New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-16

fantry is in Fort Brown ready TO start
on that same road. And the general
through whom the word TO move VIII
come, if il ever does. is man with
Zach Taylor's own aversion L riding
the hobby-horse of bureaucracy, which
has n great deal 70 do with the reason
for calling him "Galloping jim
A soldiers soldier is General James
Parker-very tall. very straight,
supple, active, man past sixty, put
not past polo: a man with the wisdom
Of years and tremendous youthful
energy: curiously hesitant in speech,
and in speech alone; built for horse,
and "a dashing rider as there rs IN
the army; frank with all men and as
pointed in manner as the ends Of his
trim gray moustache There you have
the outwardness of "Galloping jim
Come at any time" is Galloping
Jim's standing invitation. and though
he often may be too busy to talk long
he never talks short.
He's Early and Late.
AT his desk in the headquarters Of
fee. planted by window which looks
toward the old Mexican town OF Mata-
moros, General Parker has the appear
ance Of a person of much leisure. but
no one knows how many hours day ne
spends there. Few see him come and
few see him go. He is at once the
early bird and the night owl. When
il comes 10 working, it is just his un-
ruflled mein that gives the suggestion
of time to spare-as witness what ne
has accomplished.
IL ever a man was impatient OF red
tape that man is Galloping jim. lie
slashes through it with his sabre
makes confetti of IT,.
The generals whole plan of opera
ton is to make the best kind of sol.
diers. in the shortest possible time, OF
the cuardsmen VINO have come under
his wing To that end he is evolving
ideas at n rapid fire rate.
From $3.50 o'clock in the morning
until taps at 10 at night every guards
mans day is mapped out. Not minute
is wasted. Yet the schedule is so ar
ranged that for the seven hottest hours
of the day the fedgling soldiers are
kept out of the sun.
Watching All Corners.
Nor does this combination father
mother and big brother at hesdquar,
tiers wait for the partly trained Guaro
officers to find out the needs of theil
men. Witness this extract from Gen
eral Order No. 16, fresh from the
Monograph, but already long in force
an connection with the supply ar
rangements of militia troops, quar-
termasters, ordnance officers, medical
supply officers and other supply officers
are informed that it is their first duty
to see that militia troops are properly
supplied To accomplish this it is not
sufficient to wait for the arrival OF
acquisitions. They or their agents
must visit the camp of the militia
and ascertain in what respect the mi
litia organizations are deficient anc
see that the articles are supplied. II
the requisitions submitted by the mi
litia contain errors the issue will be
! made first and the requisition corrected
afterward."
The New York division, so far as
"Galloping jim" is concerned, is a unit
separate from other troops in this sec
tor. Though the divided authority
which results from Major General John
f. O'Ryan's seniority of rank is a mill
tary contretemps, General Parker dis.
plays as great an anxiety for the vel
being of the New Workers as for those
for whom he is personally responsible
It was he who sent Captain Aloe, the
chief quartermaster, TO McAllen; he
whose finger was pulling the strings
when General Organs men were res
cucd from woollens.
Two Pull Together.
In every way General Parker is pull
ing with his senior officer of the militia
General Organ, although he knows the
situation is well-nigh an impossible
one. For the sake Of discipline, the
fetch Of the army. there can't be two
bosses on the job. One or the other
must hold undisputed sway. Even the
most amiable attempt at coordination
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