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...important question is a matter of past history; what little enthusiasm for it remained after the war was dampened by the emphatic refusal of the country even to consider it. Voluntary military training, however, is still a matter of interest. A movement has originated in Boston to revive the Plattsburg idea in New England at least, if not in all the nine army corps areas, subject, of course, to the approval of the War Department; and, because of a consequent addition to the army budget the approval of Congress also. For dozens of city workers, Plattsburg meant a healthy...
...course this plan will meet opposition, especially from those who are terrified at the slightest sign of militarism. But if enough old Plattsburg men, in addition to the hundreds who are at present taking military training in the R. O. T. C. corps, support the movement, Congress will approve of their desire, and give them the chance to gather once again, a little superior to the crowd of rookies, at the old camping ground...
...proved "A" to be a veritable officers training school. By June, 1917, 144 former "A" men already had received commissions, and nearly 100 were then at Plattsburg. Many of these men have testified to the value and enjoyment of their enlisted service...
...soldier and a statesman General Wood has long been a prominent figure. His leadership of the Plattsburg movement before the United States entered the war won him signal notice. But aside from his past record, the fact that he is one of the leading candidates for the presidential nomination makes his visit today of the greatest interest to Harvard...
...patriotism, his unhappy experience in the war is good evidence. Because, beginning in 1915, he insisted that the United States must have a trained body of officers, he was reprimanded and disgraced by the high military officials. The Plattsburg camps owe their existence chiefly to him. "Furthermore, General Wood is a man who can work in harness with other people; a man who makes his decisions only after consultations with others. As a President he would never think that he could govern the people of the United States without the aid of other minds. He makes friends and associates...