El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-30

OCULAR army officers in and
around Il Paso are not pleased
IL because so many militiamen are
wearing the uniform here, judging
from the letters appearing in the Army
and Navy J0urnel and in various news
pepers over the country. Recently the
Following. contribution appeared in the
Los Angeles Times from FL Paso-
Many OF the regular officers ara
asking that distinctive type OF Uniform
be adopted for the regulars. As II is
now. there is nothing to distinguish
the regular from the volunteer. This
crushes the pride Of the young regu-
lars At FL Paso this summer the young
staff officers used TO go for dinner 10
the Hotel PasO del Norte, where the
elite Of the community held forth
Even in their olive drab they gave the
dining room a dashlng appearance
After the president called out the ma
LiOnal guardsmen. the militiamen began
pouring into f PasO. and the militia
officers also made a dash for the big
hotel 10 be admired This was too
much for the West Pointers. The night
following the arrival OF the militia they
appeared as usual al dinner but every
mothers son OF them wore citizens
clothes. II the militia officers were en-
titled TO wear the army uniform, then
the West Pointers wouldn't wear any
uniforms at all"
a Regular Captain" writing from
Fl PasO to the Army and Navy Journal.
says the regulars and militiamen
should have separate uniforms as dis
tinguishing marks and he thinks that
all ought to have different uniforms
for their work 10 that worn on pleas
ure- He wants 20 know how many
other people work in the same clothes
they wear to social functions
1T is time that our authorities took
notice of the dress OF our soldiers VINO
are in cautOnment on the border. he
SAYS 1.-THE men SLOUGH out in public
places IN dirty. ili-ftting. unattractive
clothes that create a very unfaFor-
able impression on the Inhabitants. as
there is no doubt that q mans conduct
and mental attitude is governed to 2
which he is CARRIED It Is very
noticeable fact that many men and Of
ficers grow exceedingly slOuchE IN
wearing the same clothes on sundays,
of duty when OF pass. and all the
tine. which creates q mental attitude
toward the performance OF their duty
N the same manner as they wear their
uniforms. Il Is q strange mind indeed
that thinks that men should wear the
same clothing all the time in peaceful
surroundings the same as they wear IN
actual hostilities- The color OF our
uniform is well enough for actual field
service but why should We not have
A dash OF color or Ornamentation TO
give tone TO the general appearance
MS EDulQ DG td1l4E Et4lluA Gu n men EA'-
Ing INTO action or III the lneater OF
actual operations Our army has gone
wild over invisibility. and the olive
drab clothing seems TO have replaced
All Of the time honOred clothes which
created a pride in the wesrer Of being
a soldier. If we are 10 get q new
uniform. as has been suggested, let the
officers on the board think on some
other lines than those OF the firing
line. as those conditions have been few
and far between since the adoption Of
the olive drab in 1892"
Tom Jones, who works IN the COM
posing room OF The Herald for liv-
ing and raises bull dogs for diversion,
had an experience the other night
that kept him shiVering for several
hours after IL was over. He was
awakened during the night by some OF
the neighboring dogs fighting with his
own and ran out TO try TO separate
them II was dark as a black cat in
the yard and Mrs. Jones. who was also
awakened. did not see her husband, n