Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-04
DISCIPLINE VILE
WIN THE WAR, SAYS
BRITISH OFFICER

OF the OalHarg training schOoa. heard
a lectwre By Llsnt.-Col. GeOrge APP
pitn. ok .fhs 14tA Hussars. British
srEf.
Tia. vast auditorium Of Converse
College was filed when Ma. -0en.
ORyan introduced the speaker. Bat
many oficers had arrived late.
Col Applin looked at his watch 40
he based the audience. ere In now
foay an0 q half minutes aften Ten
O'Clock" be said. 'Tf, when you ct
over yOnder, you are ordered to go
over tAA ton and you start four and
q half mtnMfeB behind the appointed
time yOW wx1l DO wiped on the fAce
OF the earth. Il ID much easier to go
to O iectnrs than Il y to 80 over the
top. n yoR can't get 70 lecture 90
ttma. What is going b happen to yoa
when Yuu G. orders 10 60 over tho
top IS Q esetsln hour?
the o4 GdMse that time b money
No fomees APPLIES. Time 10 life.
b human ma And every day thas
We daaay here 10 costing Hives over
ypnAer. Every day that the people
Of America delay backing mp the
army that they have sent across.
means the losB Of lives in that army.
1--WE have come over here TO help
ron. II We can. We want to help and
advisa with you, 20 that you may
9yoid The mistakes that we made
the mistakes th9t the French made.
% that you viii not have to pay the
price that we paid.
sNThore never has been such war
M thia. In the summer Of 1914 the
Germans had the most perfect war
maeazlnn the world had ever seen. II
was not merely an army; Il was 9
wholn nation. IT was organized ana
'discaDlined. There was not only I'M
telligena direction. but there was ABB
scRwko Obedisnce 70 order all along
the Hns. I say 1t was the most per.
feet war machine the world had ever
seen. aad Il was. You notice that !
use eha past tense. For 1t u no
Ionxer the most perfect. We have
lust NJ good discipline, It In even bet
ter. we do the same things Germana
40. ana do them just 40 WE'LL only
re do them quicker. That 10 the ad.
vantage we have. and win keep. And
Il il the thing you must do. II you are
to be elective in this war.
ssWhe Germans think the United
States eannot have discipline In their
army because this Is . democracy.
The kaiser says he does not fear shs
entry Of American army into the war
because the American army VIII
never have discipline. And II the
kaiser Is correct In his view, then I
tell you frankly that the sooner You
get out Of the war the better.
ssThe Germans discipline L. that
of brute force, but there is another
and better kind of discipline. It Ii
the discipline Of democracy. 1t Is
founded on mutual confidence and re-
sDect between officers and men. The
British army has 1t, the French army
has IL / don't know Just how we
got IL, but we've got 1t.
Discipline and efficiency mean the
same thing. Or putting 1t different
ly, discipline Is the instant and will
ing obedience to every order, and In
the absence Of an order to what you
believe that order would have been.
The obedience must be instantaneous.
and 1t must be willing. Tardy obedi-
ence is not discipline. apd It can never
bring efficiency. Discipline, instant
and willingly discipline, Is a means
to protection OF life, and that La a
thing we are striving for as we 60
along.
"The man who will win this war;"
the speaker continued, will not be
the ofhcer who gives the commands,
but the officer who executes thefh.
This applies to every officer, Of every
rank, on down to the platoon COM
nander. Discipline, prompt and will
ing obedience to orders, rests with
equal force upon ali of US.
"And let me tell you, you can
never lead men unless you have
trained them. 1t is a great privilege
you young officers have OF training
men. You must make them respect
you and love you If you would get
the full measure Of discipline, and
you can do that If you try. Begin
by respecting and loving your men,
and observing rigid discipline OF
yourself, and 1t won't be long until
you will find them responding to you.
They viii give you just as much as
you give them, and more. Woald
you know the secret of command,
will give 1t to you, and want you
to memorize II and carry 1t with you
always:
STRENGTH OF CHARACTER,
MULTIPI1ED BY DETERMINE
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