Evening star., 1934-08-05
THE Marines Are Leaving"
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first, the finest people in the Republic looked
askance at this new educational institution the
Marines built up, but with fidelity to its ideals,
the best families in Haiti now send their sons
there Glasses start in August and in Sep
tember, the officials expect to graduate Is OF
the future officers of the Garde dEIaiti. 1t is
a I4-months' course and the washingtonian,
Mai. DeCarre, explains that there we're officers
schools in existence for the past six or eight
years. He is proud of the Haitian War College,
which was started in 1880. There were 80 in
the first class, 40 in the second and so in
the third
The major says there were 700 applicants
from all Haiti. but only so were chosen.
This shows the strict discipline and standards
upon which the institution Is conducted. Pat
termed after the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Md. the college from which
Haiti is expected to draw the future officers
for her army has a system of dement's and
officers for each class. The passing mark is
u.s. based on scale of as perfect just like
the Naval Academy Examinations are held
every Saturday. Afternoons devoted to
athletics.
Maj. DeCarre is loath to take credit for the
institution, for he modestly says that Maj.
Oscar r. Cauldwel, who recently attended the
Army War College here, and formerly COM
manded the Ecole Militaire, put the place
on its feet
A native, Lieut. (Alex) F. A. Posy, is execu-
tive officer of the Ecole de Guerre while the
assistant commandant is Capt Roy G. Swink
of the Marines. Six Haitian officers act as
instructors at the institution, which soon viii
be entirely in the hands of natives. The son
of the Secretary of the State Ellie Lescot is
a student there. The first families now try
to get their sons entered, so appealing has
become this institution, built up by the mill
tary occupation.
When the Marines withdraw President VIM
cent will choose the new native commandant
Of the Garde d'Haiti from among the colonies.
There are three of these, Col. Demosthenes p.
Calixte Col Ferriance NJ LaFontant and Col.
Jules P. Andre. These names will doubtless
make Haitian history, in the next few months.
And the blue-eyed, stocky major general, who
Is Clayton B. Vogel, will relnquish control of
the force that is both army and nationwide
police. From the white, two-storied building
In which the headquarters of the Garde
dHaiti is located, he viii take his khaki-colored
helmet. bearing the insignia of the Haitian
Republic, and step down to become an officer
In the Marine Corps again.
EnlistmentS in the Garde dHaiti are for
three years. It is high tribute to the Marines
Ing, the Haitians, under the vigilant eyes OF
the leathernecks, took second place in the
Olympics On the Field OF Mars, the police
force of Port au Prince, under Capt John T.
Walker, who has served chief, opens ranks
for inspection, goes through a fine rifle drill
with United States Marine firearms and then
stacking arms" these natives put on realistic
riot drill, poking imaginary rioters In the
stomach with a billy, and shouting in unison.
as they go through an encircling movement.
fighting back the mob that exists only in
Imagination.
THE Presidents guard at the palace is the
pride of the Garde dHaiti. Picked men do
duty there. Native officers with swords proudly
at their side, put their soldiers through their
numbers. At the prison, furniture Of ma
hogany, chairs desks and the making of rugs
and other useful articles occupy the time of
those who have encountered the rigor Of the
law Presiding over the prison is the old
timer, Capt. Syenson.