Republican farmer., 1918-07-26
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER

T HE PERFECT soldier would have perfect initiative and perfect obedience Prussian soldier is long onl obedience and weak initiative He fights best Tn crowo and worst When he fights alone The Americans and the democratic soldiers The Americans have more na initiative than the French and more versatility This not to say that at this moment better sol The French have had training much more but sle Americans larger country where there more lonesome work they have acquired of the habit of relying on their resources.
 The British soldier eXces in the fighting of the torlorn hope It is his weakness not do his best until his position is hopeless
 In the rel atons between men and officers, the German the monarcha tradition The officer is set lmeas urabv private At the beginning of the the Brit ish army, ocered largely from the arsocracy had trad ton of separation between the officers and the men, The French had the Republican adton which began in Napoleon day private obey but socially there is little between the officer and his The Americans, begin ming with the British radon have rapidly moved toward the French idea and the American army absolute as to discipline essentials leaving behind the rigid formalsm which kept Ahe private in position of social inferiority
 Man for the American army is now the strongest and the best It is composed of from 21 to 3i, unmar- ried and without dependents The other armies include youth and age strong and the comparatively feeble Such has necessity all available human material has been taken
 In personnel potential fighting power the American army the strongest assembled in equal numbers in the history of the world
 There are no little immature boys in the American army middle aged of yielding physical powers All are in the pink of physical being inc prime of physical manhood neither young too old to think and act ntegenty and effectively.
  Austrian which composed of ncongruos and antago nstc elements Teuton and Slav there is endless hatred; fights unwingy with the other.
 The Italian army democratic in quality: has rested since the time Garabald, upon the Republicans theory France Great Britain Italy and America four democratic peoples fight Germany Austria Turkey and Bulgaria. four peoples living un the arsocraic practice.
 Austrians breaking in the Alps; they melting away in Albania The Turks offering decreasing resist in the ancient East.
 Around the boundaries the salient that has Soissons Amen at the other of its B mile bas Germany is sustaining defeat which marks the instant passage from the apex of to down grade which eau to and to excision of ohenzoern and Hapsburgs.
 democratic tradition, newest by centuries, is fighting the last war of the monarchal tradon
 American vaor aided by American brains, is transform Germany AustrO Hungary into democracy The dem of Great Britain France, America and Italy doin what they tried to do for themselves i84k That revolution caused thousands of Germans to immgrae The of these immigrant Germans with tn international democracy the Marne, shooting liberty int Prussia.
 These proud days for America. Americans doin the greatest task of their existence They accompshn enterprises with and scientific accuracy surpassn by many fold all that they did for the Revouton for the with Mexico during the Civil This as should bt improvements and all the advantages of inen ought to give good account of themselves.
 America proud of what has been done at home by vhc possible what has been done abroad All the elements American life have co-opeated for this victory Capital labor manufactures and agriculture doctor and engnee chemist and dentist statesmen and pubc president and pie have contributed to the event and will with 1T creasing vigor until the Kaiser is beaten from his throne