South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-11

preceding Lessons T. Your Post Of
Honor. Making Good as a Sol
died. o Nine SOldie~ly Qualities.
Getting Ready for Camp. :.
First DAYS boz camp g. Cleanli-
ness in Camp. g Your Health. s..
Marching and care Of Feet q
Your Equipment and Arms TO-.
Recreation boo Camp. u. Playing
the Game T. Team Work i'm the
Army b. Groupine Men into
Teams a. The Team Leader.
10 Fighting Arms Of the Service.
1G STAFF Branches Of the Ser
vice. H. staff Branches OF the
Service N. Is. Army Insignia.
10 The Array System Of Training.
90 Close order Drill 2l Extend
ed order Drill -. Guard Duty.
o. Getting Ahead i'm the Army.
% Army Courtesy. 20. Discipline
and Respect for the Colors.D
This course should include
backward glance over the military
history Of the United States. II is
worth while for the soldier 10 re-
call why and how the men before
us fought for American principles
and rights. You are representing to-
day the same ideas and fighting for
many of the same things they fought
for IN 1876. 179S. 1912. 1876. 1861
and 1898.
In 1876 our forefathers refused
any longer 20 submit 20 the de-
mauds OF a tyrannical government
and declared themselves indepen-
dent. The farmers and shopkeepers
and mechanics and fishermen who
rushed 20 arms at the beginning Of
the Revolution did not at first rea-
lie they were forming a new ma
ton. But before long they saw clear
ly that in order 10 enjoy liberty
they must shake off the rule Of the
autocratic government which had
its seat in London.
Our First War
In their attitude they had the
sympathy OF great many English
men who were broad enough 70 see
that the American cOlonists were
really fighting for the rights OF all
free peoples In the British parlia-
ment Pitt and Burke and other great
Euslishmen openly defended the
American patriots. eff / were an
American as 7 am an Englishman."
said one % the great parliamentary
leaders while a foreign troop re-
NAMED in my country. would
never lay down my arms 10 was
not the English people who we're
seeking TO suppress liberty i'm Amer
Tea. but a small body OF court poll
ticians-an autocratic government
which misrepresented the people.
The Americans of that day on
their part did not hesitate 20 take
up arms for their rights. even
though they had 20 meet invasion
and partial conquest Of their own
country Nor did they long hesitate
90 break completely away from the
motherlaud which many Of them
still loved
I'm 1-sS we found ourselves In a
state IL war with the French gov
eminent This is not usually thought
81 as am American war. since there
was no dghting except for a few en-
counters ON the high seas There
was no declaration OF war and 10
was all settled within a Jew months.
Vet the fact is that a state of war
actually existed Here again we had
100 quarrel with the French peo-
t.ie whom We admired and loved
FOR the help they had given MS dur
ing the Revolution We were really
1T war with little group known
as the Directory. who had seized
the government OF France and mis-
ieuresented its people.
Ga the war of 1872 with Great
britain. the principal question at
issue concerned the freedom Of
American ships and the rights OF
American sailors On the high seas.
For tine most part the American
ARMY was poorly trained and equip
ned and had little success. IL re-
ACH NOHn EOIEMn