i HOME-READING COURSE FOR
i CITIZEN-SOLDIERS ' I
(Issued by the War Department ami all rights to reprint reserved.) J
This course of thirty lessons is offered to the men selected for
! service in the National Army as a practical help in getting started
in the right way. It is informal in tone and does not attempt to give
I binding rules and directions. These are contained in the various •
{ manuals and regulations of the I nitcd States Army, to which this j
J Course is merely introductory.
LESSON NO. 26
SOME NATIONAL TKAIUTIONS
This course should include a back
ward glance over the military history
of the United States. It is worth while
for the soldier to recall why and how
the men before us fought for Amer
ican principles and rights. ^ ou arc
representing today the same ideals
and fighting for many of the same
things they fought for in 1776. 17!>>.
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In 1776 our forefathers refuse*! any
longer to submit to the demands ot a
tyrannical government and declared
themselves independent, The farmers
and shopkeepers ami mechanics and
fishermen who rushed to arms at the
beginning of the Revolution did not
at first realize they were forming a
new nation. Rut before long they saw
clearly that in order to enjoy liberty
autocratic government which had its
>eat in London.
Our First War
In their attitude they had the sym
pathy of a great many Englishmen
who were broad enough to see that
the American colonists were really
fighting for the rights of aP free peo
ples. In the Rritish Parliament. Pitt j
and Burke and other great English
pat riots. “If I wire an American as;
I am an Englishman/' said one ot the
great parliamentary leaders, while a
foreign troop remained in my eoun
try I would never lay down my arms.
It was not *the English people who
were seeking to suppress liberty in
America, but a small body ot *ourt
politicians—an autocratic government
—which misrepresented the people.
The Americans of that day on their
part did not hesitate to take up arms
for their rights, even though theyj
came into conflict with the seasoned
troops of a great power—even though
they had to meet invasion and partial
conquest of their own country. Nor
did they long hesitate to break com
pletely away from the motherland
which many of them stili loved.
In 1798 we found ourselves in a
state of war with the French govern- ^
mont. This is not usually thought ol
as an American war, since there was
no lighting except for a few encoun
ters on the high seas. There was no1
declaration of war and it was all set
tled within a few months. Yet the
fact is that a state of war actually j
existed. Here again we had no quar-j
rel with the French people, whom we
admired and loved for the help they j
had given us during the Revolution.
We were really at war with a little
group known as the Directory, who
had seized the Government of France
and misrepresented its people.
In the War of 1812 with Great Bri
tain. the principal question at issue
concerned the freedom of American
ships and the rights of American sail
ors on the high seas. For the most
part the American Army was poorly
trained and equipped and had little
success. It redeemed itself, however,
at the Hattie of New Orleans, where
Andrew Jackson led the western mi
litia to a well-earned victory. The
British Government tacitly recogniz
ed the soundness of the principle for
which the Americans fought.
The Mexican War
America’s next war was with Mex
ico. The Mexicans had not been very
careful of American rights either in
Mexico itself or along the frontier,
and the disagreement as to the owner
ship of a certain large strip of land
along the Rio Grande easily led to hos- i
tilities. In the war that followed the!
armies of Scott and Taylor won vic
tory after victory against overwhelm
ing odds and eventually Mexico sued
for peace. One result of the war was
to establish more definitely the right
of an American citizen abroad to a
reasonable amount of protection andj
support.
Less than a generation later came
the great Civil War. Never was the j
fighting spirit of the citizen-soldier j
better shown than in this unhappy and j
bitter struggle, when Americans were
pitted against Americans. Both sides
were fighting for principles of Gov
ernment, the North for the principle]
of union. tfce South for the principle;
o' the right of States to secede from
that Union. Today, with the war a
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half century behind them, there aie
probably few Americans, either in the
Nprth or South, who do not rejoice
in their hearts that the principle of
union was upheld and that we are able
today to meet our new foes as a united
nation.
We entered the Spanish War to put
an end to misrule in Cuba. Again,
our quarrel was not with the Spanish
people, but with the Government,
which was creating conditions in Cuba
that we could not endure with self
respect. Admiral Cervera and his
men, who had shown themselves brave
foes, were received in this country
after their defeat and capture as
guests rather than as prisoners. Their
treatment was striking evidence of our
on the American continents govern
real feeling toward the Spanish peo
ple. We fought for the principle that
mental tyranny and cruelty must not
be permitted to continue; and that
principle was established.
Fighting for Principles
The Americans are peculiarly a
peace-loving people. They have no
taste for warfare and no lust for ter
ritory or power. Vet within less than
one hundred ar^ fifty years we have
entered six important wars, the last
and perhaps the greatest of which is
the one just beginning against the
German Government. Why has all this
warfare been necessary?
The answer is to be found in the
simple fact that there are certain
American rights and principles that
must be upheld if the United States is
to remain a free and self-respecting
nation. These rights have never been
attacked—and probably never will be
attacked—by other free and demo
cratic peoples. Hut the world is not
yet rid of governments in the hands
of small groups who betray their own
people and drive them forward in
ruthless assaults on the freedom and
rights of other peoples. It is a gov
ernment of this type that now men
aces all liberty-loving nations thruout
the world and savagely attacks Amer
ican rights.
In all our previous- wars against
foreign powers the American people
have fought for principles, not for
wealth or power, just as they are
lighting today. They have fought
against governments, not against peo
ples, just as they are lighting today.
