The Delta independent., 1924-07-18

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viewpoints They grasp the fact, that,
however much they differ they are
alike in being Americans. That feel
ing OF national solidarity is something
we need to strengthen in these days
OF group formation and group govern
ment The clique habit is growing in
this country, and it is time to teach
our younger generation that they are
citizen first. and only with that un-
derstanitug may they become mem
I bers Of a secret society, or a union.
or a retorm league.
National loyalty is but one of the
moral benefits derived from the mill
tary training OF our citizens. A word
should be said about another piece of
false Propaganda circulated against
the training camps-that they are
tainte5 with immortality There never
was more outrageous untruth- Next
to a mothers own home, the training
camp is The safest place in the world
for he boy. He has plenty to do,
swimU.rE riding. and other healthful
recreatlous are carefully supervised.
and th0s= In charge watch not only
him but themselves. The highest
standaris uf behavior and OF speech
are eNa.red from every Regular Army
officer and the man who comes in
contaC. With the boys at the training
camp one transgression Is the last:
the offender gets no second chance
tt commanding officer has to make
good 1t isn't enough for him to say
( thai he has done the best he can. He
has 20 make good
/ As Free to Go as to Come
/ The camps are clean. and they teach
cleanliness by precept and example.
/ Special consideration is paid to the
religious interests of the boys. every
one OF whom finds at camp one or
more chaplains OF his faith The chap
ains office is always open: there are
/ one Of more religious services every
Sunday. and recreations are planned
and supervised by the chaplains. The
+ War Department gives special atten.
tIoa to this feature OF the camps.
summer training camps teach dis
|g.nUne. responsibility. respect for law.
pluck. cheerfulness. steadfastness
They eliminate slackness. softness
I self shness. II has been said that
. you can tell a second-year boy not
only by his badge not only by his
/ nh' sique, but by his eyes and by the
SCI, ot his jaw. The work is hard. but
EVERY student knows that the values
| most what he has acquired by hard
work Twenty-siN thousand American
boys, OF the average aid OF eighteen.
/ passed through Citizens Military
/ Training Camps last summer. I in.
speoted them all, and found a LOT OF
/ Youngsters OF whom their mothers
and their country may well be proud
/ They represent material for improved
/ citizenship. And they went to camp
/ because they wanted to 60. they STAY
/ ed because they wanted to stay. No
one restrained them. they were as
| free to go as to come.
The big patriotic task which Amer.
lean women and no one else can per.
form consists in standing behind
these loyal boys and what we are
| trying to do for them. As voters
women can urge their Congressmen
ana Senators not 10 use false econ.
omy in cutting the appropriations for
the work. II is most inexpensive-as
compared with the billions which the
war cost and which may have TO be
spent again, some day. unless we can
lorestal another war by a policy Of
reasonable preparedness.
our Government is What W, Nsk, II,
ne woman patriot has a proud and
intimate knowledge OF the history OF
the United States and OF its traditions
She does not forget, amidst all the
critical voices raised today, that the
l"tuest ideals animated the founders
OF America We are the first free
country the world ever knew. Our
Government is what we have made it.
ana what we please TO make IT, We
do not need to touch fundamentals.
because we can effect. in a peaceful
ana lawful fashion, such adjustments
as we choose The woman patriot un.
derstands this truth. and hands II on
to her children. And she hands ON to
them the thrilling story OF how we
became nation, she doesn't leave 20