginning Of the Revolution did not at
nrst realize they We're forming a new
nation But before long they saw clear
ly that in order 90 enjoy liberty they
must shake off the rule of the auto
cratic government which had its seat
in London.
Dur First War.
In their attitude they had The sym
PATTY Of a great many Englishmen who
were broad enough TO see that the
American colonists were really fighting
FOR the rights Of all FREQ pe9p :. IN
the British i'5rliaman Pitt and Burke
snd other great Enelshmen openly de-
Tended the American patriots. III /
were an American as ] am an English
man, said one Of the great parliament
iary leaders. 'whilc a foreign troop re-
manned in my country ] would never
lay down my arms. 10 was not tine
English people who were seeking b.
suppress liberty in America, but a
small body Of court pOlitlcians-an au-
locratic goyernment-which misrcpre-
sented the people.
The Americans Of that day on their
part did not hesitate 10 take up arms
for their rights, even though they came
into conflict with the seasoned troops
OF a great power-even though They
had 20 meet invasion and partial CON
quest Of their own country. N0r I'D
they long hesitate 10 break completely
away from the motherland which many
n them still loved.
In 1898 we found ourselves in state
OF war with the French Government.
This is not usually thought Of as an
American war, since there was 20
lighting except for a few encounters
on the high seas. There was no declar-
ttion Of war and 10 was all settled
within a few months. Yet the fact is
that state Of war actually existed
Here again we had no quarrel with the
French people, whom we admired and
loved for the help they had given us
during the Revolution. We were really
at war with a little group known as
the Directory, who had seized the Gov
eminent Of France and misrepresenteC
Us people.
In the War Of 1912 with Great Britain
the principal question at issue con
cerned the freedom OF American ship.
andethe rights Of American sailors or
the high seas. For the most part In,
American Army was poorly trained an,
equipped and had little success. 10 re-
deemed itself however at the BATH.
II New Orleans. where Andrew Jack
son led the western militia TO a we'll
earned victory. The British Government
facility recognized the soundness Of IA,
principle for which the Americans
fought.
The Mexican War.
Americas next war was with Mexico
The Mexlca.-s had not been very care
full Of American rights either in Mexic,
itself or along the frontier. and On,
disagreement as to the ownership Of {
certain large strip OF land along th,
Rio Grande easily led to hOstllities. II
the war that followed the armies oil