Show J i Glad t to Be e Amateurs Amateur 1 t A newspaper per headline says say the Huns Huns look upon the American soldier as an amateur Of cou course se the te term m tyro novice or inexperienced I 4 d p person was meant but that headline s statement tem nt brings up p pan an ii interesting point of view r t As As i. i a Y matter pf of fact American soldiers soldier rs are amateurs We are aref f 1 Jad jaa they they are not professionals professional's for the the Yankee youths became becam r amateur fighters because Potsdam long had cohs dered war a supe- supe Ny fr r profession 1 j rf According to the dictionary an all' amateur is a person who l tal takes k kt s. s t pan an art t i-t without intending that his activity in that art shall be his be-his his 4 means of livelihood The term amateur carr carris s with it n no n. n 1 hint nt 1 inefficiency or blundering although th those se unfamiliar with its it'd true tue meaning believe it is is-a is a synonym of novice Both in the arts art and in l sports the amateur is often the superior of the professional Andin And 1 V in in the art of war we ar are lea learning ning that the unprofessional can n h hold ld i his own and do much more j rr Americas America's supply of prof professional soldiers was mighty sm small n war was declared b but bill f the he amateurs who were enrolled soon as officers and enlisted men made up in their enthusiasm for or the past 1 lack ack of preparation Although these officers and men ar are woi working ing and d fighting with witha a degree of earnestness and vigor which puts fear ear fn rn n the he he hearts of the professional soldiers and threatens atens tO 1 terminate th the war ar sooner than seemed likely a few months ago ago I II Ja I there ere are few of them sufficiently fond of the game to to- to tomake make it a a profession Rather they are adding to their efforts th that t the time 1 play come the sooner when they can e relieved of the whole bt siness either as as amateurs or professionals ff I |