The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-05

self. The men discussed this movement
and that one. II they were ordered 70 a
certain place they discussed the chances
OF getting there; If they were told TO do
such ana such thing, they argued on
the best way to do il. For two years,
during the early part of the war. the bay
onetS were thinking bayonets, but after
that they ceased. and then the United
States had an army. It was then the SOL
| dierS appeared.
General Penrose related the time he was
| told by order 10 take charge of his regi-
ment Immediately. At that time he was
a first lieutenant and was adjutant and
acting QuartermaSter. had charge of all
stores and reg1mental ordnance and
transportation. He might have said who
Will L turn over this property to-" or
something OF that sort. but that would
not have been the action OF a soldier, so
he Immediately went 10 the tent of the
commanding officer and assumed the COM
mand.
Having a desire to look over the regi-
ment and see what it was made Of. he did
so. still wearing the uniform of a lieutel-
ant. Some men saluted; others did not
Some cried. Hello, Lutey.' when he in
spected their quarters. But that night
they We're surprised TO see him take com
nland. He read them a little lecture on
the salute. This, by the way. is. in the
opinion of General PenrOse. the founda
ton of all discipline. He explained that
when man saluted an officer he did not
salute the individual. but the rank con-
ferred upon him by the government of the
CultCu OldttS. 1t Hau q good eject
General Penrose related the origin OF
the salute. 1t began to be used in the
days OF the crusade, and was now in force
in every army in the world. 1t did not de-
grade the individual at all; it simply
meant an outward demonstration of the
inward grace of the party paying tribute
to the rank of the person saluted.
Discipline and bravery are distinct
qualities in a soldier. Right here the
general stated his belief that there are
few towards in America. Some men might
be tinlid, others more tinid than others.
but the crucial test resulted in demon
stration of the fact that there are few
towards. Comradeship had a great zeal
to do with winning battles. Some are in
clined TO say that discipline is everything
in the face of an enemy when it is com
radShip which gains the victory. Once
let q man face danger with another man
and they become comrades. Men who are
not brave might perform drill evolutionS
in the face of an enemy. but where disci-
pline would cause a man to leave the Held;
discipline alone. comradeship viii teach
him to stand by his comrade in arms, and
If necessary die with him.
AS an instance of both qualifications
the general cited an instance II was at
Cold Harbor and the man had dug zig
gag trenches all day and parallels at
night. Just at dawn ne climbed out of
the earthWorkS with glass to see the
position of the enemy. when bullet from
grazed his ear. A minute later another
one cut very close to another portion
of his person. The general said he
wanted to come down, but there was a
trench full of men and he did not want to
be called coward. But a private in the
ranks sliced him by the foot and pulled
him. saying: Come down from there
you d-n fool. or you will be killed.
The general sprang down into the
trench. when the man at once came to
the position of a soldier and saluted. say
ing: Pardon me. general. for the lam
guage, but l did not want to see YOU
killed" The first was the evidence Of
the second the manifestation
of the effect of discipline.
Half an hour later. said the general
with CULVER in his voice. that poor
fellow lay dead at my feet"
The duty of a soldier is TO show respect
for his superiors in all cases. The master
mind which rules the army is the sole d.