The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-05-10
perplexity we are very certain what

perplexity we are very certain what
we would do-if we were President.
AS soon as the Lord would permit
and transportation facilities could be
nrovided as commander-in-chief of the
militaryand naval forces of this Re
public we would order fighting force
of 50 900 men to the Allied front. We
would not permit any political, swash-
huckling transformer to form, head or
lead this expedition, but we would
send the pick and choice of our regu-
lar army under the command of our
most scientifically trained military
commander.
We are not military expert, we
never witnessed a battle; we know
nothing of military maneuver, but we
do believe that we have the best little
old regular army in all the warning
world today.
We have seen the German army in
their military maneuvers on the plains
of Potsdam; the British army in train
ing at Aldershott; the Russian Cos
sacks on parade and the French SOL
1iery in camp.
1t is our deliberate, well considered
opinion, that soldier to soldier, Off
GER to officer, our regular army is so
far superior to any other in morale,
discipline, camaraderie between off
GERS and men, and conjunction in ac-
ton to any other army III the world
as to admit of no comparison.
We verify believe that a regiment of
United States cavalry, say our Sew
enth, of glorious record, meeting on
equal terms, could and would lick the
everlasting stuffing out of any two
regiments Of European cavalry that
might be pitted against them. We
verify believe, and our belief is based
on knowledge, that the average U. S.
regular infantry private, and an aver
age private from any other regular
army in the world, place them mile
apart and start them cunning for each
other, each depending on his own in
itiative, without any official direction,
and the Yankee would get the ether
fellow seven times out of ten, if not
every time. We believe that a regu-
lar army battery of our country pitted
on equal terms against any other bat
terry in the world would plaster U. S.
A. all over the other fellows. If man
to man, ship to ship, gun to gun, IN
Gle Sans navy cannot hold its own
in wars dread combat on the high
seas, we are ready to submit to for
eign dominion and pay the price for
our temerity in entering the war;
while in the sky, althogh fighting
under other flags, American birdmen
have demonstrated that in skill, cour-
age, daring and accomplishment, they
are in class by themselves.
If we were President, we would send
an army Of these competents to the
Allied front and send them now.
Such an army would be a notice to
German imperialism that the United
States meant business and not buster.
Such an army under the Stars and
Stripes would inspire the Allied hosts
like a message of Divine fire from
highest Heaven. Every blast of an
American war bugle in the theatre of
action would be worth a thousand
men.
Such an army sent now would
save US from sending a million men
later on, and if it becomes necessary
to send an immense army later, we
would have nucleous of trained COM
missioned and non-commissioned cf1i-
GERS on the ground that would be
qualified to lead the way.
These regulars could be spared
There is nothing for the regular army
to do here at the present time except
garrison duty, and the National guard
could take their places and perform
that task as we'll as they.
The regular army officers and men
would welcome such summons with
the alacrity and joy that a bridegroom
alacrity and joy.
We are aware that living remote
from the theater of action, non-ex-
pert in military matters, our opinion
is not worth much, but this is what we
would dC-if we were President.