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...speaking of the demobilization, Major Heermance dwelt upon the great importance of an honorable discharge from the army. He said, "For the reputation of the unit as well as of the individual men, all men are cautioned to avoid disorder or unbecoming conduct which would at all reflect on the unit or on themselves...
Many economists are beginning to accept as inevitable the permanent operation of our railroads by the government. The inextricable tangle into which the railroads were plunged even before this country had entered the war seems in itself almost sufficient proof that government ownership should be adopted to avoid the repetition of such a disaster. In a country where the geographical division of labor and industry has been carried to such an extent as in America, the welfare of the people demands efficient and unified service on the part of the railroads at all times; conflicting interests of shippers...
...dissent. No one who has followed the work as closely as I have can fail to realize in how great a measure its success is due to the untiring devotion of the volunteer instructors who have taken up the task which many of them would have been glad to avoid, and carried it forward with conspicuously good results. They have given unsparingly of their time and strength, and it is highly unfortunate that the group as a whole should be pilloried for the slight mistakes which one or two may have made. It is furthermore unjust to make the inference...
...Even here in patriotic Philadelphia you will see them sometimes salute shamefacedly and furtively, as if they were trying to avoid the soldier who has just saluted them...
...Must Avoid Credit Extension...