The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-08-20

of teaching by graduates He then points
out that there is permanency in the aca-
demic staff than is commonly supposed. OF the IL
heads of departments permanent and are
detailed for periods of 4 years.
Secretary Baker says. in part, concerning
criticism No. 4
Nothing short of omniscience can analyze 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 ana
apportion either the credit for success or the
blame for mistake as between the persons en-
gagged in those activities. The handful or 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 ap
proximately 2050OO men. OF whom the west
Point graduates numbered 3OS1- In the per-
formance of their work these officers were aided
by an immense body of civilians-captains OF
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 it 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 trained contributed"
He explains why federal statutes and govern
ment regulations prOuuce reu-tHpe, lie duinits
that the system may be slow at times, but holds
that conservations 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 to each question a proper
person to decide it; 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 un-
authorized answer" He says the fighting was
not new, but old. Then he says:
1.-The comment seems to imply a belief, on
President Eliots part, that graduates of West
Point have not shown up well in the military
history of the United States. 1t is 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 heroism 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 we teach our children to
revere.
oIndian wars: Custer Crooke. Wright, Macken-
zie Cooke A. S. Johnston Jefferson Davis. Aber-
crombie, Casey Mccall, Candy Rains
Mexican war: Swift Sherman. Totten, Bragg
r. e. Lee, Mcclellan, Beauregard Huger. Reno,
Grant Jefferson Davis, Early.
Civil war: General officers in Union Army, 294
in Confederate Army, 151; Grant Sherman, Sheri-
dan Schofeld, Buell. Burnside, Gilmore, Halleck
Hancock Heintzelman. Hooker, Howard. Hum
nbreys Fitzpatrick Lyon, Meade, Merritt, NC
Clellan, Mcdowell, Ord, Pope, Porter Reynolds
Rosecrans Slocum, Thomas Warren, Wright
Reauregard Bragg, Cooper Hood, A. S. Johnston
I r. Johnston, r. E. Lee, Kirby Smith, Anderson
Rpc,ner. Early Ewell, Hardee. A. P. Hill, D. II
Hill Holmes, Jackson, S. D. Lee Longstreet
pemberton Polk, A. P Stewart Wheeler, Fitz
Lee Lowell Pickett ]. f. B. Stuart. Van Dorm.
spanish war: Otis, King. Fitz Lee. Wheeler,
Bell. Pershing, Lawton, Barry.
"ExpIorers builders of railroads, canals, light
houses etc; Swift Totten. Mcclellan Poe, Alb
bott Warren, Humphreys, Talcott, Comstock
Rache Wheeler, Wright, Whistler, Sdell, Porter
Wilson, Greene, Du Pont Ludlow. Meigs. Griffin
Holden Black, Goethals, Sibert, Gaiard, Casey,
Hodges
public life: Grant, Polk, Mcclellan, Hancock,
Porter Buckner, Lee, Longstreet, Du Pont, Briggs.
'world Pershing March, Bliss, Bullard,
Lggett, Goethals, Summera Jervey Scott,
Graves. Bidde, McAndrew, Black, Richardson.
Connor ct al"