The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-14
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CHAPTER TX
Army and Navy
My close relations with the army
ara matter of common knowledge.
In this direction ] ronformed 30 the
tradition ~ my family prussia's
Kings did not chase cosmopolitan
mlrtEes. but realized that the well
fare N their land could only be as
surcd ny means OF real power pro-
t"ctlng Industry and commerce ~
ln number of utteraucos. I admon-
ished NIX people TO Keep their
powder dry and "thclr swords
sharp" the warning was addressed
alike 10 foe and friend. wished
our fees tn pause ana think long
time before they dared 10 engage
with a.. wished TO cultivate "A
manly spirit in the German people
l wished 60 make cure that whun
| the hour struck fsr us 10 d-fvni the
/ fruits Of our Industry against an
encmy's lust of conquest, Il should
/ nnd 70 strong race.
In view Of this I attached high
| value 10 the educational duty OF the
army General compulsory military
/ service has "a social influcuse upon
| men in the macs opualcd by nothing
| oIse. u brings together ich and
poor, sons OF the soil and OF tho
7 city. tt brings acquuintanCeshlp and
I mutual understanding among young
! people whose roads otherwise.
| would lead them far apart. the feel
I lax that 'hcy are serving one idea
] uulipa Them.
And think what we made out Of
| our young mem Pale town boys
| were transformed into erect. healthy,
/ sport hardened men, limbs grown
/ Htiff through labor were made adroit
and pliable.
! stepped direct from brigade
| commander 20 kng--to repeat the
| well-known words OF King Frederick
! william Ill Up TO then had
climbed tho steps OF an offlcer's
| career. ] still think with pleasure
| % my pride when, on the End Of
! May. 1888. during the spring parade
| l first stood in the ranks before my
| grandfather. Relations With the in
| diyidual man have always seemed
| valuable 10 me, and, therefore.
particularly treasured the assign
I Weuts. during my military service,
| whore | could cultivate such rcla-
| lions. My activities as commander
/ ut "a company, "a squadron and "a bat
/ terry likewise ns head OF a reElmOnt
| are uuiprFotnhio to me.
t,l. az home among my soldiers.
/ IN thDw ! placed unlimited trust.
/ The painful experience OF the
autumn uf 1915 have not diminished
/ tns trust. / do not forget that n
/ part of the German people, after
| four years Of Unprecedented achieve
! 'u'D Dis aud prisaiiuus. hud become
| too ~ TO Withstand being corrupted
| by foes within and without. Mure-
/ over, the best OF the Germans lay
! under the green sod; the others
/ were thrown into such condemnation
/ by the events OF the revolution which
had been held TO be impossible that
they could not spur themselves to
/ act.
Compulsory military service was
| the hoat school for the physical and
| moral tOughening Of our people. IL
| created for us free men who knew
their own value. From these an eX-
uc'cnt corps OF nOn-commissioned
officers was formed; from the latter.
In turn, we drew our government Of
tlcials. the like Of whom, In ability
iucorruptibili'y ana fideuty to duty
Z no other nation ON earth - show
| lptlifNNA ollittFN sim IONNl.
And II Is from these very element
that | receive nowadays signs o
! loyalty. every one or which does IN,
: good. My old Second company ol
the First Infantry guard regiment
has shared, through good and eyi
days tho ViCis,ltudeS OF its old cap,
tain. / saw them for the last time
In 1918, in close formatiou--stlll l2t
strong under that excellent ser,
Ecaut Hartmann. on the occasion ot
tho celebration of the tWcnty.nfth
anniversary of my accession to ia,
| throne.
In view of lts proud duty as an
educator ana leader OF the uatioI
In arms, tho officer corps occupied
particularly important position IT
the German empire, The method ol
II replacement. which. boy adoption oI
tho officers vote, nId boeu lodged
Ia the hands uf the various bodIci
of officers themselves. guaranteed
the needed homoEeucity. Harmful
oa aruppings of the idea OF cast,
we're morely sporadic. wherever they
made Themselves tclt they were in
stan ly rooted out,
entered much and willingly Int,
! relations with the various officer
corps and felt Ike comradc amoul
them. The matcrialistic spirit o
our age, to be sure, had not passed
over the officer corps without leav'
ing traces, but, on the whole, Il
, must ho admitted that nowhere els,
wcro self-discipliue. fidelity TO duty
ana simplicity cultivated to such an
extent ns among the officers,
\ process of wedding out such as
: oNIs ed IN no other profession Hl
lowed only the ablcst and best &c
roach positions OF influence Tn,
commanding generals were men OF O
h,Lb degree of attainment and ubll
icy and syhat is even more i'm,
portant-men of character II Is
a dfNcult matter 90 single out In,
uiN.duuls frum among them.
Though the men in IN, ranks a
the front was always particularly
close TO my heart | must, neverthe
less, give special prominence to IN,
, general staff us school for the OF
ucer corps / have already re
marked that Field Marshal Coun
Moltkr had known how by ca efu
} training To build up men who wer'
not only up To requirements. tech
nlcally speaking, but also qualiflct
, Tor action demanding Willingness [,
assume responsibility, independents,
, ~ Judgment, and far-sightedneGs
: ITO ho more than you seem is writ
I ten I'm tho nrtf1gA Ia the "pDrkp