The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-08-27

VI tedCulnk ny recent graduates. nc IhcA pOiht0
out that there Is more permanency In the aca-
demc stan than is commonly supposed. OF the IL
heads of departments are permanent and are
detailed for periods OF years.
Secretary Baker says, in part concerning
criticism No. 4:
Nothing short of omnscence 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 OF West
Point graduates the larger handful Of Regular
Army officers drawn from civil life, reserve Off,
GERS officers Of the National Guard and the
vastly larger body OF officers hastily instructed IN
officers training camps altogether comprised ap-
proxmately 100000 men. of whom the west
Point graduates numbered S,OS1. In the per
Torrance of their work these officers were aided
by an immense body of cvilians-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
ganzation 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 are trained contributed"
He explains why federal statutes and govern
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 as to each question a 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 ~
authorized answer" He says the fighting Wa
not new, but old Then he says:
The comment seems to imply belief, on
President Eots 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 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 we teach children to
revere:
"Indian wars: Custer. Crooke, Wright, Macken-
z,e. Cooke, A. S. Johnston Jefferson Davis Aber-
crombie Casey Mccall, Candy Rains.
Mexican war: Swift, Sherman, Totten, Bragg
r.. &c. Lee Mcclellan, BeauregIrd Huger. Reno.
Grant, Jefferson Davis Early.
Civil war: General officers In Union Army 294
in Confederate Army, 151 Grant, Sherman, Sher
dan. Schofeld, Buell., Burnside, Gilmore Haeck
Hancock Heintzelman Hooker, Howard. Hum
phreys. Fitzpatrick. Lyon, Meade, Merritt Nc
Clelan Mcdowell, Ord, Pope, Porter. Reynolds
Rosecrans, Slocum, Thomas Warren Wright
Beauregard, Bragg, Cooper Hood, A. s. Johnston
] e. Johnston r. f. Lee, Kirby Smith, Anderson
Buckner Early. Eweli Hardee. A. p. Hill. d. II
Hill Holmes, Jackson, s. D. Lee. Longstreet
Pemberton, Polk, A. P. Stewart Wheeler, Fit7
Lee. Lowell, Pickett. j. f. B. Stuart. Van Dorm
spanish war: OTIS King. Fitz Lee, Wheeler
Bell Pershng, Lawton. Barry.
Explorers, builders OF railroads, canals, light
houses. ETC.; Swift Totten. Mcclellan, Poe. Alb
bolt Warren, Humphreys, Talcott Comstoc.S
Bache, Wheeler, Wright Whistler, SideIl Porter
Wilson, Greene Du Pont Ludlow. Melgs. Griffin
Holden Black, Goethals. SIbert, Gaillard Casey
Hodges.
Public life: Grant Polk, Mcclellan, Hancock
Porter Buckner, Lee, Longstreet, Du Pont. Briggs
world Pershlng March. Bliss Billiard
Liggett Cocktails Summeral Jervey Scott
Graves. Bidde, McAndrew, Black. Richardson
Common ct al"