The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-30
THE ARMY OF HAYTI.
OFFICERS ALMOST oUTNUM-
BIER PRlvATES.
n a. Easy 20 Get = CommissioR--The
President Once Converted a Pennilss'
Day Laborer Into Oensrai-A Rather
Loose Analr.

Loose AFFAIR
The army OF "tbe free and independ-
ent republic Of Hayti" Is unique In
that Il provides chairs for the use Of
It's Eentrles. lest they should get tired
OF standing like our young lady
shop assistants But then. one can
not expect a man. especially II he be
free and independent republican, to
work desperately hard for ? shillings
a week when on duty. and when on.
particularly when he does not get Il.
and has TO provide his own uniform Of
RAGS and tatters into the bargain, But,
on the other hand. there ls always a
good prospect OF promotion In an army
which, In 1867. required $500 generals
and stan officers and 1000 regimental
officers 20 command 5000 priyates.
and which more recently contained
1900 generals Of division" In 10000
men.
Indeed. did not President salnave
once convert a penniless day laborer
into a general by a mere word7 Enc
mics OF the republic may argue that II
Is also true that the same general was
shortly after caught In the act OF
stealing a uniform from n tailor's shop
and forthwith paraded round the capt.
tai on a donkey by an indignant po'
lice!
There are no class prejudIoes In Hay
Il. and even the least can hope to be-
come the greatest. For did not Capt,
soulouque Of the Life guards buy a
brand-new crown for $4,000 In 1852 and
turn himself into his imperial majesty
the Emperor Fausiln !. and dazzlcd all
Europe by the magnlncence Of his
court. with H. hfty-niue dukes and
marqu.ses and carls innumerablc?
Even his very serene hlghncss my lord
the president christopher. atterward
his imperial majesty the Emperor
Henry. with 100 chamberlains and a
court calendar "yylng with our own
was once a mere soldier
True. not even every general can
hope TO become an emperor or even a
mere president -Four republics and
one kingdom al one and the same time
In a country the size Of Scotland are
as many as even Hayl has ever yet
been able 20 ind room for hitherto.
though there may be- better things In
store for her In the future, In the
meantime. as there are not republics
and empires enough TO go round, the
1900 generals have 20 content them
selves with fli0 q year and gold lace
ad libium. Sull. q Haytlan general
need not DO So badly. even as things
are. Tor who has a better right 20 act
as paymastcr 10 his soldiers than their
gencral2 Aud II soldiers do not come
and ask Tor their pay who has a better
right 20 it than that same general.
while % they do have the impudence
70 ask Tor % instead Of patiently walt
ing until @ is given 20 them what OH
Ger OHaytianl worthy Of the name
would not nne them al least six weeks
pay Tor such an unheard-of breach Of
discipline?
There are not 80 many patriots In
Hayti but Il Is sometimes a little difl-
cult 10 keep battalion up 20 los full
strength. which is. perhaps the reason
why one recently paraded only num-
bered ten officers, thirteen men and
six drummcrs But an cnterprising
colonel will Ind an easy way out OF
that difficulty by periodically sending
his men. armed with clubs. into the
streets 10 selze volunteers" No on,
Is ever compelled 90 do anything Ia th,
free and independent republic 81 Hayu
So when parliament meets the sig
nlncauce Of the gaps In rows Of mem
bcrs Is readily understood. and Mr.
Black Rod sent on 10 the various bar
racks 90 inspect the bleeding and tat
tered recruits and liberate the NJ. P.i
among them. The remaining yolun
tecrs may choose between serving thell
country for their love Of Il aud payinl
the colonel 30 much a week 10 be- ex
empt. As the colonols pay is eco
year. he thinks that the less love Of
their country there Is among Bis yolun
tecrs the better. and perhaps this q
the reason why the party in and N,
party "out" are importing alien sol
dlers TO decide which shall be in" an,
which out