The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16

Thanking You again for your
consideration. which Is patriotism.
In a very true and tangible form,
we remain" &c.
AS for our men being potentially
more valuable to an employer than
they were when they struck Camp
Upton" said Major Weaver, Il fully
believe that 50 per cent. or more OF
them are. 1t has been questioned, Z
know, but If you've been through tho
whole show with 'em over there you
feel yourself more or less qualified
to have an opinion about them.
LAS for rcstlessness, adventurous
spirit and impatience under civilian
law and order being results Of army
experience among such men as we had,
I'm absolutely confident Of the con-
trary proving true. Military discf
pline leaves its mould on man. You
could not have men more disposed to
be unruly, as any one would have
thought, than certain percentage OF
those the draft put into the Seventy
nate beyond a certain point and the
population of New York city is as
sorted. to say the least.
There is no blinking the fact that
we had our percentage of the lawless
elements. They furnished the best SOL
diers we've got-top- notch men both In
and out of action. The regiment noted
for containing the most 'roughnecks'
was the hardest scrapping outfit OK
ALL and one of the smartest in manoeu-
vres and of the easiest to handle. Tn
less those men come back good citizens
and good wage earners, the calculal
tons of every one over there with
them are wildly wrong.
Splendid Morale.
THE divisions morale in France nov
that the fighting is over? It's nnei
Splendid! Better could not be asked
Naturally the men areN all impatient
to get home, and naturally, in the
circumstances killing time is as tough
in some respects as killing Germans.
But nobody need waste anxiety on us
in the matter of morale"
| An officer was asked about pay DE-.
lays.
why, in our case" he said, they
didn't amount to anything. OF course
a certain number of men were trans
| ferred or passed through the hospitals
more rapidly than their papers could
| keep up with them, and. of course, to-
ward the end, when we were working
through the ArGonne and Their weak
! ing all speed records in the = .aI ..'-t
suit, regular pay days were hopeless.
out of the question.
aside from that my men and all
the others l know of received their
money promptly every month. AT
least if they hadn't I'd have heard OF
enty-seventh has any kick to enter on
the pay system"
Plans for Marking Graves
The optional 81 dues of the Division
| Association We're imposed Chietly ~
raise money for the marking OF tho
graves. Bronze markers of an apprc-
pirate and permanent character are TO
| be used In the matter of Job finding
the associations expenses for clerical
work, &C., viii not have to run very
| high.
The club which the constitution mem
tons IL likely to be a central Manhat-
tau clubhouse, with Bronx and Brook
| lyn branches. The usual social and
amusement features Of clubs are con
templated. and the employment bureau
| Will have branch Offices at each club.
Major Weaver was reminded Of the
stories that some New York employers
have signs up-'Your Uniform Won't
! Get You job Here"
we don't expect to have trouble
with that spirit" lie said promptly. III
1t exists anywhere it must be the re-
suit Of men in uniform having ap-
preached employers in tine wrong way.
or course, if a soldier feels that his
country owes him a Job and let's the
feeling carry him on his feet and goea
around demanding employment with
his chest stuck out he's bound 10
create such a spirit.
| but | doubt that any man who
went through what the division did
will conduct himself in that way. Our
experience was calculated to take ego
tism and petty meanncss and such
things clean out of every one Of u.
and the country will find that II did.
soldier who goes after work man
fashion, will surely stand as good a
chance of getting 1t as any ono WIN.
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