The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-16

amauga-Young, with thhe Third, wal
 drawn. As General Young and some oth
 CT civil war veterans had been devotinf much time and attention to preparing
 their young officers and men for the cal 1 to the field. It was larkely as result of their work that the little army we sent to Santiago, so far as it's personnel | was concerned. was one of the best fight.
 ing machines of it's size that the world has ever seen"
 Brigade and division commanders were l at once needed for the new volunteer army, and in the first batch of appoint ments Young regained his civil war rat l ing as Brigadier General. assigned to a l cavalry brigade in Shafter's corps. So l far as he was concerned, the campaign | in Cuba terminated with the skirmish | at Quasimas. His command was the first to come in contact with the enemy, and under his orders the first skirrnish with the lSpaniards was won. But before the general engagement at Fl Caney Young | was stricken down with tropic fever, and, contrary to some of the published biography, took no part in that action. Luzon was the next field. After the close of the Spanish war, Young with Wheaton and Lawton, was ordered to the Philip pines. Aguinaldos instruction was at its neigh, and the situation had become so difficult that powerful force, command ed by the best officers available. was im- mediately vital Young was again put in command of the cavalry brigade. Then followed two more years of taxing. thank less service-like the Indian warfare in the West, but far more difficult. Young $ work was again efficient and thorough. He had his swing, and proved that age had not dnlled his wits nor taken of the edge of his va1or. His services were well rec ognized in Washington. In February, 1901, President Mckinley gave him the covet- ed rank of major general. few months after his appointment he returned to this country, where he has since been cccu- pied as commander of the Department of California, and more recently as organiz- CT of the new war college, the presidency of which institution he now holds. For his years, General Young is still one or the most active men in the army, and will be in no mood to retire when his time Is up.
 In his personal appearance General Young presents one of the finest figures in the United States army. He Is more than six feet tall, approximately broad, and carries himself with grace and ease remarkable for so large man. He has soldiers eken, penetrating eye and an expression drawn firm and strong by years of command, yet saved from heav- mess by the light of a genial and kindly observant disposition.
 Cool and collected in plan and in ac- ,tion, he 1 syet prompt and sure in reach ing decisions and in acting updA them. An instance comes from The El Paso Crexas) Times. The anectote is of time when the army was the most effective agent in the maintenance of order in the West. and as such probably considered it. self on occasions beyond civil jurisdic- ton.
 Nearly thirty years ago Gen. s. B. M. Young, then captain and brevet colonel z~EF1C srA Fort Union, about twenty-five mics east of Las Vegas. N. M. One day some sol diers happened in Las Vegas. either on leave of absence from Fort Union or en route to or from that point, and proceeded. according to the usual GUS tom on such occasions, to take in the town" One of the party got well tank ed up," and the result was that he land ee in jail. A hotel keeper notified Colo mel Young that one of his men had got into trouble and was in jail, and that he had better hurry to town and get him out. So the next day, while the sol dier was sitting in court undergoing trial, Colonel Young arrived with about dog en troopers, and being informed where he would find the soldier, marched his troops around in front of the court house. dismounted them and proceeded himself, with drawn sabre in hand into
 
 the justice of the peace was proceeding with the trial. Thea this scene was en- acted:
 Colonel Young-Private Murphy. atten- tionI
 Murphy jumped up and faced the officer l in the attitude of attention.
 | Colonel Young-Right faceI Forward, march!
 Murphy obeyed with military prompt I o,,l t,.oI INr kl,1 of.Ia T of the courthouse door, Colonel Young following and halting him at the street. Then. turning to his command, he gave the order:
 Battalion, prepare to mount! (Mur- phys horse had been brough along for him) Mount! Right face Forward | march!' The troops then returned to
 Fort Union, carrying Murphy with them.
 General Young will probably be best re-
 membered recent in Boston as a speaker
 at the Middlese dinner on March 26. On
 that occasion he showed marked evidence
 of good temper and taste in dealing with
 the charges against the army in the
 Philippines.
 General Young's conception of discipline
 is that of an officer who has the real. not the spurious. "honor of the army" at
 heart. We quote his words on this point: | Later on, in the course of the bushwhack- | ing warfare owhich the insurgents resorted | there were, am informed and believe some
 extreme measurs mployed permitted by sub | ordinate officers; measures which. however | great the provocation for them. a Christian
 nation cannot sanction. These cases, few ir number, I verify believe, were or are being | thoroughly investigated by competent military courts, and have been, will be, disposed oi | in strict accordance with law and Justice. II | Is for the interest of the army and ndspens- | able to the preservation of it's honor to probe | such cases to the bottom, not to seek to cover | them. And you may. rest assuerd that the | army will at time show indifference tc | those priceless jewels its character and repu- l tation; that 1t has the power and the will tC
 purge itself of those who have cast discredit l upon either"
 l The kind of work is particularly encouraging
 in the light of his last and final promotion | The new lieutenant general realizes that ar l army is what its officers make it. It is a pity | that General Young has but five months in | which to stamp an individuality so forceful and | broad minded upon the department to the com. | mahd of which he has won, from the very low | est grade. by lifetime of sustained and meri. | torous service.
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