The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-13
DIFFERENCES IN TIME.
..TEN PAGES TODAY.
OtH MILITARY CRITICS,


The United States, 1t sccms have never
done anything to tho European Taste, From
the beginning we have been referred &c
contemptuously Our government laws
Institutions and manners come In alike 70,
the same saurrilous criticism
The following paragraph from tho Clevu-
land Plain Dealer Is in evidence of the gen.
orally poor opinion that Europe has OF
America.
According TO Berlin correspondent. who
nus been Interviewing right ana LETT among
German officers aud authorities on military
SUBJECTS. very poor opinion OF American
u,iinaty anairs Is entertained by that class
OF 1ermans, The Americans have no army
and no navy was the contemptuous stnte.
Heht OF one military critic whose workA
nave been translated into several languages, .
ana that is In effect the views Expressed by
nearly all tho officers quoted What passes
Tor the army is mostly an uud.soiplIned ,nob,
ana some Of the German officers do not even
slN" theui creu't Tor being good rnw material
0ut OF which to make effective soldiers The
NE OF the American at homo is declared 10
s ee 100 pftt',olnl, too high strung, for him TO
paign. VI 'ai"-
The European soldier and especially of
moh@rchieai countries, to be effective
must be fighting machine rather than n
iisntihg man. He has really nothing to
contend for beyond the idle spltnAor ar his
KING His life is not devoted to any of the
great principles Of humanity or freedom ana
ne N at last but so much nervous energy
u''Sipiihea INTO mere uutomaton for the
destruction of an enemy. He lacks the
wiid enthusiasm OF the irregular warfare n,
the West, where men fight for everything
that is dearest to the human heart and IN
whom victory means infinitely more than .
state pageant and the booming OF cannon
IN honor of his glorious majesty
me soldier OF America Is the prea,es,
hghtor In the history OF tbs world IT, 10
uhit OF invinclbe valor, He NAV lack 4,
tne qualities OF the thorough tactin,an ho
may not be as expert in the perfornanc,
OF those military evolutions that are wi.
gently more ornamental than useful hnt
ne gets there with n Winchester when n
comes to show down. American srr,,n.
may De sneeringly designated as moh,
put they nave waged the greatest Of ALI
wars' and left records OF peraonal AMI p.n-
srai exploits unequalled in the military
annals Of Europe.
Tho New World has NOT bcen ~.
theater Of such gigantic military on.r-
aticns as the Old. but In instances Of
periious enterprise and almost sunorh,man
endurance, such as were exhibited by The
english at Balaklaya and the French NJ
waterloo, Il is rich with achi.yenen,s
inc memory Of which can never taae, In
mere numbers and material strength tne
american army and navy are not to te
reckcned, perhaps, as very formidable now
- but IN actual service. from the time
q the Minute Men at Lexington and the
ships Of Perry on Lake Erls, they hav,
surprised the world With the deeds o. that
courage which freedom, alone inspires aud
which has Justly ranked them among the
ofeysst most persistent and successful az
D. A. ~ riesp Dcxlar sAys. Amer
~ ehoN ~ eontrlysd 10 every war
y |teaa1 M N6als pogid somsthlax new
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