The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-15
4 SOLDIERS ALL RAW
.ov Absolutely Nothing Of q
Military Life.
IrurRs ARE UP IN REBELLION.
...~ Of Present Policy VIII
1 merry Matron an Enemy
= the Government.

Every Spaniaru IL patriol up
,.,u limit. am speaking Of the
rsr--not Of the women. In the
&c by the women Of Spain we're
imtay Of the Dons, encouraging,
md abetAing in every possibla
The present government OF Spain
.sed all this. The women u Spain
SPARTAN mothers.
DDanish soldier, who may Wv lace
mat wear Uncle Sans blue, Is
,,,ea He is young chap, ordi-
~ his careless, free and happy
etted him for nothing like the
,.,es of war. 1t Is an sctual fact
- At the boys who nov Iafe up
IN army when they first put on
ANN hardly know which tnd OF
~ bullet came fro n. aud, =; srge
mt may seem, they have learned
~ more Of tnnir military duties.
watching the plaza tho ether
attempts of seve,ll offers to
ma ~ the new re ,rnrs WIZ Lave
= brought in from the interior. 1t
inful amusing, tragic. foe these
men-or boys--on whom Spain Is
- aenend to maintain her suprs-
nave witnessed the drill of troops.
4 ropuIar in many countries, but /
n state that ! never saw any.
,nnroaching the spectacle on the
imagine II you can line Of men
Ia line as crooked as a wriggling
The new soldiers shuffled when
oyed and were evidently in very
oar az the weapons they carried.
looked at the stumbling, shutting
the country bred lads, Is or 10
I'D the most Of them, I wondered
manner Of man the officer would be
build make a genuine soldier out OF
bne, Then I watched the officers.
al wore gorgeous uniforms and
= swords. Those are the two
Of the Spanish soldier. AS a rule,
III that he had to distinguish him
nature has not gifted him with
physique or brains. Having some
fity with military commands, I APP
ed As near the recruits and officers
sible that l might be enlightened
the Spanish manual. ! give the
nds as heard them in Spanish,
ted into English.
lieutenant Of infantry, who appeared
the senior officer in charge of the
n, stood very erect and looked hard
boys before him, evidently with the
seeking to impress them with his
lcence as soldier. Attention" he
All the boys looked at him. nat
They would have looked at me
readily II l had shouted.
ht dress" The boys still looked at
"a never moved. He called them all
pi names. and then what was my
Phment to see him walk over to the
recruit who stood III the center Of
:, and deliberately turn him and his
~ dress. thought the man must
king game Of the hoy. but no. He
back few PAGES. again gave the
and succeeded in inducing the ma
of the recruits to assume the atti-
lett dress at the command OF right.
was a sample of the way in which
those poor fellows through a man
arms which would have made stu
y Upton's tactics roar with merri-
Even despite my surroundings
POI keep back the laughter and i'm
ely become persona non grata with
qliormed representatives Of Sp1in's
watched the drill for fully fifteen
:, and | do not think ever saw such
ous stupidity and ignorance shown
y Spanish officers displayed.
smed to me that these men must he
eption to the rule. and for The pur-
satisfying myself on this point in
o. q friend who ia thoroughly post
eucn matters, tsnd he informed me
nth very few-exceptions the Span
we're ignorant Of Me most ordinary
veg OF the military drill. When the
are brought in from the hills. or
latever portion of Spain they can be
", they are supposed to be what
Y Atkins sergeant calls clicked into
But no Spanish soldier Is ever
INTO shape nowadays unless It 10
q meets the Cubans.
courage and the innocence which
poys clothed in Spanish uniforms ex-
Cnailenges your admiration and your
ay At the same time. They have
d when gathered in by the military
"a! II is really only a pleasure ex-
.hey are going to take. and that
y run no risk OF death or anything
any In the face OF this they are
/ on to Cuba. whers, In fever-breed-
amps, half clothed and deprived Of
F,essaries Of life, they are kept until
ldead or wrecked by illness. Rumors
ruth are beginning to penetrate
|us businesses OF Spain. and II ] mis-
" the effect Will be tremendous.
\ enabled to state upon very good
IVY that agents Of the military arm
\ government are now scattered
p The provinces endeavoring to
= mel draft for a coup de main
- expected to take place in the
o.. serious trouble with the United
The boys who are caught in the
w NY are to he modified at whatever
Y u deemed most necessary to show
~ 'front.' to any force of United
ueops or sailors. The exteat Of
nv no one can tell, because no one
now many boys who have hitherto
\ tne draft have been captured
~. From all ! can ,earn do rot
Y VII be very great.
70 WOMEN ARE DIRECTING.
mere is another element with
'ae Spanish government must con-
~ mat Is the matrons OF Sara
spA''an mothers they may he to
u extent, but the womsa of 10
n' on earth will all submit to
ava after son torn ,ro their
:, au sent to death and destruc-
!, use women have seen their boys,
!. nspny, light hearted fellows. en-
s hopes have been built. march
ne -. transport ships, and, 30 far