The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-11
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Value Of Military Training In
National Defense
ALL MEN NATURALLY s
WILL EvADE DANGER
Properly Drilled and Led They
Become Efficient Machine On
Battle Line

Capt. Paul B. Malone Of the Second
Infantry plainly showed the value Of
military discipline, and traced its re-
suits and effects through the past wars,
in an interesting manner last night at
the Y. M. G. A.. Captain Malone Is
one Of the number of speakers who are
In a seri1s of Thursday night prepared.
ness lectures in Cooke Hail.
Captain Malone paid high tribute TO
the successes of ancient warrfors AMI
the methods which were used in the
training Of men. He considers as most
important that men can be trained in
time of peace so that when the stress
OF war is upon them they can act, not
as they would reason, but as they are
automatically trained to act. This nee
essary part of the actions Of troops in
battle only comes from the discipline
that Is received in the time Of peace.
American just Plain Man
The dependence of any country must
be placed upon trained and disciplined
mon under the direction Of trained and
disciplined leaders.
1.-The American, y said Captain Ma
lone, is just a plain man, very much
pulled up with conceit. His feelings in
battle are somewhat akin TO those of
all men in great danger.
Captain Malone compared the value
OF each citizen and soldier as he was
trained and disciplined to conduct him
self under the stress of emotions.
The proof of the inefficiency Of the
unframed man was ably presented by
the reading Of letters that are histor-
ical' data. The speaker quoted from
the letters OF. General Washington in
the War of the Revolution, showing
what troubles he confronted with men
and companies, many ti'1es the officers
facing mutiny and death at the hands
of their own men because of the lack
of discipline, which, was described as
" the qnaGty possessed by efficient sol
diers which causes each to appreciate
and accept without question the powers
and limitations of his rank; which in
spires each with confidence in the mill
tary steadfastness of his comrades and
makes obedience to his lawful superiors
second nature"
Washington's army, was reduced and
the cause of much hardship to the re-
naming soldiers was the fact that the
men OF the army did not possess this
idea. E.gs. .&=...
Cadets Win Mexican War
To the cadets of West Point, Cap
tain Malone gave credit for the hasty
termination Of the Mexican War. He
explained how, with military precision
and accuracy, and love of discipline,
Nhnr ~ q
going into Mexico were Instrumental
in bringing that war to a speedy end
The effect of the emotions Of the sol
dier in, time of danger is necessarily
the same to any man and the benefit
that comes from training is that each
man acts as machine rather than as
his will dictates.
Captain Malone cited many instances
from wars which showed that the sol
der yields involuntarily to the in
stinct of self-preservation and that
under fire this only serves as an excuse
for n temporary desertion from the
ranks, unless previously each man acts
with q respect for the commands of the
officers,
Emotions Under Fire
The effect of war on tho emotions
Of men were illustrated by a number
Of personal experiences of Captain Ma
lone in the Philippines and Cuba, which
added mnch to the interest in the
lecture. The value of officers who are
leaders and are able to control them,
selves and keep busy rather than think
of the danger proves itself in time of
war. Control under fire is useless with.
out trained men. The men who are
disciplined are the indispensable men in
an engagement. -.