The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-02-19
Defense OF the Service and its on
cers-LeGSer From Gen. sherman

Gen. WHliaz T. Sherman. noticing il The
A-my All Nlry Jlz-aala Communication a.
tzckaz TIE Character Of the ofsesrs Of the United
Sisiss Array. has writes long letter IN defense
( OF the o6csrs BE commands. and Of whose cha
ractsr be has the besi opportunity Of judging
T The Geasrzl alu5es 10 his visit TO EurOPe and
critical inspection Of the military forces Of Eng.
hnd, Frame. Germany. RaSsia AastrA, ard
I;Ly. Comparing tie American officers with
those Of The natioozl armies q EarOpe. Gsu.
I Sherman sfs-ns that fo- gsailsnanly behavior,
honor. sob-isty. ard discipline they are fully
equ4l 10. and ia m4ay cases superior. those 10
Earops. he list Of Captains il the 4Fzzy Reg
lS,sr enb-scss veterans in the Msxieaa and Ate
civil vars. Who successfully commanded armies.
corps. divisions, ard b-gadss. and whose reports
evince precision Of language. elearusss Of ex-
preston. and correctness Of the rules Of grammar
10; otter foaod in civil lise- Since the war dei-
cate dsiies rsqgiring the highest knoElsige Of
tie AVS Of the eoeatry and the Co1stitutiou
hare dsvolTei OF military officers. and more than
one member OF the Supreme Court has borne
testimony 70 the eapabillty OF the oteers ard the
hgh hoaor and integrity which made their COZ
d1ct conspicuous. At the military posts there
az s7eh E5rariss ard schools a. the officers ard
men. Nth the limited means and par a; their
disposal can afford and syez in the far oatpos,s.
miles from the oatsrnoss track Of civilization.
xii Be found soldiers Libraries. eredilabls not
only for their siEe and preservation bat above
ali for the steriIng character Of their contents
and the care ased 10 thsir selection. 10 this res
pect, ia Earope. we're armies are kept 10 large
masses. geosraliy by bcigs5es. never less than a
battaliou, near cities. the soldiers have all the
advantages Of paolIc ib-aries lectures. and So
eiety. and possess greater facilities for the &C
quirenent Of education IS scholars. Cadets ea-
terng in the army from military schools IN this
cOanizy are not perfect soldiers- They unlearn
: handrei things they had learned. and. il order
70 De perfect, hare 70 learn thousands Of thi1gs
they never knew Ct II little vain Of their
usEly-6edgsi dice AID their Own superior knox
ledge. It sooa rsnishss, AMI usually they settle
down TO their Sork Ike Eelltrzined racers. It
s an awful mistake il they thiuk their education
S complete when they are commissioned. Every (
innate aud hOar Of the day they are told quite
The contrary. and al the schooling IN The world /.
you'd not De more eficacsoQs than shat their .
'Eu eyes and ears teach them on first reaching .
heir post OF duty.
"A h~yer should Be good lawyer first. and
gentleman afterwzri I surgeon should theorei-
e4liy and practically know his profession. and
favored b. a refined nature and education. 50
much the better. The sane Is true Of the En-
racer. the architect. the minister. and merchant.
adssd, Of al professions and trades, and Of the
6cer Of The army.
The General eonsIudss his letter AZ follows
Again. The people Of The United States rarely
i've credit to the amount Of labor imposed on
ur small army. The marches performed. the re-
0nnoissanees Of ne~ territory. building new
osts, coubais with the Indians SC. Indicate
hrOuie state Of war. and 1 believe they perform
70 times as much hard work per annum as any
4lal number OF men Ia any European army in
ne Of peace This state Of facts. however IN
lsasaut constitutes the very best possible school
practice and shoald unfortunately. war again
,cqr IN our day. feel cou6.ieut that amoug the
NOR oEicers Of the army We can 61d the leees-
~ general field, and stzf officers for hundred
ioasa1d men