The Washington times., 1916-03-13

One Of the main reasons why Gen.
Frederick Funston Is expected to select
Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing to command
the United States expeditionary force IN
Mexico Is that what Funston stands Tor
at about fivc-foot-six In exactly what
Pershing stands for at six-foot-tWo'
Short, chubby Funston and long, lean
Pershing are the long and short OF eA-
actly the same proposition.
While one OF them IL professional
soldier, trained at the Military Acad-
envy, the other is q natural soldier
trained largely in the field. but arriving
at exactly the same results and under
going much the same processes.
II is a rather curious thing that the
fame OF both men in the popular mind
rests on achievement in the Philippine
Islands, Funston at the far north OF
Luzon and Pershing in the far south
of Mindanao. Likewise both came into
prominence because they both became
brigadier generals without going through
the long formula, which Is expected &c
make brlgadier generals by serving
through all the grades.
Promoted From Captain.
BLACK Jack" Pershing Is known IN
Washington principally because Ire
was made a biigadier general from
the rank Of captain-among. the orli-
nary run Of Washington people. He Is
known OF the War Department
though n long record OF actual mill
\ tary achievement in wide variety
os ways in which things can he &C
complighed ia the army.
General Pershing Is native OF Linn
county, Missouri, havlng. been born
on a farm. He was graduated from
the K.,rksville Normal School with
the degree OF b. A. in 1850. Kinks
yiIlo is where the osteopatbs come
| from and bono and nerve, which Is
their specislty. was the prine'pa,
when he entered the Military Academy
at West Point in 1882.
| In order to show that he had the
Intense Missouri desire to be shown
he also studied law at the University
of Nebraska while stationed there al
military instructor and received de
gree in law which entities him to ad
mission to the bar.
He entered the army as a second lieu
tenant in the Sixth Cavalry In 1885. IA
crushed right into trouble with his mrs
end OF the Apache campaign in Arl
iona in 1886. He was also In the Siou!
campaign In Dakota In 1S9O-9l In com
mand OF the Sioux Indian scouts.
He became a first lieutenant IN IN
auired the title OF BLACK jack" IN
Tenth being one of the negro regiment
with famous record.
Sent to West Point.
Tho service at the University Of Nc
} braska kept Pershing engaged until lS
, when, after two years of rather inter
: ala TAAFQhin
was sent to West Point as an instruS
: tor. Many Of the younger officers {
) the army remember the service OF PEI
\ shing at West Point as tactical ortice
= Many OF them will aver they could nc
= soon forget IT, -.
n Pershing's detaiiNat WeA Point. the o.
n ficer applying for active. service an
Z being sent to CuEa with his regimen
He was called to Washington to organ
s ize the Pureau OF InSular Anairs
r the War Department and alter putin
v that instrument for handling the civ
4 end of the Governments colonial anal
3 on its official feet he went to, u
Philippine Islands as a major, and n
n s;stant adjutant general OF volunteers
4 He was assigned to duty with Sc
d eral Sumner in the Moro country. VII
IL General Sumner he negotiated q
! treaty with the Sultan If Sulu. whit
stands as the foundation Of Amerlc'
There arc some Of the people WI
Il did not particularly like the condition
~ OF that treaty. especially q group !
n habiting the shores OF Lake Lanao. wi
Is insisted on taking the law into the
a own HANDS.
l. Sent Out as Missionary.
- Being 80 mewhat a stieEler for the @
le servance OF the treaty and the urhol
ing Of American authority, GensI