Citizens Military Training Camp - Full Pack Yearbook (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

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' 6 THE FULL PACK ' 1 lg EXTRACTS FROM r ADDRESS OF WELCOME ' 1 b BY GENERAL KING l If Although you young men have been in the camp from one to three days or more, there has been no formal induction of you to this work which you are now about to take up. - ' 1 The army-part of it is essential. Some people seem to think that the army is looking for trouble and is rather pleased to find it in order to show its skill and build up a bigger military establishment. This is absurd. I know' of no one of- any worth who has any desire for his own ,personal aggrandizement or for any personal reason, toparticipate in any war. The busi- ness of, the army is to furnish the best protection possible to the country and it does so by showing willingness to fight if needbe and being well prepared to fight if the emergency arises. . One of the means which the president has hit upon to carry out this mission is authorizing the or- ganization of these camps. By means of these camps it .is hoped to strengthen our patriotism and show our good will .to the country by exercise of citizenship. I V The preamble of the constitution sets forth the benefit which the government secures to the citizen. ' Why is any government necessary? Principally because of the sconstant conflict of man with man. In order to stay their differences and force the will of the majority, our democracy is established. Ours is a government by the people and for the people. It is toward this government that each must .bend some little effort and give-at least his loyal sympathy and moral support. , t - ' ' 4 , How are we to secure liberty? We must co-operate and work together, with high ideals and common aims, to support the government, in order that the entire fabric may not fall apart. Specifically, we may assist our government and show our good citizenship by assisting in: , The education of people to our own ideals of citizenship, if not actually, at least by example. ' We may assist by taking active interest in governmental affairs. We may assist in providing for the common defense, since the constitution expressly provides for it. i We may assist by setting examples of right living and patriotism to our comrades and to the coming, generations. , . In the army we measure a man largely by his loyalty to his subordinates and to his superiors. By loyalty we mean unfailing, unselfish and-willing support, an attitude of getting in behind and pushing those above and of lending a hand to those below. Good' citizenship means loyalty, loyalty to our government, the will to support, aid and defend it. Loyalty to the country and to the government means patriotism, therefore good citizens are patriots. Let the flag of the United States be to you the symbol of good citizenship, as it is of patriotism. Raise it aloft that all may see, waveit until its cracking is heard in every corner of the earth. Then, with all of us as good citizens, the enemies of the United States' will never again dare to show their ugly heads. It is this combination of preparation for the necessity which I hope never will come and training in appreciation of the duties, obligations and benefits of citizenship which we hope you young men will take from this camp.. . . A I I know you all have come with the firm intention of securing the greatest. possible benefit from this camp. Put your minds in the way of learning and appreciating what United States citizenship means and your tour at this camp will be a success. GENERAL KING Pagf N incty-for . . 1 I . ' . . -'.,.,wN.,,,, ,v . . . . . . . .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.vn. tx .

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