The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-28

The world has walked the via do
iofu<>- From that difficult yet won
d<ffu' riofious journey have come
many le<<pus-many blessings Not
the least Of thsts. insofar a. Amer-
cas- aTe c~oncsnsd. = The introduc-
~stifnslon. the unifcd States army.
In ur<-~nr times Americans. intent
upon their immsdiafe taskn-thelr im-
mediate pfnhlrma-nnd knowing on-
u~oftpnify unly az 40 existed n their
jfnutdlafo surruundInEf. appreciated
Tat vaguely the purposes o. the op-
mary-sldtd organization.
The great war and ~ mediate af-
ftFn.ath has literally forced upon bar
people a trutf understanding. and
today mere \ scarcfiy an American
uI understandable aHe who j. not Ia
MIl|ar with a least one phase Of the
nAuun'B representative body.
situated on one Of the beauty spots
Of POI national capital and serving al
a NcFilable human magnet H. the
Walter Rcfd army hospital. giving 20
nrgrly 1,oao men tho seryicea Of the
o1ona The Walter Reed army hoapl-
al u hut one OF 81 general hospitals
operated BY our army, each Of which
a located among the most pls1sent
natural surroundlnrs. Zach o. which
n employing ne mnkf able specialists
each % which u CARING for quotas %
army men vaFyinE IN numbers from
500 g more than 2.oee. Yet an these
toEc:her constitute hut a single phase
OF the work and purpose " our army.
The War intensified and drew at
iention 70 their great work.
But the army IL Not always at war.
n n not IN instrument Tor bringing
about war. rather u u n for pres
venting war. for a nation strongly
armed - IN much less danger Of being
assaulted or having nets u aggression
p~erretratod against Il than N not
- well prepared. In past, derinE such
periods, the army cuzuesd ~ work ~
Ineaflmnhls lmDortnnce--the buiidinE
u the Panama enal. one az The mile
aiunc IN human progress the fehnb-
iIliafiun Of San franclsco after the
earthquake and fire. the pacificatlon
OF the Republic OF Cuba. ana the AM
erlcan afmg 81 today u. preparing for
nna Will he called upon To accomplish
still greater pcace-time achievements
Among the most important Of Ia
future work-a-phane already In OPP
GRAFTON IL The program Tor the oducn-
ton and training Of the Individual sol
der.
The army Of iodsy has become a
VARIABLE university m KHAKI NNtft
expert Instruction In almost number
les skilled trades and professions b
offered the young men Of this coun-
fn.
tlonal plan u suggested Ia the fact
that the motor transport corps has
established schools for training Of
ehanffeurs. auto repair men. n auto
mechanicn. that the schools operated
~ the air service are thorough,
trained men In more thar forty skilled
trades hat the enlisted specialists
school Of the oaEt artillery corps u
inafructlng mrn ~ all hrauchea ol
electrical onninecIlnE. teiephunea. ca
army school for socks and bakers h
teaching men their particular trade
that the infantry, b cavalry, M
field artillery. the corps 81 engineers
the signal corps, b ordnance corps
ana the quartefmaster corps 80 offel
courses Ia highly specialized Occupa
tfons. In fact, there II scarcely a sin
rle line OF ondeavor that ~ not repre-
rauted Ia the curriculum Of the army
educational program.
And BY offering such education an
such training. the army aceompishe
fun great ends n develops arm
men collectively into n gigantic ans
efficient organization capable % han
flinr the Important peace problem
with which Il Will be lntruaied, and
orepnres the Individual man for great
81 Individual usefulness and create