The Washington times., 1903-08-04
OFFICERS RESIGhING
FROM REGULAR ARMY
Twenty-nine Have Quit Ser
vice in Seven Months.
ONLY SIX WEST POINTERS
Range in Rank From General to Lieu
tenant-Younger Officers Left Be
cause Army Life Didn't Suit.

Twenty-Five regular army officers have
resigned IN the last seven months. and
the old officers who predicted the fall
ure of the army 20 assimilate all the Tn
trained material which was forced Upon
it at the time Of the Spanish war are
nodding their heads and excIaiming Il
told you so"
The men who left the service ranged
In rank from brigadier general TO Sec
ond lieutenant. Brig. Gen. John A john
son left the army to look after
business interests. and many other res
ignations were for the same reason But
most of the younger officers who with
drew did so because they found thsy
were not fitted for the service and did
not care for the life. A few OF them re-
signed rather than leave the army in =
less dignifed manner.
Ofthe twenty-nine men who have aban-
doned an army career in the last seven
months. only six are West Point men.
Two OF TIE West Pointers who with
drew were young lieutenants who were
in the Academy at the time Of the span
ish war. and objected TO the ruling OK
Secretary Root which permitted volun-
teer officers who entered the regular
army to outrank them.
designations Increasing.
designations were almost unknown
among the commissioned officers in the
regular army before the Spanish war.
In 1897 only seven OF the 2,164 commits
stoned officers in the army resigned.
This was one resignation for every 900
officers In 1902 the number OF resigna-
tions was fourteen. or one for every 27s
officers. II designations continue
throughout this year at the same rate
which has prevailed for the first seven
months about one officer in every sixty
five will leave the service.
Schools have been held at several of
the important posts for the benefit OF
the young officers who entered the army
at the beginning OF the Spanish war
without adequate preparation and with
little more TO recommend them than the
word of some Senator or Representa-
tive. But many OF the recruits were
wholly unsuited to the army and have
not prohted by the opportunity offered
them TO learn military science from
officers who have had both theoretical
and practical training
List of the Officers.
The officers who have resigned from
the army since December Is. 1902. are:
Capt. c. Byron, First Lieut. Arthur NJ.
Line, First Lieut. Richard P. Strong.
Second Lieut.. William NJ. Kistler, Brig.
Gen. John a. Johnston. Capt. Thaddeus
P Varney. First Lieut. Stanley How
land, First Lieut.. George r. D. Mac
Gregor, Second Lieut.. Lewis c. Hamil-
ton. Major Henry NJ. Morrow. Second
Lieut.. AIgernOn E SartOris. Capt. Frank
B. McKenna, First Lieut.. Charles p.
Faulkner. Capt Robert Sewel. Capt
George T. Summerlin. Chaplain Joseph
J. Mexican. First Lieut.. Howard W.
Beal, First Lieut.. David McRoaeh, First
Lieut.. Edmund VI. Rhett, Second Lieut.
Henry NJ. Dougherty. First Lieut. James
| V. Guthrie, Second Lieut.. Nelson r.
Johnson, Second Lieut.. James A.
Roane, First Lieut.. Jerome 5. ChafTee.
Second Lieut.. Cleveland Hilson, Second
Lieut.. Earl c. Pierce. Second Lieut..
William l. Westervelt, Second Lieut..
John W Kilbreth.