Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-29

. '''SNNio'A Va btutIbl ltTSnlNS us
leader or our forces and no military
I commander IN history was ever given
a ireer hand or moro unfiaSging sup.
f. port. The policy of selecting officers
through training camps avoided the
use OF political favor!tcs and guar
! antccd competent leadership for the
youth OF tho land. Ten million men
] were registered within three months
I from tho declaration or war and thir-
! ;y-two camp cities. complete in every
municipal detail. were built in nine. y
days.
! In France. we had TO construct our
own docks. railroad lines. storage
dcpots. hospitals and ordnance bases.
our barracks. in June two months
after the declaration OF war our
+ aeht!ng men We're In France: in Oc.o-
ber Americans were on the firing
line. in scarcely more than year. we
. had 100000 men in France. had
/ whipped the enemy n; Belleau Wood,
[ beaten them back ut Chateau-Thierry,
wiped ont tho 81. Mihici salient and
delivered The terrific hammer blow
=; Sedan that virtually ended the
war
fIate with the hIun;ness OF a SOL
dicr. said: The British army is asht-
!ng wi;h It's back 20 the wall" Lloyd
tween Wilson and Hindenhurg:" and
France chung like "A drowning man 20
the rock OF Ncrdun. turning aEoa!zed
eyes toward America. And America
came We challenge the critics Of
tho administration 10 poin, out hoy.
within tho limits OF human posi-.
b!!ty, the war couM have becN Won
more promptly or VIA less loss OF
American LIE.
It was not hy mere chance tina,
these things were accomp!!s To
rcaGjust the processes OF peace SO as
20 serve the activities OF mar required
leadership o; uneNamplcd Skll!. Petty
criticism Of minor defects and .udi-
Il Superficial! attention. but the s!gni-
:ican; things. the great outstanding
facts. rlcasl cloQuently for the Demo-
cratic cause.
No Apologies TO Make.
Let no one uI!sunderstand US These
great Affairs were carried forward
under The stimulus Of American pa
;riotism, supported by the courage
and tho spirit OF our people All this
Is freely and lady acknowledged.
Put surely ihS HHlG rs come when.
the opposition, We are ea;!' i 20 call.
Alteration 20 the fact ;ha; all OF these
things were accomplished under the
leadership OF Frea; Democrat and
We have no apologies 10 Hlake--not
one. We are proud O. cu- great
navy: We are proud o: our s1lcui d
army; we are proud OF the power OF
ina; power has been used: we are
proud az the work that America IA $
done in the world: ne are proud OF
ihr her0!sn o: American men and
women; and We are proud % the IN
spTed and incompatible leadership
.: Woodrow wilson.
Vas no, the time come when all
Americans. irrespective OK pA.ty.
should begin % praise the achieve
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criticize them: surely Jus; and
righteous sense Q: naHo-a. pride
should p-otec; us from The :nsensa;e
assault: o. mere paE!sans. We fought
= great wa-. .or GTea; cause. and
we had leadership thu; carried
America 10 greater heights OF honor
ana power and glory than she has
ever known before In her entire his
tory. /. the American flag mast be-
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