The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1920-08-26

of teaching by recent graduates He then points
out that there is more permanency in the aca-
delnc staff than Is commonly supposed or the IL
heads of departments Z are permanent and 5 are
detailed for periods of years.
Secretary Baker says. In part concerning
criticism No. 4
Nothing short Of omniscience can anayze the
intricate. multiplied and scattered activities OF
the war department during the recent war at
home and in the field, give just weight to the
circumstances surrounding these activities and
apportion either the credit for success or the
blame for mistake as between the persons en-
gagged In those activities. The handful Of West
Point graduates, the larger handful Of Regular
Army officers drawn from civil life. reserve ON
GERS. officers OF the National Guard. and the
vastly larger body Of officers hastily instructed In
officers training camps altogether comprised mp
prOximately 100000 men. Of whom the West
Point graduates numbered 3,OS1. In the per
Torrance Of their work these officers were aided
by an immense body Of cvilians-captains or
industry masters of business; scientific technical
commercial, Industrial and all other kinds Of ex-
perts worked side by side 1t is my settled con-
victiOn that the commercial and industrial Or
ganization Of America during the war was
colossal success; but whether 1t was or not, the
result was not an outcome Of the system OF edu-
cation at West Point. The thing was done by the
nation and all the varied processes by which our
citizens are trained contributed"
He explains why federal statutes and govern
ment regulations produce red-tape; he admits
that the system may be slow at times, but holds
that concentrations Of public safety require that
these transactions be matters of record and that
the person responsible for decision should make
the decision. His explanation of passing the buck
is that there is as to each question q proper
person to decide 1t to ask the wrong person can
have but one or the other of two results. either
to be referred to the right person or get an I'M
authorized answer" He says the fighting was
not new. but old Then he says:
1.-THE comment seems to imply a belief. on
President EliOt's part, that graduates of West
Point have not shown up well in the military
history Of the United States. 1t ia incredible that
he could really entertain this belief. In every
war In which the United States has been engaged
since the academy was established. Its graduates
have been conspicuous, alike for herOsm and sue
cess. The following list Is made up Of names
which Illustrate American history. They are
graduates Of the Military academy, and they are
men whose memory teach our children to
revere:
"Indian wars: Custer. Crooke. Wright, Macken-
zie Cooke. A. s. Johnston, Jefferson Davis, Aber-
crombie Casey. Mccall. Candy, Rains.
Mexican war: Swift, sherman, Totten. Bragg,
II. +. Lee, Mcclellan, Beaureglrd, Huger. Reno,
Grant, Jefferson Davis, Early
Civil war: General officers in Union Army. 294;
I'm Confederate Army. 15l Grant, Sherman Sheri-
dan, Schoield. Buell., Burnside, Gilmore, Halleck,
Hancock Henzelman. Hooker Howard, Hum
phreys Fitzpatrick, Lyon Meade. Merritt. Nc
Clean. Mcdowell, Ord Pope, Porter, Reynolds,
R0secrans, SlOcum, Thomas, Warren, Wright,
Beauregard. Bragg. Cooper, Hood, A. s. Johnston,
j. T.. Johnston, II. f.. Lee Kirby Smith, Anderson,
Buckner, Early, Ewell, Hardee. A. +. Hill, ID. ii.
HILL Holmes, Jackson, s. ID. Lee Longstreet,
Pemberton Polk, A. r. Stewart, Wheeler Fitz
Lee, Lowell Pickett, ]. f. Il. Stuart, Van Dorm.
spanish war: Otis, King. Fitz Lee Wheeler.
Bell Pershing Lawton, Barry.
"EXporers, builders Of railroads, canals, light
houses etc: Swift TOtten. Mcclellan, Poe, Alb.
bott Warren, Humphreys, Talcott, Comstock
Bache Wheeler Wright, Whistler Sdell, Porter,
Wilson. Greene, Du Pont, Ludlow Meigs, Griffin
Holden, Black, Cocktails. Sibert, Gailard, Casey
Hodges.
Public life: Grant, Polk Mcclellan, Hancock
Porter, Buckner Lee, Longstreet, Du Pont Brigg
"World war: PershIng March, Bliss Bullar,
Liggett. Cocktails. Summerall. Jervey SEQ
Graves, Biddle, McAndrew, Black. Richards
Conner. ct al"