The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21
HAYTrs eMeeRTIAN ARMY.
Nearly az Many officers rs Privntes
In the Black Republic.

In The Black Republic.
The army Of "the free and independ-
ent republic Of Hayti" is unique IN that
il provides chairs for the use Of It's
sentries, lest they should get tired of
standing. ike our young lady shop as
sistants. But then enc cannot expect
man, especially If he be free and inde-
pendent republican, TO work desperate
~ hard fer two shiIiings week when
on duty, and one shilling when Of. par
ticuiarly when be does rot get Il, and
has TO provide his own uniform Of rags
and tafters into the bargain. Euf. en-
the other hand. there is always q coed
prospect Of promotion in an army
which, in 1867, required Goo generals
and staff officers ard 1000 reg.meBfal
officers to command COCO p-isates. ard
which mere recently contained 1850
generals Of division in 5000 men.
Indeed, did rot President Salnase
once convert penniless day laborer
into a general by mere word? Enc
mics Of the republic may argue that Il
is also true that tie same general was
shortly after caught in The act Of steal
ing Uniform from a tailor's shop ard
forthwith ra-aded round The capital on
donkey By an indignant pol:cet
There are 10 class prejudicez in Hayfi,
and even the least can hope &c become
the greatest For did not Capt. Sou
louque. Of the Life guards, buy brand
new crown for e2.oC0 in 1872 and turn
himself into bis imperial ma jestv. En-
peror Faustin ]. and dazzle al En-
rope By The Hagnifeence Of his ceurt.
with its 80 dukes and marquisea ard
earls innumerableI Even his very Sc
rene higEness my lord the president
Christopher. afteTl.ard his imperial
majesty, Emperor Henry, with his
40 chamberlains ard a court calendar
''Eyiug with our own" was once a mere
soldier
True not even every general can hope
to become an emperor or even mere
president -Four republics and one king
dom at one ard the same time in a
country the size Of Scotland are as
many as even Hayti has ever vet beer
able 10 find room fer hitherto. though
there may be better things in store for
her in the future. In the meantime. as
there are rot republics and empires
enough TO go round. the 1900 generals
have 10 content themselves with eIsO
year and gold lace ad libitum. Still.
Haytian general need rot 90 50 daily.
even as things are. for who has a better
right 10 act as paymaster 10 his soldiers
than this geueral2 And If soldiers %
not ccne and ask for their pay who has
a better right 10 it than that same gen
eral, while if they do have the impu-
deuce 10 ask for ii instead of patiently
waiting until il is given 10 them what
officer lHaytian) worthy Of the name
would rot fine them al least six weeks
pay for such an unheard-of breach Of
discipline2
There are not 50 many patriots in
Eayti but what il is sometimes a little
difficult TO keep battalion up to its
full strength. which is. perhaps, tie
reason why one recently paraded onl~
numbered ten officers, 13 men and SIX
drummers- But an enteTprising colonel
viii find an easy way out Of that diff
Guilty by periodically sending his men.
armed with clubs. into the streets 10
seize volunteers" No one is ever con-
PEELED TO 60 anything in the free ard
independent republic CT Hayti.
So when parliament meets the signif-
canoe Of the gaps in rows of members
is readily understood. and Mr.. Placl-
Rod sent OF TO the various barracks 10
inspect the bleeding and tattered re-
cruits and liberate the N. P.'s
among them The remaining
volunteers may choose between
serving their country for their
love Of it and paying the colonel 80
much a week 10 be exempt As the
colonefs pay is go year. be thinks
that the less love Of their country there
IS among his volunteers the better. and
perhaps this Is the reason why the
party in" ard the party cut are i'm
porting alien soldiers TO decide which
shall Be in" and which ''out london
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