The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-09-27
Fine Record of the First.

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Summerall, Frank Parker and F.. F.
McGlachlin. All of these major gen
erals will have part in the parade.
Ii was a part of the First division
which engaged in the first warfare on
behalf of America, as an American
fighting unit under American com
mand. The first American blood of the
war was spilled al Seichprey, and il
/ came from the veins of soldiers of the
First division. Seichprey always will
be name and place memorable in
American history.
The FIRST division fought all through
| the war, and ii occupies Il place in the
| hearts of the French people from
which it never can be diSlodged. The
| sentiment of the French for the First
regulars is felt not only because il was
! the first American fighting unit to ar
rive in France. but because also of its
sterling fighting qualities displayed on
many fields.
Mental Unrest in America.
Members of the administration. and
members of congress with them. evil
IDENTIFY are disturbed over the mental
unrest of large numbers of the Amer
lean people, an unrest which they de-
clare is hurtful and which they also
declare is the result of wartime con-
dltiOnS. Business and labor stability.
some of these cabinet officials and leg
iSlatorS think, cannot be secured until
mental stability has been restored.
From the viewpoint of men here,
there are two or three sharp manifes-
tatiOns of this unrest. One of them
shows itself in the inability ut present
of great many of the returned sol
diers 10 stay put" As it has been
put by somebody, many of these sol
diers want to be 'where they amt" II
Is the reStleSsneSs which has grown
out of their life in France; a life of
constant excitement and movement. of
black nights under afraid conditions
and of the daily expectation of being
ordered here, there or elSewhere-a
condition of change which unsettled
men ordinarily stable.
Another manifestation seems to he
the desire among men and women. who
are not soldiers, To let up in their work
and to he temporarily. at least, I'M
willing to work as cOncentratedly and
as long as they did prior TO the break
ing out of the war. This condition is
noticeable among the hitherto steady
workers of the land, and il probably
will take some time, so men here seem
to think, to change this condition.
In part, this sort of thing is held
here to be the result of the hard. driv- |
ing work during the war. when nearly |
everybody was on his metile Washing |
ton, however. looks with something |
like concern on the evident disposition |
of part of the American world of |
workers TO look for life of semi. |
case. 1t is recognized that only a COM |
paratively small part of the men and |
women Of the country are affected in
this way, but, as the legislators and |
others view il, the part is large enough |
to give concern.
Affected by Unrest in Europe.
This latter condition of things is at
tributed by many 10 the unrest i'm GER
tain parts Of Europe. where bolsheviSm
seems to have affected the minds of
the people and To have made them be-
Iieve that happiness comes from doing
The least amount of work possible, and
this naturally leads. so it is said. To
that further condition or state of mind
which makes shirkers of men and
Ii is recognized by the men here who
nave given consideration to this cOndi-
ion of things that when world matters
1nally settle down into something like
normal there may be a reimbursement
If mental conditions and change in
he viewpoint of those who seem to
hink just now that work, as work, is
lot worth while.
There are men in different parts of
he United States who are engaged In
preaching a doctrine of do nothing"
II, at least. do very little" and telling
heir hearers that true happiness lies
n ease. 1t has been said recently by
ne studious member of congress that
is natural for the average man to
1ant to work, that lOafing loses it's at ,
ractiveness after it has been INDUCED
n for a short time. This, some others
ay, is perfectly true unless loafing is ,
arried such length of time that the
IAN loses all his former predictions
or labor and forgets the delights
'hich accompany accomplishment.
So far as the returned soldiers are
Dncerned. it is believed in Washing :;
IN that the spirit of restlessness with
'hlch they seem to be affected soon
i'll wear off. Not a bit of unwilling
ass to work has been noted on their
art. The Only difficulty has been ;,
nat after they have worked industri- :,
lSly for two or three weeks some of >
lem seem to desire change to an :
her field.
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