Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-11

sIuVdhCeu udIlonS. Inc cOUlFhIcIHlLy
OF all nations, strong and weak, civ
lllzed and savage, in an orderly trus-
teeship, purged of the spirit of ex-
ploitation and loyal to the ideals and
covenants of the society of nations.
must work out the federation of the
world and the parliament of man, be-
| cause of the very fundamental and
inexpugnable facts, ~ which the
world has been stabbed awake by this
war, of community interests as para
mount.
Out of this tragic life or death
struggle, with it's appalling and unap
pratsable costs, early emerged and
increasingly grew to paramount i'm
portance the community idea and
ideal, as against particular dynasties,
sovereignties, nationalities, or even
groupings of these for particularistic
aims and mutual aid and defense of
| sovereign rulers, classes or claims.
The war was clearly envisaged at
| last as battle to the limits Of en-
durance, of the enleagued free peoples
| for the common, elemental and SOW
| ereign rights and well-being of the
masses of the people of every ma
! tlonallty and cline, against all the
| forces which were bent upon eX
| ploitation and rulership of peoples
/ for the realization of aims, no matter
how beneficient in pretension, whose
! ultimate processes and results We're
bound to issue in the violation of the
| principles of self determination and
self realization of the values of life,
where the individual citizen and the
! citizen state stand first.
| 1t is significant for our own democ-
raey iii the war, that it perhaps utiliz-
ed in way without precedent COM
munlty forces and resources. It pro-
posed to produce an army of the best
| equipped, clothed, fed. armed, trained
and cared for that military and sani-
! tary science and experience could
make possible. But it proposed also
to make this army of democracy,
which was entering the war for alb
solutely no purpose but to safeguard
and secure the interests of democracy
throughout the world, including of
course it own free national life the
most powerful lighting instrument
ever produced because it should be an
army in every unit fighting with the
soul as well as the body and mind
for demoeracies ideals To attain
this lighting efficiency our democracy
this nation in voluntary taxation and
achieved a unique thing. It cnleagued
organization to put into the training
camps everywhere so far as possible
the normalitieS of community life. Il
organized communities, cities big and
little-and in new locations even Gre
ated the community life and equip
| ment, churches, fraternities, theatres,
clubs, private homes, vehicles, ETC. and
even its transportation and trade life,
should express hospitality and patri-
otto national interest in and loyalty
J to the soldier wherever he mingled
with the people
Unquestionably, our people have in
vested or will have invested by the
end of rehabilitation. not less than
J S500,00o,000 in the voluntary assess
! ment of themselves in order THAI from
f home to camp. camp to battle ground
and thence home again our tightiH3
rIen should have the whole force Of
the community life back Of them end
? with them. This is what Secretary
. Baker called the indispensable essen
, tIal to victory-'the invisible 4rnlor'
! which would defend he fighting nler
from those inner wounds Of soul and
a honor which weaken u2orala and d.
stroy efficiency. Our colleges AND
. schools and many of our hes! Ct vel
Cped communities had for Gears prov
I en- that a balanced system OF living
t and training, in which what DR.. Ca
2 has striking characterized rs the f"2u
t essentials of effective livirE--f7a.ael!
$ work, play, friendship anil religion
n i'll balanced rat'on are tl1e 5aSif
/ of the successful athletes, TIT
t American Armv Training plans &c.
f veloped the technique eff giving IT,
e soldiers, sailors asd marines this LII
= CT the balanced daily regime Of siren
= uous work constructive AMI refresh
s ing recreation, club life 70, friend HI
t and an ample provision Of chGPiatns
:. camp pastors, welfare helpers etc
h than any army in history ever bafo~
= had. It reinforced the negative aTC
t protective measures for eliminatir;
= vice, liquor. etc. by the competing a
= replacing facilities OF a whoieso:n,
0 and happy life. The results in fight
d ing efficiency have amazed militar,
experts and moved the world to adj
a lEiration. Beyond question, were tn
n future to demand war making of an.
:, nation, the American army method
in these respects will be the basis o
: all training of fighters of the future
To raise and administer this com
: munity hospitality and service q
{ home and abroad. as we'll as to Civ
the army and navy the full help 0
the nature, every city, village an,
, hamlet has been aroused to think an
o act, to work and plan, in terms of tn
: whole community. for common sacri
, flee and enthusia site fellowship TO
o ious cleavages, institutional division
n and groups rivalries have been melt
n ed away and unity. harmony an,
: heightened socia1 ~o't7o~'tv have beel
a achieved Our industries, our educa
d tional plants, ouT Z -.Dl.er2C, our phil
y anthropy, even our religion have fel
"a this fusion and manifested this tear
r. work devotion and patriotism has dis
,e covered in the heart of democrac,
is and living SOUL sensitive to the mos
,e generous ideals and responsive to tn
le most heroic toll.
No question is quite so pertinen
y or vital to local communities in thi
d new age as whether this enormov
W asset of community feeling, commu
e nifty power. community purpose sha
er fall away, sink back into old tim
,r separatisnl. lethargy, Indifference. Sc!
l. fshness and social stagnatioE and re
1t action, or whether an even greater de
re uciopment of community service ma
* not be possible in the times just ahea
le o. us.
ID From the international and nations
g viewpoint. it will be absolutely essen
n tial to hold up and enrich this com
-e uunity service spirit and method
at the organization of the society of ne
re items shall be accomplished and /
ID made effectual. The internationa
t. and national problems all come hal
to to rootage, for good Or III CO.. sUccee
l. or failure to local sentiment, loo;
Y cooperation, local thrift local sar
l. rfices, local esthusiasm and idealisi
lie yoked to practically.
MT To enter upon Amoricanization. et
fectively, creatively, will not be DoTs
Re he along the hard, Grass lines Of cud