The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-11-18
Cslw Of Maly Rrlls IN veITHlesl
Service.
INVESTIGATING COMMISSION
The American Idea-A ssntim.r,
That 10 No. Espresssa rssti-
monY OF Army ONloers.

testimony Of the old army officers be-
fore the War investigating Commits
sion. II Is evident that the thought
they had most prominently In mind
was one 10 which they hardly dared
10 give expression And still. In one
way and another this idea would re-
gulariy rise to the surface. and as
promptly be apologized for or with
drawn. In plain English. II the vet
eraD commanders OF the regular army
had dared to express their mind. 1t
would he In about these words: The
yoluateer. generally speaking. IL not
good for much" or course the utter
high treason. Confidence in the
proves Of volunteer soldiery Is a dis
tinctly American idea. Our great wars
have been fought by volunteers, and 1t
has been the glory Of our republic that
men would rush from the walks of
civil life TO arms when the occasion
demanded. and as quietly lay them
aside when the war was over, and re-
turn TO the ordinary occupations of
life. As distinguished from the bur
densome standing armies OF Europe,
the American militia is certainly a
| wonderful advance. But when the old
| West Pointers speak freely they say
| that these considerations have led the
American people to decided over
estimation Of the utility OF the volun
teer sOldiery.
In the first place, the army officers
testified that II was next to impossible
! to get the volunteers to obey in letter
| and in spirit the sanitary regulations
prescribed. The regulars are trained
to obedience. They do not stop to
question whether the judgment OF their
superiors in matters of bacteriology
or chemistry is good or not; they
simply obey orders. The volunteer, or
at least a sufficient PERCENTAGE of the
citizen soldiery to affect the total
! takes sanitary directions much as he
does the prescription of his doctor in
| civil life. The physician tells him to
take a pill once an hour during the
next day, and he goes TO his home
takes pill the first hour. forgets
1t the second, and concludes by the
,hIro that ne needs no more hiedlca-
tioh' 'aa tne physician complain the
!o"hs Aiheficah reasons 80 'ois as
he sets MS pay inns same spirit
man! oi the boys take INTO military
ne, ana volunteer army Is really
made mp of boys. Each man is his
own sanitarium. Unless he considers
tne hSslehic precautions set iorlh by
us superior o,hcers as wise ana heces-
snis, ne 10 iiheis 10 o'sreSaru thehi'
vi inns 'ehoehC! many curious mus
'atiohs were lurhisned AT tne near
Inss, anu II goes without saying that
Tue VOCATION Oh rules py three OF -FOUR
men OUT Oh hundred might lnVolVe
the WhoIe company TO when they be-
lohg III disaster for instance Gen,
"ranam toid now dimcuit II was 10
get the soIa4efs al camp Anger 10 drink
the kooo water Whlch happened 10 DE
niue warmer instead OF that from
streams KNOWN 10 ne pointed. On
one o'aSlon heuicai oHcer ana u
'on'pahioh WERE iiuihs ny Wheh the!
saw prN"'e ming MS 'ahteeh from
piooh III "h'ch ,he cIolhihs oi the
ooIuieIs "as .es"ia'is Washea NOT
hioiS Vhah "'' ieet apo'e' thoush Win
tnis rae. .he soiuier Was as iahiil'ar
as 'ne o"ieers' ne! stopped anu maze
.he ma" ehp'! ms 'ah,eeh' After they
"au reaeheu niue mn some Instance
away 'he attention VI 'he iheuieai ON
Ger was cailen by MS companion 10
the iac' that the man was ming up
ms cah'eeh again from the poiInted
stream
In the matter Oh iood rlsks quite as
great were run. TO make a breakfast
on pint OF plsIachio ice cream can
Oh saruihes, ana mixed pickles the
hrst named aehea'y purchasen NJ
helshporihs DOOM ana the othei TWO
coming III poN from nome wonid not
pe recommended ny msdlcal experts,
anu YET II WAS tes''nea before the COM
mission th"t such breakfasts mas not
Deeh Unknown IL was related that
curing the 'eieDrateo mareh To Mahas-
sas' from which SO mncn sickness
seemed 10 result the virginia sun was
heating aoWh at midday upon the
troops Wheh one OF the men was seen