Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 103, 3 May 1894 Edition 02 — CORRESPONDENCE. ' [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE. '

[We ‘io not hoid ot>r9elres respcosībl« for j :h* opin oas or tbs atter»aces of o«r j j eorrespondects.] Editop. Holomua: It seems that tbe total absence of the officers of the ditfereQt i raen-o{-war in port from the late 1 p. g. regiment “hop," hasaronsed : the displeasare of Mr. Dole. i | While we have fonnd it onlyj pro{»or and v rv natnral for thos«- | gentlemen to bold aiooi frora a crowd in whieh tbey wonld have foand tbeniselves uncomfort’ible ! aud entirely ont of plaee. it is highly praiseworthy and eommendable, when gentlemen show their own selfrespect in refnsing to mix np with individaals intellectually as weil as morally s<> f;ir beiow their station. If Mr. Oolo only had the slightest idea abont the modus operandi ns to ! how and of nliat malerial military ofncers are created in civilized conutries, aud could properly , appreciate thoir stitiou in official 1 aud social life. be would probably sbare our opiuiou on tbe subject and \vould not bave wondered about their absence frora tbe late eutertaiumeut at the Drill shed. Now, in oider to show Mr. Dole the ditfereuce between military officex-s of civilized countries and ; tbose created by him. we will ! give him only a slight idea of the | roquirements of tlie former as the ! disqualifications of his own, are ! surely woll enough kuowu to ! him. The first requirements f«<r any young gentlemau aspiring for an officer’s position are a elean ! record of a good moral cl’aructer, ; superior training and higli intellectna! attaiuments—with such he may preseut himself before a board of examiners of the diff9reut military traimng institutions, , such as Westpoint, Annapolia l etc.. whereafter passing success- , fnlly a very stifl' aud rigid exlamiuaiion, he may be admitted as Cadot—as sueh he has to uudergo a ini!itarv study and practical training for four long years (in other countries eveu louger) when finally he will be admitted to his graduation eiamination; if he passes it satisfactorily a cominission as 2nd. Lieutentnt for the Anny or a corresponding r.iuk in the N*avy will be issued to hiin —but then u n«mber of years of actual «ervice will elapse, and he raay grow old and gray before he may uttaiu tbe rank of a Colouel. Therfore it is easily to be eomprehended. that those gentlemen hesitate to associato, or put themselves 011 the same level with ignorant and unrefined individuals piekeil up from the differeut street-eorners, and put iuto a military Uniform. Dn sfiplime au ridicule il n'y a qn’uu pas. SoLDIER. 1