Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-12

The chain store manager who, was
ago, has joined the ranks Of those
In his diSbarment from the ranks G
pany to the company on his right and
the company on his left-the relation
ship Of his company to the regiment
| as a whole. The successful COM
mander of an Army must give con-
sideration to all of the units which
make up his Army and in addition
must Of necessity remember the exist
ence, the condition and the ultimate
strength Of his reserves and OF the
civilian population which Is serving
the same cause behind the lines.
"A sense of proportion is essential
to the effective attainment Of any great
objective. I shall always remember q
day in the Summer of 1918 when
visited the headquarters Of Gen. Foch,
the commander in chief of the allied
and associated armies. With n single
aide motored from Paris and came to
q delightful old chateau far behind the
lines and lying within its little walled
park in the most peaceful, bucolic sur
roundings you can imagine, one sentry
at the gate. Within the park q few
chickens and couple of cows. At the
door, nobody. In answer to our ring,
the door. was opened by captain and
in a moment we found ourselves In
the presence OF Gen. Foch. who was
sitting In q comfortable chair in q
large drawing room, reading q French
novel, spent an hour with the gem
eral and discovered that his entire
staff consisted of half dozen ofsicerS
and a dozen priyates. ~
Simplicity Of Quarters.
while was there a young British
dispatch rider came in bearing the
daily report from Marshal Haig. That
report was written in longhand on one
sheet of paper. It said In effect:
My dear general: No advances or
retirements of major importance to-
day. Reserves increased / 500 men
since yesterday. They now total 275,-
900. Very sincerely yours
"A few minutes later similar note
was brought by an aide Of Gen. PERISH
ing.
II marveled ut the simplicity Of the
generals headquarters and at the
apparent lack of detail which he re-
ceived from the general In command
Of the various armies. Foch said to
me, IF concerned myself with de-
tails could not win the war. Lean
consider only major advances or
major retirements. The knowledge
of movements Of two or three kilo-
meters here or there would confuse
me by diverting my attention from
the great objective. Only major re-
suits and major strategy concern n
commander In chief. Most especially
am I concerned with the reserve
power of men, Of guns. OF ammunition
and Of supplies. That includes OF
necessity consideration of what the
people of France, the people OF Eng
land and the people of the United
States are doins and can do to keep
the allied armies In o position to make
victory o certainty. .... psA
You who are about to become ON
GERS of the highly efficient Regular
Army of the United States viii recog-
nize that you are an integral part not
only of that Army, but also Of the
citizenship of the United States. As
Nation we have been fortunate In
q geographic isolation which In itself
partially protected our .boundless re-
sources. To that happy circumstance
has been added the priceless blessing
Of friendship with our near neighbors.
Single Purpose Appreciated. :.
cit Is IN full appreciation Of Aour
advantageous position and OF our
own devotion to the cause OF peace
that our Nations defensive system
has always reflected the single pur-
pose that that name implies. " We
maintain an Army to promote trsn-
GUILTY. and to secure. us from aggres-
sion, but 1t Is 50 created and so modest
In proportion as to furnish proof that
no threat or menace to the rights Of
others is even remotely Intended On
some occasions In our history we have
reduced our Army to level unjusti-
fed by q due regard to our own safety.
It was in the conviction that we had
again drifted too far In that direction
that have recently approved acts OF
the Congress to accomplish . partial
restoration of the Army's enlisted
strength and increasing the enroll
ment Of cadets In the United states
Military Academy.
THE greatest need Of the world to-
day is the assurance OF permanent
peace-an assurance based on mutual
understanding and musuai regard.