The Sunday globe., 1901-06-16
A DRUNKEN ARMY
The Soldiers and Officers of Will
liam |. a Job Lot
or DRUNKARDS AND U0YSTERERS
II this Officer is 10 be Believed and He Seems
10 Have His Subject Well in Hand-The Ma
tura Outcome OF an lnpsrIaIiStIC Republican
Military Establishment for the Suppression Of
Subjects and Provinces.

tainly the last place that a respectable
father and mother would want to see
their boy a member of, if the facts col
lected by a gentleman who is described
to The Globe as "an officer who has
spent nearly the whole Of his active
life in the military service Of the
United States, are true,
His service comprises all Of the Civil
War the various Indian wars since
that period, and he is at present on
duty with his regiment in the Philip
pines. Here is what he is made to say
and write, too
"On this same occasion, an officer Of
the same command, who prided him
self and was highly eulogized for his
polish and accomplishments, being
asked to command a body Of mounted
men made up in the city was so drunk
as TO act and yell like a madman, and
returning from the celebration to the
leading hotel entered it and commit
ted an indecent act in the barroom in
the presence of perhaps fifty men. Al
though his beastly conduct was we'll
known. he was subjected to no pun
ishment. though afterward he was
forced out of the service for practising
sodomy with soldiers of his company
But i'm this case he was allowed to re-
sign to avoid publicity-agaln the
usual thing.
IAN adiutant of the Third Cavalry
was drunk and gambling for two sue.
cessive days and nights, and was too
sick in the morning to mount guard,
all of which was fully known to his
post commander a colonel.
"A surgeon. a major az a post was
drunk for months in succession, so
that during the after part of the each
day, as a rule, he could not intelh-
gently perform any duty or under
stand anything said to him, the lieu
tenantcolonel, in command, was IN
similar condition day after day.
AN inspector-general then a major
in rank. now a general, came to in
spect a post and compelled the quar-
termaster and others to attend him as
he inspected and swore all day Sunday,
and when through inspecting spent
several days with the post commander
sharing his drink.
a captain ran up a drink bill in an
officers club Of over $40. He died
suddenly and the other officers paid his
bill to save the honor Of the army
that is. to prevent any publicity.
"a lieutenant-colonel Of cavalry, in
command of a post visited a neigh
boring post and put in two days and
nights drinking and gambling, and his
life, wherever he was, was spent chief
ly in gambling.
"a captain drank heavily and con-
stantly, was often drunk and. loud
mouthed, and squandered his money
so as TO leave his family in want,
"An adjutant Of the Thirteenth In
fsntry was found by his colonel drunk
In his Office chair at about 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, the usual time for
transacting post business, and was
kindly gotten away and hid in an old
barrack. until he sobered up enough
at the close of day to be taken 10 his
wife,
A lieutenant was drunk and pugna-
cious at a certain post, large part OF
the time for months in succession, in
sanely drunk one might say as peo-
ple were actually afraid he might
shoot them or do them violence and
he was put under no constraint
"A captain was in the habit OF get
ting drunk frequently, and when drunk
would get his revolver and shoot 1t
off. frightening his neighbors, and that
without being restrained. The same
captain, putting in his drunken per
formances when in command Of troops
in connection with a railroad strike,
was adiudged insane by a board, so as
toilet him down easily, kept him in the
service and gave his family IVell'
hood, and was atterWard restored 10
duty. This is not the only case / nave
known where sympathetic boards nave
decided that officers were insane De-
cause they were drunkards.
"A department commander a gen
eral. had such habits. that the charac'
ter of his orders, approval or dlsap'
proval of officers and measures, de-
pended largely upon how much whisky
he had down.
"A medical director Of a department
as a steady thing, was TOO drunk To-
ward the close of each day to be M
for duty.
An officer who has killed two men
in personal encounters, the last ciu'
zen. in a drunken quarrel in a saloon
is red.faced and pugnaciOus, under the
influence of whisky as a pretty steady
thing. and yet has been given specially
responsible commands. demanding
more than ordinary leyel.headedness,
"A lieutenant from an excellent fam
ilv. and of the finest natural qualities,
came into the army with sober habits
He was led 10 drink by his regimental
commander md others. He soon be-
came a perfect slave TO drink 90 that
when q surgeon said 10 him, You
must quit or &c will Kill you, he made
answer. It's 100 late, shall drink on
Till I die When drunk he insulted
some ladies and then. in utter disgust
with himself committed suicide.
"a major. while acting as agent in
charge OF 81 large body OF mciyilizec
Indians. was drunk d large part of this
time.
"a lieutenant began drinking H'
knew how TO drink ike "a gentleman,
aad could govern himself, but in few
years he, had progressed so as 70 b'
almost constantly mean and abusive Z
his men.
"a Lieutenant squandered his none,
in drink and gambling, and dying let
his wife nothing but debts.
"A post commander, a Lieutenant
colonel was drunk on whisky neerl
every day Of his life, and when drum
was ready % pick a quarrel with an!
one.
Two other post commanders, one
major. the other a lieutenant-cOlone
drank heavily and their moods an
treatment of subordinates, often M
reasonable and mean, depended upo
the extent 10 which they were 'unde
the influence
A captain who boozed freely, an
when drunk always felt rich and hal
py. would show his good feeling b
treating his own soldiers as well a
others whenever he happened 10 NEE