The National tribune., 1905-12-28
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ereulosis. The cattle were all ordered
killed.
There ought to be a lesson in this
for men who are always in such a hur-
ry TO do nothing.
Because he did not wait until his
train stopped, Representative w. Au-
brey Thomas, of the 18th Ohio District
Court not entitled to $3.50 asked by
him from the Preferred Accident AS
ISOLATION for sprained ankle on an
accident policy held.
Mr.. Pettus. of Alabama, introduced
bill the other day which has grown
WhiSkers. It's purpose is to clear the
record of Lieut.. William H. Hugo, long
since dead. Senator Pettus said when
Introducing the bill that the young
man was cashiered in 1881 for being
"tipsy" at roll call. He declared that
the bill had passed the Senate every
session since he had been in that body,
but could never be got through the
House.
The harmony chord in the Demo-
cratic Party in Congress must be aw-
fully stretched of late. Senator New
lands is trying to revive long-ago
Of both Houses getting together and
discussing methods and measures, and
presenting a solid front on everything,
letting the majority of the Democrats
in the conference rule. That will work
all right until one of them sees some
personal advantage in herding by him.
self, and there's your harmony gone
all to the-well, to pieces again, you
know.
The MacMonnies statue Of Gen Nc
Clellan is causing a whole lot of dis
cussion. 1t Is said to be a speaking
likeness of the little General, but Mac
Monnies. with the artists license, has
put upon his head SLOUGH hat, which
veterans declare Gen. Mcclellan never
wore, or at least that he did not wear
it enough to get the soldiers acQuaint-
ed with it. The SLOUGH hat had not
yet been introduced when Gen. Nc
Clellan got tired of the service and got
out of 1t to run for the nomination for
President on the war is failure"
ticket. Gen. Mcclellan was a much
man, and all the photo
graphs known to the public, taken dur
ing the war period, represent the Gen.
eral wearing the slant-topped cap,
which was about the ugliest headpfece
our soldiers ever wore. Mayor McClel-
Ian, of New York, son of Gen. McClel-
pute concerning the head gear, and to
say whether it shall be cap or SLOUGH.
Just now there Is CONSERVATION in
Naval circles over what is happening
at Annapolis. 1t will be remembered
by National Tribune readers that the
opinion was expressed in these col
umns at the time Of the restoration to
the Naval Academy last Spring of
three cadets-sons of their fathers
who had been dismissed for hazing,
that this action would weaken disci-
pine in the Academy, and such action
although recommended by the Presi-
dent, and ordered by special act of
Congress. would bear evil fruit. The
fruit has ripened very rapidly. The
young men, among them the son Of the
Chief of Staff Of the Army, were con-
victed Of very bad case of hazfng,
and after trial by court-martial were
dismissed. They had not been out Of
the Academy two weeks when "influ-
President, Congress, the Secretary OF
the Navy, and everybody else who
seemed to have a particle Of pull, to
put these young men back. The Presi-
dent finally declared that he thought
the boys had been punished quite
enough. and asked Congress to pass q
special act which would empower him
them-oh, yes. indeedy.
And now Naval authorities declare
that hazing has always existed, and It
always will, and that dismissal for It
will not retard hazing or break 1t up
as long as anybody dismissed for haz-
ing will eventually get back, with a
petty loss Of a few numbers. Indeed,
q special committee which has been
quietly investigating, declares that 1t
finds evidence that Professors in the
Academy knew that hazing was going
on. and knew 1t all the time, but
wink" at 1t. Congress Is right up on
It's hind legs and bowling to beat the
band about this, but-what can you
expect? Some As years ago several
hundred cadets in the Military and Ma
val Academies of the United States and
q lot Of young officers and some old
enough to know better, turned their
backs on the country that had educat-
ed. clothed and fed them. and in many
instances, their parents, and followed
or after false gods. Their names were
erased from the rolls of the two Acad-
emies. and they were forever (?)
barred from wearing the uniform Of
the United States. The act then COM
mitted was the most serious known in
any criminal code. and in all Nations
Is denominated treason" In time OF
actual hostilities, when a man deserts
his Flag he Is hung without benefit of
church or clergy. Did that ban stick :?
Likewise, but different. no." indeedy.
Men whom the United States edu-
Gated to be soldiers, who used that ed
ucation to defend a flag set I'D against
the Flag of the United States. came
and begged to be permitted to wear the
uniform Of the United States, and they
were given that privilege. Their names
are restored to the rolls in the Military
and Naval Academies, and these men,
who cost this Nation four years of
bloody war, and all Of them-those
who got the privilege of wearing the
blue in the Cuban and Philippine war,
are now eligible to receive pensions
along with the veterans who kept in
tact a Flag for these "penitents" to
fight for. So-why shall not hazing
go on? A little later, q year, five years,
yea. perhaps 40 of them, and they will
get back with honors and stand an
even show with those who remained
true to the laws Of the land, and
worked for the few honors they re.
ceive. But. just tho Same, Congress
seems to be pretty well worked up and
Is going to do something. 1t is whis-
pered that thorough reorganization
Will be forced. and maybe that IL the
best thing that could happen.
The terms Of about 20 per cent of
the first-class Postmasters throughout