Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-21

en- and, shoulders go back and the
man too knows and feels II. II moves
his pride and self respect and he feels
worthy of his department. For this
multiple effect. military dcportm Mt is
thing OF farre1ching power. The
reasons for its Observance are sound.
Men live more by example than even
by reason" Nor is II any sad com.
mentary upon mankind that II iml-
tates In this: for. example Is action
and actiOn-is the finest most attract.
ing thing In nature. This power OF
military department for influencing
others constitutes for the officer its
strength and value. Leading, inilu-
encing. Is the officers business. II he
is military, correct gentlemanly. pre-.
men to the same thing, you will see
II In the company, battalion or regi.
ment. The commander Of men who
neglccts II Is fool
From consideration Of its object
we may arrive ut fair conclusion
ms To what constitutes military or
does not constitute deportment:
The object Of military department
is the preservation OF such agreeable
relations between military men LAS
will secure the smooth. orderly. cour-
teous, prompt and efficient discharge
or business. Whatever In personal
or official conduct conduces to this
end is military department and the
duty OF the soldier: what does not,
is nothing. empty form, not military
department.
The element of promptness Is of
the first importance and the reason
Is pianist, II II is war, the enemy
will beat you while you are dawdling.
End. II II is peace. you waste the
time not Of yourself alone hut of every
man you are called upon to work with.
II you are the captain of a company
of 100 men and You are two minutes
late for drill you have wasted 100
! minutes two hours of the govern.
ment's time divided up among those
100 men.
For an orderly and agreeable dis
charge of duty, as prime element
courtesy must enter; for an efficient
discharge, q sense of duty. puncti-
liousness In rendering to others what
is due them and nrmness In requir.
ing OF therri what is due us.
These four things, promptness.
courtesy, sense of duty and 1rmness,
constitute the worth and the dignity
of military department. or the second
element. Courtesy" say the Army Re.
gulations. par. 4, lis Indispensable TO
discipline: respect to superiors will
not he confined to obedience on duty
but will be extended on all occasions"
This regulation speaks volume in
explain IL Is but TO take from its
clearness scope and strength. ! may
only remark that II shows tho wide
range OF conduct outside OF the Off
cial, that military department touch
es In military courtesy the soldier
can never be "off duty"
I Military department excludes both
looseness and martnetcy OF loose
ness | will not speak. The easy" OH
Ger or soldier IL no soldier and not
the subject of this talk. As TO mar
tinetcy It is military department gone
mad No mailman should have any
thing to do with directing or suporvis
ing the lives or conduct of others. A
martinez Is a mailman left in military
authority; nothing else. lie is worse
curse TO the military service than q
fanatic IL to religion. Unfortunately
he is often pointed to as an example
of military department because he
shows it's extreme. Extremes are fail
examples OF nothing.
Military department Is again moth
ing less than the outward visible mark
and sign of the soldiers discipline
his training, his preparation and Of
his heart and fitness for his work
II Is at once the means and the ex
panent of discipline, that thing which
the world is coming more and more Il
recognize as above money and above
price. the basis of all natlona
strength and power; there Is nont
other. Power does not rest In supe
rlor numbers, nor Just cause, no
In greater riches nor even In will
ingness 10 fight, but in discipline tina
force which directs all Efforts TO ono