The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-07
A Retired List for the Army.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

NEW YORK. March 20 1901
Probably in the pregent session Of Congress attempt
will be made to bring In Retired bill for the Army
The passage Retired bill would the expenses
Of the army else the pay of the officers would have
be cut down. order support those who would be laid
upon the shelf BY examining the Army Register, 1t will
be that very few of the elder officers wOald be put
upon the retired st most Of them able TO perform
the duties required of them in any emergency By an
examination At the Adjutant Generals office, II will be
observed that the greater number Of officers who have
been absent from duty with their regiments for the last
i've years, young officers, who absent through
pretended sickness through favoritsm. Indeed most
OF them are TOO fine gentlemen 10 60 hard service,
ouch as wadirg through gwampe sleeping in tens, and
travelling paschng Ieserte They do not Ike beng
shut out from civilization and all the conveniences and
yxures Of life for six years al time ct some
Western post five OF six hundred miles beyond the from
tierg
BY the present course many officers by OF the
absence OF othcrs) KEEP. from seeing their friends
during period Of from five TO ten yelrs a. time ",
during peace s. stem waa adopted giving officer 30
much leave II absence for every yesfe vice with bis
reruen,. say tvo Months every ysst, vs. WOULD see
collecting fancy duty or hnsrg il toe sunshiDe Of Eastern
watering pa,es Should each be pursued then
an oicer alter four years service the frontiers could
20 home his friends ara also have time attend TO
his private bosnessi ard MS 90 rot hnk, would be
grained TO the favored few.
Some ofcera wish the Rarei bill passed for tie sake
OF the promotion without changing the present rate Of
but iy wish for the rank Those who are rich GER
tsrly would BE- the gamers By aatatpg this subject,
getting Retired bill passed and the pay cut down to the
OLD standard because they know that many OF the DILL
Gers who are poor would be obliged to resign 10 sell
defence. However, should such bl pass, the brois
tickerrgs which would be introduced INTO the army
are peycnc all human calculation Congress passed
Retired BIZ for the Navy, which carrier IN It's plausible
fes.nrfe the seeds OF and disgrace. The re
su was that took years OF legislation TO correct
rartalIv the erores done By few hours OF basty
egelation Brides am strongly opposed TO psnsionng
strpfte Increasing list, as VIII be, OF men, set
Of eu IN any department OF republic govern ent
do wish 10 zee any such system introduced was,
ard s IN operation In England with reference 70 the
dukes Of Marlborough and Wellington add their descend
arts CorgressmeD should be how they make the
frs; islse step 1t very difficult TO correct fase move
mett in tactics OF in legislation.
The army well enough ia Il the mdteiel WAS pro-
perry maragec; but there few rcstless spirits
who would be saiifhed With all the rank pay and
emolumens OF the army The Navy bill 10 frcsh 10 the
memory Of all and the disgrace which has carried Win
Il cannot bc wiped away fIcu the minds of the people
uurng he present c. Etury.
With such M example, Garnet gee how acy MEMBER
u C.rgress fail 10 against Retired bill Tor the
amy without be wishes 10 ruin and disgrace oeSore
tie people, r. u
dcd lat A