The National tribune., 1907-09-05

| iiEsu ol ItOTuiiS Is 80 liidl tiiS
Ioverwork of the men remaining i'll ranks
is source OF discontentment, notwith-
standing every effort is made to reduce
the post work.
Not only are more men needed in the
| existing organizations. but there should
be a considerable increase in the infan-
try as a whole, in view of the heavy
demand of tropical work and foreign
service likely to be required in the near
future.
insufficient pay, too much fatigue
| duty, CERTAIN details connected with
| practice marches, resentment at the
abolition OF the canteen, and recent re-
quirements as to fnger-marll and pho
tographic identification are set down as
the grievances which prevent re-enlist-
ment and increase desertionS AS one
result of the abolition of the Cauteen
there is little or no profit from the post
exchanges. formerly applied to the pur-
chase of books, so that there are now
practically no post libraries, formerly
so attractive to the young soldier.
| Pulajanism has been eradicated ih
| the Island of Leyte Tor the first time
/ it is said. since the American occupa-
ton, according to advices received at
the War Department, and peaceful con-
ditons now prevail there. Both the
military and the constabulary, which
I'liave been working together thruout To
bring about this much desired result,
are receiving praise from all sources.
1t is said there is but one chieftain.
Felipe Ydos, with three followers. still
at large. Col. Smith, Maj. Bell and all
the American troops have Withdrawal
from field service in the province.
Love does sometimes find a way
that is all right, and it looks as tho that
might be true in case that has just
come thru all right in Washington. \
year ago Alfonso Zelaya, only son of
President Zelaya, OF Nicaragua, who
had been up here going 10 school, fell
in love with pretty little girl. Miss
Raker, of this city. The girl was nice,
but poor, ard not of "the blood" by any
means. 1t was genuine love match.
Then the young man YVES kidnapped by
the Nicaraguan Legation here, and
placed in durance vile, at the request
of his President father. He managed
to get free somehow. and came back
from Nicaragua, where he was finally
taken, and, placing his bride in a small
Hat they went to housekeeping. Ii has
been pretty tough pull for all of them.
The bride has been i'll in the hospital,
and underwent an operation for aDpen-
dicitis, and the young man has earned
his living by playing the piano in beer
saloons and like places always honest,
always the gentleman, it is said, but
getting small pay. Now his reward has
come. President Zelaya has wired the
couple to come down and see him and
all shall be forgiven. Young Zelaya
says that he can't much blame his
father. for it was natural that he should
want his only son to be something in
life and to marry wealth and position,
but that for himself he loved the pretty
little woman he married. and he would
stay with ler. They now go to Mica
n to tix,r iyn I,A IL
sion.
Senator Dick, of Ohio, who has come
TO be regarded as the champion in the
United States Senate of the organized
militia of the country, has also extended
his interest to the Regular Army. He
has been in Washington in consultation
with officers of the Army and Navy. in
respect to the proposed increase OF pay
IN those branches of the service The
Navy is interested in this subject, be-
cause in many cases its pay and allow
ances are by Statute based upon those
given to the Army. Senator Dick, in
conjunction with Representative Ca
prom, of Rhode Island, has already
fathered pending bill looking to the
improvement of conditions in the per
rsonnel of the Navy, and ii was in pur-
suit of the general purposes of that act
that the Senator came to Washington
He found that the representatives of
the War. Navy and Treasury Depart
ments (the latter Interested in the re-
arrangement of pay tables) have already
agreed upon a joint bill, which upon
inspection he was inclined to accept as
satisfactory measure. He requested
that copies of this bill be furnished him
es soon as IL was approved by the Pres
ident, and 1t is expected that he viii
avail himself of the opportunity to out
line arguments to back up the measurc
when it is taken up Tor consideration by
Congress.
Senator Dick stated that he had been
a close student of the Army for many
years, and that he was convinced that
il is absolutely necessary to grant an
increase of pay, especially for the en-
litsed men, if the Army is to be main
tanned at anything like its present
standard. As an example of the i'm
possibility of getting recruits or re-en-
listments at the present rate of pay, he
stated that few weeks ago ne saw a
company of infantry on a practice
march. There were but six enlisted
men present with the company The
Senator said he believed that Congress
and the people would not sanction the
continuance of laws that made such 4
condition possible If all the facts Were
properly presented the bill would be
that he would do all he could TO that
end.
You are hearing a great deal just now
about Miss Ethel Roosevelt, the young
lady of the White House." and a good
deal of all this is a regular nature
fake" Miss Ethel is now II years old.
She is what everybody would term "a
nice child" She is in no sense of the
word pretty" for she has not the col
oring or rhe style of Il pretty girl,
but she is wholesome, good-natNred,
bonnie lasse, full of life, but not tom
boyish in the least nor hoydenish. Sh"
is fond Of animals and of all outdoor
sports, plays tennis with her father in
way to please an expert, golls Il good
deal, and rides and drives like a boy
She is little full in figure, and up to
now has paid not one bit of attention
TO her clothes. None of the children
of the President are more than aver
age" good at books. They keep up thei:
end of the string, and that is about all
Miss Ethel is no exception. She is not
"linguist," tho she can ask for bread
and butter in German and say thank
YOU in French. The school she is at
tending is more for young ladies who
want to learn the graces of life than
anything else.
During the Summer the formerly dis
tinguished kentuckIan.. Hon. John G.
Carlisle, has frequently been seen in the
changed radically since he yas Speaker
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