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conjecture, and my map only could give a clue as to what lay outside 

 the limit of vision. I am told that the Rhine can be seen in fine 

 weather, and also the mountains of Switzerland. The view is one 

 which I will not attempt to describe further. I believe that I have 

 said enough to indicate that it is one of splendid grandeur. 



All through the Vosges Mountains are wonderful automobile 

 roads. The tourist who does not care to do the mountains on foot can 

 visit many points of interest in machines without much exertion. To 

 those who hanker for the strenuous life there are hundreds of miles 

 of footpaths, of all varieties of steepness and ruggedness, to tempt 

 them. 



It is probable that many members of the Sierra Club will visit 

 Europe in the years to come. To all such I would say, "Do not fail 

 to see the Vosges Mountains, for there is a beauty, a grandeur, and 

 a series of historical associations connected with them which make 

 them one of the most remarkable and enjoyable regions of the world 

 for the mountain-climber." 



It is not considered inappropriate to say something here of the 

 wonderful men of the 35th Division whom I commanded in the 

 Vosges. They did not seem to know what fear was. All that was 

 necessary was to tell them what to do, and they would do it if it were 

 humanly possible. The Germans early sensed this moral force and 

 realized that they could not conquer it. Recent events have led me to 

 fear that perhaps we are forgetting why our men went abroad and 

 the sacrifices they made. This I attribute to the reaction following 

 the war, and I have enough faith in our institutions to hold the 

 opinion that this will be followed in turn by a counter-reaction 

 which will bring us to a sane basis. 



