. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . forever. Yours is the honor of going. You will not have toexplain to your children why you did not go to war. This is the greatchance. Be equal to it. You are the flower of our country chosen forthis great task. It is a great opportunity and a great responsibility. The British and French are fighting our battles and we are theirdebtors. Your duty is to go forth as missionaries, and when you haveawakened this country from its lazy, opulent slumber, see that you keepit awake forever. See that we are never again put i
. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . forever. Yours is the honor of going. You will not have toexplain to your children why you did not go to war. This is the greatchance. Be equal to it. You are the flower of our country chosen forthis great task. It is a great opportunity and a great responsibility. The British and French are fighting our battles and we are theirdebtors. Your duty is to go forth as missionaries, and when you haveawakened this country from its lazy, opulent slumber, see that you keepit awake forever. See that we are never again put in the position weare now, of vast, lazy strength unmobilized. The men of France andEngland are protecting us with their bodies. Let us, here, in the firstplace make America safe. We owe a big debt to the Allies in this war,and I say again, be missionaries, so that never again shall we be so help-less to defend our honor. Never again should we owe our safety to theblood of others. The one step for our protection is universal obligatorymilitary training for all our young MARTIN DELANEY COACHING RIGHT AND LEFT JABS 358 THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION
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