The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-15

| paign were first demoralized by knowing
chat the government at Athens WAS cor.ut !,
| and that the army had been treated US
! political machine. There was no single
| leader OF the Greeks There is no single
leader today IN the American army.
| The secretary OF war is not West
| Pointer nor is a single one of his official
| advisers. None OF the heads OF military
| departments at Washing on. with the posi-
| bic exception of the engineers and ord
nance, are graduates OF the military a-a-
DENY. Wath the exception OF General
Merritt whom the secretary OF war cor
daily hates, not single MAJOR general
is a West Point officer. 4 am now speak
ing OF the regular army.
VI the brigadier generals. Otis. Coppin-
ger, s1fteiI wade. Merriam. Granain.
none OF these are graduates.
The adjutant general the inspector
! general. the judge advocate general. the
uuattermaster genelal, All these iine ueL-
| erai Miles, are not graduates vi our Ma
| ,!onai military scnooi
| Coming now to the colonel commanding
regiments OF regulars, only two out OF ten
are West POINTERS, in lne infantry only
SIX out OF twenty five are West roinlers.
, The i've artillery regiments are command
cd by graduates, ana SO. of course. are the
| engineers.
we VINO are naturally proud Oh west
a. ny 49,, Nv, ~ Vi
| abouts OF the many graduates VINO are
| just now sadly needed.
We have said enough to show how
strong at Washington is the prejudice
mar General Morriit Is the onlv ysneraI
today with military record emitting him
to the command OF the forces in the field
and mat he should nave been treated I'M
GENEROUSLY ny tne SECRETARY vi war Is sig
hlncdnt.
III Ihe regular ariny touay III is utmost
mistake to be a West Pointer. The
secretary oil war mas mace this plain. west
ioihters nave acquired the hablt OF teiIlng
the truth OF dong their duty, of being
satlshed with small pay OF hghting with
out piuster' AL these soluierly qualities
are repugnaht TO the politician who wants
10 be surrounded by political TOOLS.
The secretary OF war has given pretty
h'uch al the high military POSITIONS to
men VINO are or may be useful TO MIN pa
lucaiiy' nut these men are now so tangled
III the military machinery which they do
not understand that West Pointers are
appointed IN subordinate positions to do
chlefs draw the pay ana reap the glory.
lhere Is nut one opinion among expert |
enced soldiers regarding the projected in |
vasion ~ ruho NJ this se,so,-.bat I, ,s
.r,,.n ,,,i.ta,.a r,,a s,,,ia, W.,
grave in'SsaNe' me po''''c'ahs al WASH
ngton want to move because they fear
the political consequences of confessine
that their PROMISES have been unful6lled. |
,,,,. -. -, a.. III.
lhe secretary OIL war nas peeh .he 'h'ei
sinner in pretending that he could have n
million of men under arms at a few
hours notice. Now, after tory days from |
me declaration OF war. many regiments. |
eyen of me regular army. lack proper field |
eauIp,neut
An experienced old officer uf the civil |
war tolu me here Yesterday thar he Ie-
sarded an invasion of cuba at this season
as an act of folly and cruelty.
,Sr,,, w., ra,ir,a,,t $50 roror,s tb,t
the men are not vet rouinned ar Iril,ed-
this not merely among volunteers but
regulars as vol * IN a wander thar lovoI
and brave officers fe.l discnuraredy l,bev
sec about them superior positlons filled nv
politicians. or men who have known how
TO lobby AT Washing, on. They see that
The modest soldier VIM docs his dutv IN ME
regiment hnds no recogni,iop that ina
little good nc mny do is frequently Non.
tralized by Inconvenience AT hendouarters
What Is the remedyY A very simuls enc
Treat our military machine as we treat
any other great machine. Select the hest
men, pay them we'll, and above al in
trust ,he worl,lny ~ ,,ts ,..s, "n,o mni, ~
one manager who eniovs tbe ronfIcnce
of Il. least some respectable holders
In the next ,lace, he regular army
should be made The pucIsus fnr an
pansion. The regular rcrImnnts iii,
first DO filled to their fun strsng,h, and
now regiments be created as iast as tSau
are reeded The men who nave hsen nnod
captains should he raised To ,he nsrt hiaha
grad, The efficient coIoneIs eberId ~
given brirades If tbere ara ,sn,..,-, W
lriots who want to serve thar cr,,t r~
let them enter the army ar the foot -. ~.
ladder and work their way un AZ - ,a,e
ent notoriously incomnets,, ~ LIS
meme, at the ton and NAV nnt YIN On
covered until thew have dnns con,, AZ is
harm. l' 0o"s'de''oie
W. make mo nrov,sio, for Tho ,.
that are sure To occmr u, w. 'ne rSs
tho war, We should ,c,va ,ne Course CT
each regiment In tho go u"e upinp"n' OF
should be to drill new recruits a "nOs se uu.y