Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-22
False Values i'm Hero Worship
Confuse Issue in eagle Case

fighting on other fronts" The Louis
vile Times thinks that III 1t be deplored
that he considered foot ball as Of such
transcendent importance, 1t must, at
the same time, be remembered that the
considerations which led to this dis
proportionate and artificial valuation
were extremely powerful and much
man under extraordinary pressure tnat
he made the wrong decision"
American publicity methods which
made Cadet eagle what he was "A
name known on every newspaper sports
page" are blamed by the Milwaukee,
Journal and this paper asks, If pub
licity Is leading our foot ball stars TO
do foolish things, isn't It time to 90 o
little easier on the kind Of publicity that
exploits individuals in sports?"
Cadet eagles comment on the gen
teel poverty" Of q young second heuten-
ant In the Army, In his original letter Of
qualifying marriage leaked out, has
called attention to the need Of better
pay in the military and naval service.
As the Jersey Journal says: 1.-THE
Officers Of the United States Army can
not be blamed for wishing that Con-
gress would increase their pay. Neither
can they be blamed for hoping eagles
quitting win focus some attention on
the pay question" The Chattanooga
News agrees that "the pay OF 81, 800 o
year for junior officers Is ridiculously
inadequate, particularly since, In peace
time, second heutenants must remain
second lieutenants for many years.
Yet" continues this paper, "the youth
who enters West Point agrees, by his
entrance, to see 1t through"
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The Adrian Daily Telegram shares
"the feeling of q great many observers
Of our military establishment that Army
officers are underpaid. and We agree
that perhaps some upward revision OF
the salary schedule would be desirable
for the general good Of the service. But
Mr.. eagle had all the facts before him
when he entered West Point" contends
this paper; 1.-THE Government placed all
its cards on the table,"
The conviction that "there viii be O
lot said about the policy Of trying to
make men with West Point education
and training live on $125 q month" Ia
voiced by the Savannah Morning News.
The Little Rock Arkansas Demo-
crat notes that service In our Army
Is very much like service in our whole
governmental structure, with few ex-
ceptions We still stick to the naive
belief that the butcher, the baker and
the public utility can be paid with the
glory that our public servants win"
On the other side Of the question the
Memphis Commercial Appeal says: "It
Is usually agreed that four years In
West Point gives a young man o Diff
ferent outlook on life. There Is no
major general In the Army who would
exchange his position for one In pri-
vate life many times more remunera-
tive"
Little interest Is expressed In the
suggestion that some Of the officials at
the Military Academy may have known
OF eagles marriage and overlooked 1t,
papers generally seeing no likelihood OF
such o state Of affairs. Here and there
the necessity OF the rule against the
the Springfield Republican, The
charge that certain officers at the
academy knew Of the marriage but sup
pressed the fact in order that eagle
might continue to play on the team, n
not only stoutly denied, but is ungen-
erous."
OF marriage the Oakland Tribune
remarks, EFT Is probable that the case
Of q man 30 well known win draw new
attention to the rule and make new
demands that It be explained and de.
Tended by the authorities at West Point
and In the War Department" Says
the San Francisco Chronicle, Some
corporation viii probably
get the benefit Of eagles technical
training, and all because Uncle Sam
sticks to an ancient prejudice against
cadets getting married"