Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-13

fTtrttiir lst~~oh~ u. fuuT o>i ~ NUN
or. ,. Making Good a a Soldier. ,.
Nine Sohdierly Qualities. 1. Getting
Ready for Camp. 3. First DAYS in
Camp. q. Cleanliness IN Camp. Z.
Your Health. ). Msrching and Care of
Feet. .. Your Equipment and Arms. 10.
Recreation in Camp. il. Playing the
Game. l.. Team Work in the Army. -.
Grouping Men INTO Teams. II. The
Team Leaders. Is. Fighting Arms %
the Service. l6. Staff Branches 81 the
Service. IL. Staff Branches of the
Servics-ll. l.. Army Insignia. ~.
The Army System of Training. 81.
Clo>e-Order Drill. n. Extended Or
der drill. -. Guard Duty. %. Getting
Ahead nthc Army. -. Army Cour-
te>y. p. Discipline and Respect for
the Color~.l
This course should include a backward
glance over the military history Of the
United States. Ii i worth while for the
soldier To recall why and how the men
before u fought for American principles
and rights. You are representing today
the same ideals and fighting for many Of
the same things they fought for in l11G,|
l79s, 1872. 1S46, 1s6l and lsss.
Ia l776 our forcfaiher~ refused any
longer TO submit to the demands of n ty-
ranical government and declared them
selves independent. The farmers and
Shapkeepers and mechanics and Fishermen
who rushed to arms AZ the beginnIn. 81
the revolution did not at first realize they
were forming q new nation. But before
long They saw clearly that in order 80 enjoy
liberty they must shake off the rule 81 the
autocratic government which had IT. seat
in London.
OUR FIRST WAR.
In their attitude They had the sympathy
Of n great many Engli~hmen who were
broad enough Ia see that the American col
onists were really fighting for the rights Of
all free peoples. In the British parliament
Piti and Burke and other great FnglI-hmcn
openly defended the American patriots. IF.
Iwere m American n am m English
man." said one Of the great parliamentary
Leaders, while y foreign troop remained
in my country would never lay down my
arms; II was not the English people who
were seeking 10 suppress liberty IN Amer
but a small body of court politicians
an autolfatic govcrnment-which ml~rep-
resented the people.
The Americans Of that day on their part
did not hesitate To- take mp arms for their
rights, even though they came into conflict
with the seasoned troops of a great power
even though they had II meet invasion
and partial conquest Of their own country.
Nor did they hong hesitate 10 break com
pletelv away from the motherland which
many Of them still loved.
IN l79S we found ourselves in Il state 1T
war with the French government. This
j. not usually thought of a. an American
war. since there was NJ fighting except for
a few encounters on the high seas. There
was ne declaration of war and II was ali
settled within \ few months. Yet the
fact J. that u state Of war actually existed.
Here again We had no quarrel with the
French people. whom w admired and
loved for the help they had given u dur
ing the revolution. We were really 1T
war with y little group known aS the Rirec-
tory. who had seized the government Of
France and ml>repre>enied IT, people.
In the war ~ 1872 with Great Britain.
the principal question ~ issue concerned
the freedom Of American ~hlr md the.
rights Of American sailors on TN" high seas.
For tho "."-t "ar' ~" liner army was