New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-13

survive. The genius Of man, II that Is
happy term in discussing the horrors
of conflict, has always made the last
war the most frightful.
There was very little romance in
the long hours and the slaughter of
the front trench.
"There was a great deal Of fighting
done in the last month of the war. The
processes of promotion were slow in a
great organization, even after 1t had
been won and recommended. There
were thousands Of boys cited for
bravery and advancement in rank who
which they won. Sergeants and per-
haps corporals commanded companies
in the thick Of the fight.
"Lieutenants led companies and even
battalions with master hands and
brave hearts. They won their spurs.
And yet the war ended without their
receiving the rank which they deserved.
Some may, without serious thought,
feel that if soldier returned without
injury he is able to take up civil life
without difficulty. This. in many in
stances, is not true.
cit seems to me that the Federal
government even yet should make con-
ferment Of these honors. The private
who won recognition to corporal's
stripes is entitled to the attested rec
ord of a warrant The sergeant, the
lieutenant, the captain, the major, the
lieutenant colonel the colonel and so
on up the line should have what justly
belongs to them"
Commenting the National Guard,
Governor Cox said:
War has been written and with no in
tent to carry an invldious word, it
seems to me that the public has not
the proper appreciation of the service
that was rendered by the National
Guard troops from the states. When
mobilization Of the nations strength
was made there were eighteen differ
ent divisions of National Guardsmen
in the American army. Fifteen of them
we're on the firing line, the remaining
three being used as replacement units"
Praises U. s. Workmanship
American experience in marksman-
ship, both hereditary and acquired,
demonstrated in the. war, Governor
Cox said. the value Of training in the
use of firearms The Governor said
he had been told that in training
camps more than three fourths C. the
alien personnel "closed their eyes and
pulled the trigger the first day of their
service on the range"
"The quick and accurate eye of the
Americans" he said, "both on land and
sea, is something more than tradi-
tIcn
"The men who lived with the rife in
Colonial days made possible the first
resistance worth while in the Revolu-
tionary War at Bunker HILL" he said.
"A considerable part was played in the
battle of Lake Erie by the keen-eyed
militiamen of Kentucky, who tied
themselves in the rigging of the ships
and played havoc with the foe In the
war between the states many noun
taineers, both from the North and the
South, made their organizations ia
nous by the training which they had
received in the woods. Target shoot.
ing by the American Navy has been a
matter Of national pride for years
"There is something in the American
blood which is thrilled by markham
ship. We like to recall communities
thirty or forty years ago when men
gathered together by the aggregate
thousands in turkey shoots. America
has always been and | trust will re-
main a nation of sportsmen, devoted
to the propagation of wild life and
building health and sinew in the open"