The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
SIDNEY HERBERTS LETTER
Facts Of Interest to War Veterans and others.

tions, to use the full term THE United
States of America" In 1901, for ex-
ample, Mir. Robert B. Mosher, in the
Department of State, submitted to him
list of Executive Officers of the
United States" which the Secretary ap-
proved and ordered printed, and the
pamphlet is entitled Executive Off
GERS of the United States, 1889 to 1901 :"
II is true that the great seal of the
Department of State reads United
States of America" yet this important
document from that department, sim
ply reads on its title page-'The United
States" In the words of Mr.. Scruggs
But which United States?" This is
only another example of the careless or
hasty manner In which even important
official and historical matters are
treated in this rushing, reckless age.
Rev. DIR. Gunsaulus of Chicago, says
all men are not born free and equal,
but IL he will visit West Point Mill
tary Academy he can find one spot of
earth, beside the grave, where every
man, rich or poor. high or low,
strikes the same level-where they are
all equal. Gen. Charles King in the
August issue Of the World To-day, in
an article on The American Military
Academy" of which he is distin-
guished graduate. says: West Point
is sui generis. II initiates no foreign
school. 1t differs from our every col
lege and university. II is a college
that permits no secret societies, yet
develops the strongest spirit of COM
radeship among its members, and for
cause. Except possibly the sister serv-
ice school of the navy at Annapolis.
ii is doubtful If there can be found a
college in all creation whereat men are
gathered from such broadly variant
social planes, reduced instanter to a
common level and started on their ca
reer with four years Of incessant strug-
gle for the prize and the absolute as
surance that neither birth, family.
money nor Influence" can in the
faintest degree, affect the issue. From
start to finish, there is no other rule
than MAY the best man win. .
Brains and health. zeal and integrity
are the only things that count The
highest honors have often been won by
the lowest born" All this from Gen.
King is simply a repetition of what
have several times said i'm these letters,
and l quote it as a very reliable in
dorsement Of my previous statements.
The Confederate Veteran for June
contains a picture and sketch OF Capt.
Walter 3. Barker, u. s. A.. the only
ex-Confederate in the army in active
service. Gems Wheeler and Lee being
retired officers. But Capt. b. is not
fighting man. having been appointed
TO the quartermaster's department.
with Cheatham, Clayton. Butt and
Cole, on Feb. 2, 1901 He is not "at
present" in the Philippines. but on duty
over at Nagasaki. in Japan. Capt
Barker's biography. as given in the
Veteran, is full Of romance and thrill
ing episodes. In a recent let
ter ] said Tennessee had claimed too
many Confederate generals. Gen. B. r.
Johnson being from Ohio and Gen. Nc
Combs from Pennsylvania I overlook
ed two others. Gen. O. +. Strahl. who
was born In Washington county Ohio.
and Gen. John G. Carter. born I'm
Georgia both killed in the battle of
Franklin They were. however. most
" raised and educated In Tennessee.
Eight Of Alabamas Confederate
generals were born in Georgia. and an
made fine records In the war. Georgia
also gave two TO Texas and one TO Ten
nessee. South Carolina gave Alabama
four Confederate generals and one