Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-19

of teaching by recent graduates. He then points
out that there is more permanency in the aca-
demic staff than is commonly supposed. OF the II
heads of departments Z are permanent and are
detailed for periods of 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 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 ap-
proximately 205,O0O men, Of whom the west
Point graduates numbered 30S1. In the per-
Torrance 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 e&-
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 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 hods
that conservations of public safety require that
these transactions be matters of record ana 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 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 I'M
authorized answer. He says the lighting was
not new, but old Fhen he says:
1.-THE comment seems to imply 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 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 ana 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 t.
revere:
INDIAN wars Custer, Crooke. Wright, Macken
zie. Cooke, A. s. Johnston, Jefferson Davis, Aber
crombie Casey, Mccall, Candy Rains.
"Mexicun war: Swift, Sherman, Totten, Bragg
r. Il. Lee Mcclellan, Beauregard Huger Reno
Grant Jefferson Davis Early.
Civil war: General officers in Union Army. 294
III commemorate tATuy, IIuilt, oiiSAAAioH, SiSi
dan, Schofeld, Buell. Burnside, Gilmore Hallect
Hancock. Heintzelman, Hooker, Howard, Hum
phreys, Fitzpatrick Lyon, Meade, Merritt M
Clellan. Mcdowell Ord, Pope. Porter, REYNOLDS
Rosecrans Socum, Thomas. Warren, Wrigh
Beauregard Bragg, Cooper, Hood, A. s. Johnston
j. E. Johnston. r. e. Lee. Kirby Smith, Anderson
Buckner, Early, Ewell. Hardee. A. F. Hill, d. +
Hill, Holmes, Jackson, S. d. Lee. Longstree
Pemberton Polk, A. P. Stewart, Wheeler, Fit
Lee Lowell Pickett j. E. B. Stuart Van Dorm.
Spanish war: Otis, King Fitz Lee, Wheele
Bell Pershing, Lawton Barry
'EAplorers, builders of railroads. canals, gh
houses, etc; Swift, Totten. Mcclellan. Poe. A
bott, Warren Humphreys Talcott, Comstoc
Bache. Wheeler, Wright, Whistler, Sidell, Porte
Wilson, Greene Du Pont, Ludlow. Megs Gritii
Holden, Black, Cocktails, Sibert, Gaillard. Case
Hodges.
Public life: Grant, Polk, Mcclellan, Hancoc
Porter. Buckner, Lee, I1ongstreet. Du Pont Brigg
"World Pershing March, Bliss, Bullar
Liggett, Goethals. Summerall. Jervey, SEQ
Graves, Biddle, McAndrew, Black Richardso
Conner, ct al"