Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-04

All possible announcement 10 the en-
listed men should be given. In pay and
otherwise, and everything practicable
done to- render the service attractive
to men of the right type They should
be held to the strictest discharge OF
their duty. and in them q spirit should
be encouraged which demands not the
mere performance of duty, but the
performance of far more than duty, IL
| 1t conduces to- the honor and the in
terest Of the American nation; and IN
return the amplest consideration
should be theirs.
West Point and Annapolis already
turn out excellent officers. We do II u
need to have these schools made more
scholastic. On the contrary we should
never lose sight of the fact that the
aim OF each school is to turn out q
man, who shall be above anything else
a fighting man. In the army in par
| ticu1ar 1t is not necessary that either
| the cavalry or infantry officer should
| have special mathematical ability.
Probably IN both schools. the best part
| OF the education is the high standard
OF character and of professional morale
which 1t confers.
But in both services there is urgent
need for the establishment of prin-
ciple Of selection which will eliminate
men after a certain age If they can
| not be promoted from the subordi-
nate ranks, and which will bring into
the higher ranks fewer men. and these
at an earlier age. This principle of
selection will be objected to by good
men of mediocre capacity VINO are fit
ted to do we'll while young in the low
err positions, but who are not fitted to
do we'll when at an advanced agesthey
come into positions of command and
of great responsibility. But the desire
OF these men to be promoted to posi-
tionS which they are not competent to
fill should not weigh against the in
terests of the navy and the country.
At present our men. especially in the
navy, are kept far too long i'm the
junior grades, and then, at much too
advanced an age, are put quickly thru
the senior grades, often not attaining
to these senior grades until they are
too old to be of real use in them; and
Il they are of real use, being put thru
them SO quickly that little benefit to
the navy comes from their having been
In them at all.
The navy has one great advantage
over the army in the fact that the
officers Of high rank are actually train
ed in the continual performance OF
their duties; that is, in the manage
ment of the battle ships and armored
cruisers gathered into fleets. This is
not true Of the army officers, who
rarely have corresponding chances to
$500 ,,aas;tsaa. NJ .,s. =.
~ ss.,.ish ~. i, ! = :. =
Ma 1nss - s,;fa 49, ,,sa,aas, ss....'.s.7
sa,,aa 80 49, s..s.s
result, il during peace the high officials
OF, the war and navy departments are
praised and rewarded only II they save
as,,.sa,,a, - 49,. s.s-'ssa 10 s1 .e
5,as, ,,z, =. .ns selsiee ana lne
r,ta tayar ~ a~a.o,sa a..s
,,e,,,,,,a,,l, $50 a.aI p.aselsg
Srart.,, .yrarsF ~ 80 z. -
rrero nro,.aa ahsae.r - 49,. = {.
an,,<,n,,,. s.
cs,n,,. ~t,..., ..s;t., c.pScIaliy -
s,,, i, ~, 81, ssss. 80
-. ,1s-art,s, 1870, 49, p. v. e:
the vmss,r - sa,,,a,,. ~. ..ss - -
the var -it.a1eS ~, i NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Il nbservefl that the varv 1890 ,.,, ~
u. 1880 -. str.a .ss.ssSyN 0ople Wiz
\, ~ A.. a.,.aI - economy
.lros,sca t,,a 49,. -. .uA1inost "
=, sya-t,,s- r,I,,r,. loss. A'.u
800. "Sn "c.o primarily que 10
81 III 49, = - SN SSSAoaay ais ~
nSa - " pIepaas ION involved.
tl.a 49,. u 80 20 ~ increse N
sa,,.as = - ~ 1ul coas. uo-
...n. men snouio pc 81 the
. . wye ahu properly trained; and
80 -. 1ss .nsIeIoIe pc an. increase
o;. nay Ut loi'aLn skllieu sraues, espe-
shn,,,a 1s aIu,'ery money
1919. Approp.iatsa 20 permit
a,, " oc unused ~ pody and ex-
,,,,..". - ,ansusers, particularly in
aa..ssnins Sucn exercise during the
.,nn Jus. past mas been OF iIacal-
cuiaDle pehetH to the army and should
. unaer no circumstances be discontin-
ued, 4 on these practise marches and
=. ,.iaieuvers eiuerly ofncers
ploss u,ianle 70 pear the strain, they
Should p pe.ired az once, for the fact
sol,oiusive as 70 their unfifness for
war. ma. Is: Ior me only purpose be-
90 70 stay IN the service. 1t is real
n,slolsuhe 70 nave scores of small
tnm,pany OF reglmental posts scattered
~ M uou . .he country; the army should
ps salneeru IN few brigade or d.
VISION POSTS and the generals should