Arizona republican., 1898-02-03
FHAYTIaS GTLBERTIAN ARMY.

The army of "the free and independ- ent republic of Hayti" is unique in that it provides chairs for the use of its sentries, lest they should get tired of standing, like our young lady shop as sistants. But then enc cannot expect man, especially if he be a free and inde- pendent republican, to work desperate Iy hard for two shillings a week when on duty, and one shilling when off. par ticularly when he does not get it, anG has to provide his own uniform of rag and tatteTs into the bargain. But, OF the other hand. there is always good prospect of promotion in an army. which. in 1867, required 6.500 general: and staff officers and 1000 reg: mental officers to command G,C00 privates. aui which more recently contained 1.5oo generals of division" in 16.CCo men.
 Indeed, did not President Salnave once convert a penniiess day laborer into a general by a mere word? Enc mics of the republic may argue that ii is also true that the same general was shortly after caught in the act of steal ing a uniform from a tailor's shop ard " a donkey by an indignant police!
 There are no class prejudices in Hayti. and even the least can hope to become the greatest. For did net Capt. Sou louque. of the Life guards, buy brand new crown for POGO in 1852 and turn himself into his imperial majesty. Elm peror Faustin I. and dazzle all Flu rope by the ma agnificence of his court with its 59 dukes and marquises and earls innumerable? Even his very se- rene highness my lord the president Christopher. afterward his imperia, majesty, Emperor Henry, with his 40 chamberlains and a court calendar Ewing with our own," was once a mere soldier.
 True. not even every general can hop6 to become an emperor or even mert | president. Four republics and one king dom at one and the same time in a country the size of Scotland are as many as even Hayti has ever yet beer 1 able to find 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 1.500 generals | have to content themselves with e tf a year and gold lace ad iibitum. Still Haytian general need not do so dadly even as things are, for who has a better right to act as paymaster 10 his soldiers than this general? And if soldiers Gc not come and ask for their pay who has a better right to it than that same gen eral, while if they do have the impu dence to ask for it instead of patiently waiting until it is given to them wha officer Haytian) worthy of the namt would not fine them at least six weeks pay for such an unheard-of breach O. discipline?
 There are not so many patriots il Hayti but what it is sometimes littl difficult to keep a battalion up to it full strength, which is, perhaps, th
 reason why one recently paraded onl. numbered ten officers, 13 men and si, drummers But an enterprising colone
 will find an easy way out of that diff , culty by periodically sending his men armed with clubs. into the streets t seize volunteers" No one is ever com ,, pelled to do anything in the free an' independent republic of Hayti.
 So when parliament meets the signifi
 canoe of the gaps in rows of member
 is readily understood, and MT. Blacl 5 Rod sent off to the various barracks t . inspect the bleeding and tattered re , cruits and liberate the NJ. P' among them. The remainin volunteers may choose betwee , serving their country for thei ! love of it and paying the colonel S much a week to be exempt As tn colone's pay is 40 year, he think that the less love of their country ther is among his volunteers the better, an
 perhaps this is the reason why tn
 party ''in" and the party tout" are in
 porting alien soldiers to decide whic
 shall be 'in" and which "out." ."-Londo
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