The Washington times., 1908-11-09
ARMY OFFICERS SORE"
OVER SATURDAYS HIKE
Pen Picture Drawn of Contrast Between Scenes at Army
and Navy Club and the Barracks and That at the
White House.

has been heard in many O. day. and,
Ihe conversation was all headed Ia one
actiOn-dOn't forget that With the
possible exception OF a Government
Gierk, an army officer can find more 70
KICK ABOUT IN one minute than an OFdi-
nary mortal could fnd IN a year, and
the sixty had enough at their disposal
today 20 vent their spleen for a month.
mustered heels, barked shins, bruised
nands, and fingers, hngemails that
looked ike buZZsaWs, haggard faces,
We're a Few of the outward reminders
InaI the officers had been walking sat
urday. Beneath the surface, hundreds
OF strained muscles ached, and aChed,
ana ached. And the officers cursed, and
cursed, and cursed. Rock Creek Park
is nightmare; the creek itself IS q
horror to every man who hiked Sat
urday.
DisappTOval Hearty.
President Roosevelrs efforts 10 assist
General Bell in furthering the physic8.
development Of the general stan meets
" n the hearty disapprovaI Of the
general stan. according 10 the unani-
nous opinion expressed today.
- the War Department insists that
an officer cannot be fitted for war by
loinhg IN front OF tue log hre at the
club. with whisky ana soda within
convenient reaching distance, all well
ana good The officers are willing 10
help out They'll even so 50 far as 10
walk 10 the department. provided the
walk rs short one; ana not call for
the army ambulance while exchanging
weekly calls at the post. But stunts
IKE the one pulled OF Saturday-well.
the comments just never could get into
print The situation was sized up by
an officer at the Army and Navy Club,
between drinks and rubs.
The President is in training for his
hunting trip Ia Africa. We're not, so
Us 90 HuH "a Ina "a O. L
into the thick OF the Unguda region, the
only transportation facilities he viii
have viii be his feet. so he tears of
ABOUT twenty miles q day So DO we,
because we don't need that kind OF eE-
erCise. lie climbs the sides Of steep
cliffs. possibly with a view to strength
enIHg muscles that viii be called Into
play upon the approach OF a man-eati7g
have 10 when we hght. We leave the
climbing 10 the Signal Corps and sharp
shooters. but we climb just the asme.
More Reasons.
Boats are not plentiful IN Africa. and
irs easier 10 wade than 20 row or be
rowed so we are called upon 10 wade,
possibly with the hope tnaJ some day
We will have an opportunity TO emulate
General Funston, and capture Ag Iinal5o
the next time he IS a fugitive fro our
soldiers In the islands. We are -eIIed
upon 10 scale cliffs. and get a fOOJhoId
on ledge about one foot wide, be-
cause whole armies can't carry on ef-
fective warfare Ia thHt manner When
ne lose our fDOuug and IAN back LlrJ
the creek We Kill two birds with one
stone, for we furnish amusement 20
the Commander-ir-Ch and We demon
strate how an officer should fall into the
river after he finds the cliff inaccessi-
bic. And. incidentally, We are made 10
furnish a good story for the uewspa-
pers. just because some one who had the
right TO DO so passed the tip around
d. q the President had showed us up
Are we sore2 OF courC- we're sore.
mentally, physically, and morally"