Evening journal., 1920-02-28
From lhe seattle, Wash. Daily Timc

FROM the seattle, Wash, Daily Times
General Pershlngs views on the
subject Of military training are one
with the views OF an other friends OF
adequate Preparedness
The first soldier Of the land i'm
pressed upon his Seattle audiences the
fact that he Is as vigorous a foe as
any other Of mlltarism
But he s0lemnly counseled ell the
audiences he addressed in this city 20
take heed TO the necessity for adequate
national defense through lhe training
OF Americas young manhood in the
practee Of arms.
Preparednoss was the basic theme
or all OF Pershing's speeches in th
city.
He wss intensely in earnest in his
discussion OF the matter. He illus
trated his belief IN the necessity for
action by crisp obs ~vations concern
ing The unprenarodness OF the coun-
try al the tlma OF the break with
Germany, frequently alluding 10 the
fact that another crisis might not see
Americas shores safeguarded against
a foreign foe by allies previously in
the field and manfully resisting while
the United States prepared
Time after time, the General ferv-
emily expressed his hope that the re-
public would not again be visited by
war but every such hope was followed
by the solemn declaration that no man
today can say when war VIII come or
how close lt may be
The Fr'de he expressed in the army
he had the honor to command over
seas was mingled with determ'na-
ton that II he could prevent. another
army OF equally splendid young
Americans should not be called upon
10 face, equally unprepared, response
blitlos OF so grave a nature.
Defense-wllhout mllltarsml Such
Is Pershing's program. Such is the
program OF every patriotic American.
That end never can be achieved
through a large regular army.
It can be effected in but one way
The way indicated by Pershing and
by oilers as devoted IS he TO the re-
publios every lnterest-by universal
military training.
From the Des Moines Ia. Tribune.
Sioux City Tribune: A lot Of voters
are naturally going TO come 10 the
conclusion that II. a soldier IS to be
a candidate for the pres dental nomi-
nation that soldier should be the man
who directed the armies TO victory.
And while al this point Il is interest
ing 10 note the preference Roosevelt
displayed when, as president he
jumped Pershng over the heads OF
many older army officers. Says Me-
Clure's Magazine: One thing which
annoyed Roosevelt was the public's
persistence in believing that it was
20 him ihat General leonard Wood
owed his big jump In the army and
to It's cOnfounding the case Of Wood
with that OF Pe'shlng. ''The man
they are thinking Of" he used to say.
"is Pershing Il was he jumped over
the heads Of several hundred other
army officers. I'd do 10 again by
thunder. If lhe same occasion arose
Wood got his big jump from McKin-
ley and all l ever gave him were the
promotions due him in The usual !
course OF seniority I've tried hun !
dred times 10 straighlen this out in /
the public mind but I don't suppose I
I'll ever succeed. The public seems
10 want 30 believe the myth" /
Now why should Roosevelt have 4
picked out Pershlng instead Of Wood
And why did he say: I'd do it again,
by thunder, II the same occasion
arosei"2
From the Fort Worth Record, Texas.
General John J. pershlng was the
Of the American Expedi-
Forces. lie never employed a
publicity agent whilst on the other