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Captain Cordier visited the encampment yesterday afternoon and expressed himself as highly satisfied at the manner in which the work is being conducted. Captain Shannon, who is in absolute charge of the men as long as they are on the range, has performed his task of thoroughly organizing them and apportioning their time admirably...
...those who shelter dark fears that our nation with difficulty may raise a national army of five hundred thousand men, whose fortitude is equal to the task which must be done, it may be pointed out, unless someone has been deceived, such an army might be raised overnight from only those who are most eager to volunteer. Entirely disregarding that now historic million which was to spring to arms in the same short time, there were two hundred thousand men eagerly anxious to obtain admission to the officers' training camps. Their pristine patriotism may not be considered to have lost...
...temper of his people. It is the rule of democracies that what is everybody's business is nobody's business; and the overwhelming success of the Liberty Loan being in strong measure everybody's business, there is always the possibility that each individual will leave the task of successfully concluding that business to the indeterminate "public...
Nothing now remains but the minor task of standing at parade rest when there is no rest, while the band marches twice the length of the field playing "We Won't Get Home Until Morning" and "Dixie." And standing at attention while the officer gazes at each man in the regiment to see if his eyes are brown when they ought to be blue, and if his feet are mates, and if he is a natural blonde...
...reflect on the delight of that state where a man of tender and delicate conscience was spared the debasing and unspiritual task of work. We would all turn Shakers then, crying down the militarism of pick and shovel...