| Show AMERICAN IS BEST DEST i I SOLDIER ERIN IN WORLD i Mrs John A Logan Touches Up the Army and Na National National National Guard THE CLASH IN CALIFORNIA SOME PROBLEMS THAT MUST MAST BE SOLVED BY LEGISLATION TION Washington Nov 6 GIt It is unfortunate tha that faction should have been the result I of tf 1 the encampment Of ot the National Guard I Ind and nd Regulars together the past summer t specially on the Pacific slope Thi gases S are but principally wre w v re from the disinclination of ot the Nat Na Nati ti t nal Guard to conform to discipline and d the real drudgery of ot a camp campIn campIn campIn In California the feeling between the th I Regulars and the tha National Guard Guardi i ard ah an acute stage At a recent gathering resolutions were suggested t tt i t repeal peal the law in regard to annual en encampments n I of ot this character Luckily it wag vis v as subsequently withdrawn but th feeling feUng fe ling has not changed General Chaffee retired officer of the th army arm made mad a speech in which he uttered red ems ome very astounding sentiments touch ig g upon the approaching necessity of or 1 Having conscription In this country i Anyone who has paid any attention t tl the matter of ot recruits and the j fitS which confront recruiting officers t l securing desirable men realizes they have han i greatly increased and that there are fewer I enlistments in the army today than at any time in the history of the government since the civil war It shows In the tho first place that our ratio of ot native population Is very vel much mueI depleted by the enormous number of for fo foreigners Eigners signers who have monopolized the opportunitIes opportunities in lathe the United States but who nat I rally do not feel the same devotion and ana patriotism to our country as ns did the ns n nt eves tes t v es of other days Ahead of His Hie Time in speaking of this matter a few days ago ngo another officer said he thought that General Chaffee was in advance of ot hi his time and that a much bett r system might be adopted whereby the boys might be educated by the government for tor forthe forthe the service and as a compensation for their education serve five to seven seen years car carIn In the army and then be young enough t ti to i enter into civil pursuits If they so 50 de desired desired desired sired This would insure the government a reserve that would be available for any an emergency Legislation that would authorize such a aplan alan aplan plan lan may become necessary to make the army of the United States as efficient a ait as asIt ast it t should hould be because of ot the fact that the population Is so cosmopolitan Coming generations may not be as patriotic as the generations of the past The probabilities are that many of the desertions and difficulties with which the officers of the thO army have to contend also arise from the tho proximity of almost all of our army posts to large cities making It nearly Impossible to maintain discipline on account of the tho frequent visits of the soldiers to the cities clues where they are immediately surrounded by all kinds of temptations Mercenary p Agents ts aro oro ever on oa the alert alart for men IJen who t receive salaries at stated times and the very fact that soldiers have money to spend nd exposes them to the conspiracies on the part of ot men of vicious character ter who organize all kinds of ot de to beguile men into temptations Great Grent effort has been made to destroy the liquor traffic among soldiers but probably probably ably there never will come a Do time when it t ran oan an be altogether debarred If It the authorities would exercise as rigid tine time in over oer the officers of the army as 88 they th y do over the men a great change vs vi Id ld be wrought in this respect While V hile it is supposed habitual drunken r p 1158 ss is punished In the army there are in instances where it Is 15 well un that officers are habitual drink i Irs rs re and yet Nt escape being beans tried on the of dissipation on If Jr f they tl ey can enn claim that T hat they have performed their duty as ft rs it t is unfortunate that a majority of ot the 1 k st t citizens r of ot the country co are under tl th that there th re Is almost r il addiction to Intemperance in the mi try my an and therefore they try to exert their influence against young oung men enter 1 the service This tooling fooling is much ex exaggerated exaggerated exaggerated and Is in the main incorrect I but at the same samo time there is altogether too much dissipation on the part of the officers of the army that goes unpunished unpunished unpunished Tha The American soldier is the most intel intelligent IntellIgent intelligent and best In the world Officers and men havo have won for cur country Immortal honors and there is no reason why in intemperance Intemperance intemperance temperance should prevail pr vall more extensively exten extensively extensively in the army than it does in civil life lff All that would be required would be he a strict surveillance l over the rank and file of the whole army and to arraign and try and punish all who violate Regulations and dishonor the service and an their coun country country try by ov In intoxicants Int dc The National Guard could be greatly I benefited by these annual encampments I and It would be well if It it were a possible possible possible ble thing to extend the length of time from ten days to two or three e weeks I when the men would become more famil familiar familIar familiar with military affairs and would learn that discipline in camp was absolutely necessary for the life Ilfe of ot a soldier They would then be better prepared if tf ifan an at emergency should arise making It necessary necessary necessary essary for them to defend the govern goern government government ment that guarantees to them life lib liberty liberty liberty erty and the pursuit of happiness Our Ou native Dative citizens are not lacking Jacking in tn patriotism intelligence or physical strength but the idea of ot independence In acme seme minds means a following of their own inclinations and ad a d s G total disregard of rules and regulations that require obedi obedience obedience obedience ence to the commands of superior officers cers cars Thera There are ara many problems that must be solved by farse Ing intelligent legisla legislators tors upon whom tests the responsibility of providing for the maintenance of our institutions |
