Richmond planet., 1899-07-29
A RECENT APPorNrKE.

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RECENT APPoINTKE.
IL the latter be true the offiser in
question was without doubt either one
OF the recent appointees to commits
sions in ihe Regular Army who has
not seen enough service to know any
thing OF the colored ssldier or by one
who is too much OF q coward to face
hopes TO keep his regiment at home by
hArping ON the untrustworthiness OF
its men.
CLOAK FOB oowARDIoE.
To the majority of the read
ers OF this letter, most Of
whom now well know something of
the Negro as q soldier, this writer,
sheltered under the protecting title of
lieutenant" shows how base he can
be. Ii would have been far better had
he dispensed with the title, for his
more conscientious brother officers feel
it their duty to see that titles are not
used IN the Army as a cloak for cow
ardiee.
WORD ABOUT THE MAJORS.
And he weuld have the four majors
of the oath and 25th Infantry destined
for the PHILIPPINES to use their influ-
ence to keep the two regiments in the
United States for fear OF being slot /?
Well, ii those four majors are like the
majors with whom have come in con-
tact. they will do no such thing. and
our "lIautenAnt" will 60 to the PhiIli-
pines unless he can devise some other
means to keep back. / know several
officers who were hated by their men
about as much as any officers are ever
hated and weRs through the Cuban
campaign without being shot by their
men and are to-day with their regi-
ments.
NO PARTI oULAR aRuDoz AGAINST HIN.
hope the lieutenant will not try
to influence officers of high rank with
the idea that we hold any particular
grudge against them. AS q rule thev
are the fairest toward as. Had those
holding civil positions been as liberal
toward Us as have been many of our
Army officers, many OF whom have
their hsAds tied, numbers of our men
who endured the hardships of the San
tiago campaign would now be holding
substantial positions in the Govern
ment service.
But. does not the very wsy this Off.
Ger goes about making public the dis
covery show eowardicef
THAT CHARGE OF DIsLoYALTY.
Does it not show that he is too much
OF a coward to make officially q charge
OF dlsloyalty, attach his name and send
ft TO the proper authorities through
the proper military channels as It is
Al n -
sworn duty to make this report? Does
it not place him outside of the pale of
respect Of his brother Off :ers to shirk
in this manner so important a military
duty, and thus change what would
properly be an official report into what
Is very improperly a base slauder?
True, this lieutenant" did not hear
himself the words of uDpatriotism aud
disloyalty, but II the words OF his in
formant were grounds enough for his
letter, it should have been grounds for
charges
WILL UPHOLD TEE NATloN's HONOR.
Much as we detest this Filipino war
we hope always to uphold the honor Of
American soldiers, TO whom mutiny is
stranger, wherever we be, whether
shooting Cuban bandits or suppressinQ
patriotic Fillipines.
l would say to the '1ie utenant" in
question it would be far better for him
TO attend strictly to his duties until he
has been in the service long enough to
know something about the character
OF the men he has been sent to oon-
mand, and not stop to calculate on his
chances for life when ordered on an er.
rand OF any kind, for if he do his
courage will surely fail him; but il he
Is really afraid to 60 to the Philippines
resign, resign The Regular Army is no
place for eowArds.
Don's try to cloak your cowardice