They have fought fearlessly and fair
ly, just as you and the other Amer
ican soldiers of this war will fight.
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TELIS STORY
j Harrowing Tale of Hardships Suffered
Buffeting About in Open
Boat Is Told
UKEDA BAY, Queen Charlotte Isl
ands, (By Mail), Sept. 13.—A miss
ing lifeboat containing the captain
and sixteen men of the Japanese
steamer Kotohira Maru arrived here
early yesterday afternoon. For nearly
six weeks they had been tossing about
on the North Pacific and several ofj
the party were in a bad state physi-1
cally.
The Kotohira Maru was wrecked on
July 27, on the coast of Amchitka, one
of the Aleutian islands. There were
fifty in the crew, which left the wreck
in three lifeboats. All were well pro
visioned and it turns out that not a
single man lost his life.
Two days ago the second officer;
with thirty-two men reached Seattle,
while the captain and chief officer i
were at the head of the party which j
arrived here yesterday. They traveled
more than 1,000 miles along the coast
before making port here. The party
of seventeen will leave tomorrow for
Vancouver, where later they will em
bark for home.
The vessel was owned by Mitsui &
Co. I
The thrilling story of the sea in
which the shipwrecked crew of the
Kotohira Maru was called upon to en-j
dure hunger and thirst while battling
with the elements over a course of 2,-;
000 miles was told today by Capt. S. t
Shiouga, who said:
“Driven before a terrific wind and (
mountainous seas, we grounded on the j
| southern point of Amchitka island on j
July 27, at 3:30 in the afternoon,!
after a hard but fruitless struggle)
with the elements. We had only i
grounded a few minutes when the seas
broke the engine room hatch, flooding
the engine room and boiler room. The:
bulkheads gave away and in quick
time the holds were also flooded. As
we ran great danger of being engulf-1
eel by the big seas, I gave orders to
lower the boats on the lee side. This j
was not eusy of accomplishment, but
all aboard succeeded in getting away
from the vessel and making the shore.
“We remained ashore six days and;
then decided to divide the forty-nine
of the company into three parties,
one party to each lifeboat, and try to
make Dutch harbor. The boats werej
adequately provisioned for this trip,
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but soon after starting another storm
came up and we lost track of the oth
er two boats. I steered a course for
the Bering sea and proceeded north
eastwards. When parallel with the
Aleutian islands we encountered ter
rific winds and big water. It seemed
inevitable that our boat would be
swamped, but she weathered the gale.
Our party suffered from cold and ex
posure and developed sore feet.
On the evening of August l‘» we at
torn pted to make Dutch harbor, but
the weather prevented us, and run
ning before the gale, we were driven
far to the south. On August 17 we
brought up abreast of the Alaskan
peninsula and were enabled to replen
ish our exhausted supply of water.!
The bad weather continued and we de
cided to alter our plans and head for
Canada. We were at sea several days
before we were able to take a bear
ing, but with the advent of sunshine
on September l we made an observa
tion and discovered we were 6f>0 miles
from the Strait of San Juan de Fuca.
“By this time our provisions were
exhausted and we were feeling the,
pangs of huuger. Our replenished
stock of water was also used up by
this time, but my men kept up a bold
front and made no complaint.
“With stcut hearts we continued the
voyage and on September 8th were
overjoyed to see land ahead. This |
was Cape St. James as we proved by j
the beams from the lighthouse as the
darkness fell. We got something to
eat there and after resting pushed on
to lkeda Bay, which we reached two
days later. Here we were well re
ceived by Mr. Ikeda, whose hospital
ity was unbounded. The total course j
covered in our small craft after leav
ing the wreck was 2,000 miles, most
of it undertaken in the heaviest of
weather. We shall leave as soon as
possible for Prince Rupert and from
there will go to Vancouver.’'
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OMAHA. Neb., Sept. 29.—For the
first time in Douglas county, if not
in the State, a 12-year-old boy was
today ordered tried in district court
here on a charge of murder. Con
cetto Circo killed his 14-year-old com
panion, Earl Cunningham, with a knife
in a quarrel recently'. It was planned
to have the juvenile court handle the
case, but the Circo boy's mother de
manded his trial in district court and
it was granted. The date has not
been set.
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CITATION TO CREDITORS, ES
TATE OF FRANK H. DOOLITTLE
IN PROBATE COURT FOR KENAl
Precinct, Third Judicial Division.
Territory of Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of I’ rank
H. Doolittle, Deceased. No. 42. No
tice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given, that the un
dersigned is the duly appointed, act
ing and qualified administrator of the
estate of Frank H. Doolittle, Deceas
ed; and, in accordance with an order
duly made therefor, notice is now
hereby given to the creditors of and
to all persons having claims against
said deceased, to exhibit such claims,
with the necessary vouchers, within
six months after and from the date of
this notice, to the said administrator
at his nlace of business in Seward,
Alaska, which the undersigned selects
as his place of business in all matters
connected with the estate of the said
Frank H. Doolittle, Deceased.
Dated, Seward, Alaska, September
14 « a f ri
GUSTAV W. BORGEN,
Administrator of the Estate of Frank
H. Doolittle, Deceased.
L. V. RAY, Attorney for Adminis
trator.
Published Sept. 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6.
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