The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-26
N IDNAL ARMY
 DEELOPS TRUE ESR|T DECORPS

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 kCAMPEWIS, Tacoma, April 26.-I
 Iet lAe;ll you that the million men rFR III United States army and the nlllls who may eventually en- tef arelot coming back to their hone cqnunities and stand for the nadeqne municipal control of hellth zards. Even at last Christ ms tintbe Bowery boy in Eastern camps nt home and threw the coal from U tenement bath-tub because ne nadeen taught in the army to take aody bath at least twice al week to wash his hands surely before ch meal, and, not to drink put of cup someone else had used. The cltand country boy went home 3ld dressed his good mother by tealng ! that her ice-box was dirty.
 N mo will these men sleep in s#lffy l rooms to avoid catching
 Fd d when these millions of traned ghting men return to their frne etmunities after the wa they V sny be a strong force for
 rep0nsp, able and weU-fna1ccd IHnieil7nealth department"
 In tbe words Colonel Peter C..
 Fild, isf surgeon of the Ninety
 fit disfon, predicted the future re- SIS tl3e expected as a result of
 aI hsalth measures taught 'tiieYsEln th5 National army. Colonel.
 F1eHas addressing the citizens of the of Tacoma on "An Efficient
 Heal Department" and urging CO., oper n between the municipal and arm3alth officers in order to pro- tectA soldiers outside of camp as
 we'll in camp.
 Coel Field characterized Camp LeW1s a new community, halfway betW Tacoma and Olympia, where yourQs and brothers have formed a ne4ttle city"
 "Paps you will admit that the Naua army at Camp Lewis has What known, even to the Huns, as a Wnrful spirit, or esprit de corps. We kshaps take ourselves too seri- ousl But we, perhaps more than you. low the business ahead, and eyeway teaches us that the more pre#b #ble disease that exists among us, to that extent are we less nit tqpresent you over there.
 T Be said that the spirit of these men Am your homes is truly won- terfa It is so much deeper than the lar spirit in evidence in the 'egulaand National Guard divisions that Aas been the subject of report oy lnsctors. It is so true a spirit of to- and die if necessary that it s reped the war department looks o theational army divisions to pro- 'lde Ii backbone of the whole army )f tMjnited States, which includes egum and National Guard.
 representatives, of Portland, )lynIpl Seattle and Tacoma could be nVlsiD spectators in my office dur ng fn many daily interviews with 'oldinr of the Wild West division yho eQe to me with requests to be 'elease from quarantine in order that hey ny go home to see dying wife, Helld or mother, these .represen- go away with a com letely new point of view. And if hey cQld read the letters from the ear oes and hear the statements f thestmen to the effect that mother nd sfser or wife feel that permission go hck to their sick ones should deeied entirely upon the basis of hat isbest for all, it would be rev latlon When the mother or wife ritesg hat she is quite willing to die ithout seeing her soldier boy if the 9st lnerests of the country demand
 ana the soldier boy, standing be- Ire ne with tears in his eyes, states at ne is ready to accept the deci- on that releasing him from quaran- le or training is detrimental or dan rous to community or to his coun- y, then 1t Is that my spirit of re- ntment is apt to rise against those