The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-02-24

Paris, broke loose In denunciation OF
the methods OF the committee, and
punctunted what he said with ex.
prcssions that were vigorous. to say
the least
General Dawes said to some OF the
newspaper men that II he had not
used the vigorous language he did,
and thereby made "a good story out
Of the proceedings. he would not have
been able to get the publicity for his
defense ~ the conduct Of the A. Il.
+. In France that was necessary 10
set the matter right before the peo-
Pile.
Now. what is written here. II II at,
tempted to write without prejudice,
hut II can be- said that every one of
the 4. T.. +. soldiers here with whom
] have talked feels about part Of
General Dawes testimony just as Gen
eral Dawes feels
Long Range Judgment Poor.
II Is true that large part OF the
American eNpeditionary forces per-
haps do not agree with everything
that General Dawes said In praise OF
high officers, but everything that the
witness did say about the necessity
Of doing things IN France In diff
ferent way than they were done In this
country during the war the A. T.. f.
men agree with. II personal ref
ereRce will he forgiven, I was an A.
+. f. man myself. and while ! nm not
entirely In sympathy with everything
that General Dawes said about rank
ing officers. not at all In sympathy
with some Of the methods OF the tes-
timony giving, | am actually In sym
patty with General Dawes statement
that men who were not In France are
not able TO judge at 5000 miles dis
lance Of the absolute necessary ex-
penditures Of money which were made,
but which today seem TO the men who
staid home 10 have been a foolish
waste Of the peoples money.
When country is at war Its ef
fort Is TO defeat the enemy, and not
to save money. The commanding off,
Ger OF a division that is attacked does
not sit down, pencil In hand, to see
whether he can afford to shoot shells
at Germans who are trying TO kill him
and his followers He shoots the
shells, Hicks the fa-,and then has TO
come back TO the United States to con-
front charges that he has used ammu-
milton that cost too much.
Yankee War Slogans.
Having studied the reports which
have come In from all the divisions of
the American army which served over
seas. Col. Edward l.. Munson, chief of
the morale branch Of the general staff,
says that Lets GO" was the chief
battle slogan 81 Uncle Sans forces In
the World war.
This unquestionably Is true. because
the same cry is constantly on the
tongues today of returned veterans
when something unusual In personal
or business way Is before them TO
do. The thoughts 81 the men natural
ly turn back Ia the inspiritlng motif
Of the hammering campaign against
the Hindenburg line.
In France during hostilities one
heard the cry Lets Go" constantly. II
was not always nor even frequently a
concerted regimental nor company
cry. The men did not study things to
get effects out Of them. The Lets
Go" was more or less converse tional.
but II went through the billets or
down the lines like subdued machine
gun fire. and the heart spirit was back
OF Il.
When the men In France had
realizing sense that something big was
TO come at the time when the plans
were laid for driving the Germans out
OF the 81. Mihlel salient. the busy
whisper Let's Co first went circling
round" and then when assurance be-
came douhly assured that they were
in for a biz thing, the cry went into n
crescendo
LETS 60" was the response Of Ma
ior General Dickman's Marine division
the Third regulars. when after driving
the Zoe back over the historic stream
they had heard that other work. dead
~ and soul trying, was ahead. II was
the cry Of the men OF all divisions who
fought from the British front along
the line 10 Luneville In the foothills
of the vosges.
"Where Do We Go From Here7"
Colonel Munson has found that the
second slogan ~ the American army
In France was the question cry,
Where DO We Go From Herer II
was far cry. but go they did and
where DO We Go From Here?" |
was heard occasionally In America be- |
fore the troops embarked. but II |
reached the quality and the quantity |
Of a chorus when the men dlsern- |
barked at navre. at Brest or AT any
other French port. As soon ms the
men were gathered on the landing
docks ready TO move, where do we
90 from here" in unison. and occasion.
ally with the swing OF n song. aroused
the curiosity - the French bystand.
FRS who, not understanding the words.
asked what they meant. When the
French soldiers learned the meaning
they quickly adopted them for their