Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-22


politan opera House. in Philadelphia
June Ia, Major-General Leonard Wood
contrastcd the world conditions exist
ing at shat and a; The. exercises one
year previous and urged greater mill
tary preparedness in the national mill
iary forces
General Wood said:
An tthc commencement last year
and year before we were looking
forward 10 long, hard war In 1917
we were jus, formulating our plans for
commencing TO play an important and.
III places. a determining role In the
great struggle between the allies and
the Central Powers.
To-day the nations are engaged in
The PREPARATION of a just and. We hope.
a lasting peace. Our men. who have SO
vel! represented us. are returning, and
We are iookins forward eagerly to the
future. The problems which follow
the war are many, and some of them
are difficult. and will require our best
gagged in rehabilitation from tho in
dustries of war and mobilization for
the resumption of the industries of
peace. one Of the first problems which
tant and one which we are now en-
gagged in solvinE-is the return 10 their
homes and occupations OF the men who
are corning back from overseas and
from the training camps at home.
Whether they come back to us from
the training camps or from overseas is
mrnaterial.
They have performed their duty
wherever sent 20 the best of their abii-
lily In the performance of military
autE 10 ones country, in time of war.
co!ors TO select the kind of service
20 be done by him. One who has Will
lingly and Loyalty responded 20 the call
20 arms and who has put his best ef-
for,s. mental and physical, into the
training and performed all military
dutieS required Of him 10 the best Of
mis- ability. standing ready always to
make :he supreme sacrifice OF life IT
self. If need be. has done all that a
good citizen and soldier can do 10 in
sure the successful prosecution OF the
war.
Men in Camps Share.
ITO the men from the training CAMPS
belongs full share OF the credit
They have done their best. They have
clear duty OF every citizen in time of
war Their work has been a part o.
the great national effort which has
aided in securing victorious peace.
part sp!end!dly. with no though of
sell. with no counting the cost but
With unseifsh devotion. Their objec-
tive was the enemy. and they got him
Again and again The zero hour came
FOR ouS men. and again and again they
went over The top 10 victory. Their
only reward was the consciousness OF
duty we'll done-dons. in many cases.
q; the cost Of l!fe--done that the cause
of the allies and our own, which vas
mat Of civilization. Nigh; live. Our
They lived up 20 the highest traditions
OF our military service and in their
ner.oTmancc OF duty gained the ad-
they always took their objective Their
courage was resistless.
About 100000 men responded &c
me country's call and came TO tht
! coiors in the army. navy and marin,
| corps All these less the dead. arr
| coming back 10 us. 10 be placed in
their Old positions or in new line. OF
| work. Now word abou, these mel
who are coming home We sent then
over with our blessings We told
| them they were crusaders in a holy
war: that civilization and the liberty
OF mankind depended upon their eff
forts. Our women and our men did
everything possible to send them over
sound In body and clean in soul. filled
@ith the spirit Of sacrifice and as well
trained as Was possible in the all too
hrief time at our command. They
splendidly. -
Must Show Appreciation.
They accomplished what we sent
them to do We must show our APP
probation by our treatment of them
upon their return: Most of the men
are going back either to their farms
or their old jobs. There is certain
proportion who want change. They
want something new. It is hard for
tneH w seNtle down. The excitement
Of battle is still in their blood some
OF them have spent their money. They
are n MT uneasy; possibly bit un-
REASONABLE sse We must he patient with
can to re-establish them in some line
OF occupat ton for which they are
htted. We want them 10 go back 10
'nelr homes realizing that the govern
and understood the value Of their SER
vice
Now is the time to show an intel
IiGent appreciation of what they have
what we said. There are 1000. 900 of
these men. Their influence in this
country is going 10 be p very power
full one. and we want each ana every
Whatever It may be, feeling that his
sarrinca mas been understood and an
preciatcd. 80
If We do the righ; thing towards
these men. VIC shall have in the hon.
oil each one of them center of pa .
trio'ism and spirit of service which
MI go FAR to Keep alive sound pa
,r!ouc spirit great par, OF the
world Is very much upset and dan
gerous ideas are abroad We want 10
keep our feet on the ground and hold
OH ,n. ~ me deals and policies which have
maze US great, 10 the Constitution
ana the national policies whose viz.
dom has becn demonstrated by orr
security and progress. We must do
ni", "n " nui!" up SOUND national
spirit an intense spirit of Americana
ism. We must DO All we can 10 cam
pete the work OF fusinf into one
homogeneous mass Of Americans Inc
various elements which make up our
population.
Look on All ms Americans.
We have had in our armies r.rr..
Sehtatlres Of all the nght!ng groilps in
Eurone. and right here want 10 say
a word of appreciation Of the loynit
OF thoso new citizens--of those Amer.
cans OF alien descent, We were a III,
uncertain az TO what some OF them,
Would do; Tor some OF them came from
,he blood strains Of our enemies, but
We nave only 10 read the lists OF our
"shu 10 realize that those Americana
OF German and other dcscents have a,
" lass. been LOYAL They have written
~" thcir "ath OF allegiance. Th,,
tAhc IL mas been written In their az. =
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