New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-21

a representative in Washington. III,
il not called a minister, hui is simpl!
"A charge d'affaireS. IL is likely tina
"A minister will be appointed later
although perhaps as "A duchy, Luxem
burg is not entitled 10 n diplomat o.
the ministerial rank.
Cz~echo-Sloyakia Is now represented
in Washington. The counselor of lie
cation and charge d'affaires al in
term is Mr.. Karel lialla. He has
with him four officials, a military at
tache, an assistant military attache
a secretary of legation, and just
plain attache whose duties are moi
detailed in the booklet of the dipl0
mats.
The Serbs, Greats and Slovenes are
represented in Washington by an en-
voy extraordinary and minister pleni'
%po;entiary, Or. SlavkO y. GrOuitch
Madame Grouitch. who is here with
her husband, is a West Virginia girl
Her maiden name was Mabel Shlnh'
Several of the representatives of for
eign governments in the United States
have American wives.
Poland now has representation mere
as an independent nation. The envoy
extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary of Poland Is Prince Casimir
Lubomirski. The consular of the le-
CATION is Francis Pulaski, who is ac-
c%ompanied by his wife.
New Methods at West Point.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, superin-
tendent of the West Point Military
academy. has said In his annual report
TO the War department that the Ola
rigid army methods were swept for
ever into the past by the World war,
and that n new type of oificer mas
been produced, one who understands
the mechanics of human feelings
Now. General Macarthur does not
mean by this thar the army ofhcers
Of the past We're not humane. Neither
does he mean that they were not care
full of the feelings of their men. He
means simply that the old-time rigid
system is to pass. lie writes, or
concerning officers who re-
ceiye their training AT West Point.
Things have changed utterly mt the
States Military academy.
Whether they have changed for the
or for the worse, depends en-
tlrely on the viewpoint. A good many
of the older graduates Of the academy
think that the change Is for the worse,
while a good many of their brethren
think that the change Is for the bet
ter. II may not be uninteresting to
lei American laymen know just what
Of the changes are.
Some Of the Radical Changes.
In the old days nj West Point cadets
were not allowed any spending money.
The government paid them "A certain
each year which was put into the
hands of the treasurer of the academy.
Any cadet who was found with money
IN his person was given n severe pun
Now. today n cadet is al
50 AT a time.
In the old days no cadet was allowed
o leave his room unless he were wear
ny his fun dress uniform. OF course,
( he were going TO artillery or cavalry
lrill he could wear what was called
n the old days a shell jacket. which
was something like the ~present-day
Not long ago I went up 10 West
Point Ia attend the reunion Of the
members of the Glass of 81. Some OF
lcademy for n great many years. One
# the first things that struck the eye,
md Il must be confessed shocked the
disciplined minds of the visitors. was
he sight of scores of cadets playing
ennis, or golf, or something else, at
fred in garments ~shockingly unmili-
airy 20 the men who In their day did
ct dare venture forth from the pri-
acy Of their quarter unless arrayed
n the swallOw-talled, stif-collared,
,elt -%buttoned, dress Coat Of the regu-
alton type.
Today the cadets get extended
'hristmas leave. provided they stand
yell In their studies. In the years
hat are gone there were no Christmas
caves. II Is true that n three days
ave was Instituted some years ago
[ Christmas time for the cadets who
ad not received more than eight de-
lerit marks for six months. Anybody
lho knows the American boy and
nows what the discipline In the mill
lry academy was. readily can imagine
many cadets received Christmas
ave.
Il Was Easy to Get Dement'S.
IN that elder day If n man hung his
resS cont on the second peg OF his
lcove instead Of on the first he got
bree dement's. and If he forgot 10
vert has wash bowl after having his
rill-stained hands he a given two
emerits. There were dement's for
out Of the window and there
ere dement's for failure 10 fold the
with plumb-like precision.
here were dement's for a thousand
nd one things which II was perfectly
for any American boy to do.
Once on n time the writer hereof
a. given ten DAYS extra guard duty.
m days confinement 10 quarters and
W demerit marks for mailing a let
r. before breakfast. Now. how can
his be. some one Will ask. Well, here
the way Of 81. The mail bag hung
the guardhouse just inside the door
nd the guardhouse was "off limits
.til the first drum had sounded for
reakfast. The drummer was stand
IL outside the guard house with his
tIcks poised to hit the first crack
n the drumhead when ] stepped IN
de the guardh0use and dropped the
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