The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-23


112, 12S men, which was 20 900 men short OF the
adjustment voted. In volunteers there had been
increase Of a,oe2 eficents and 1895 extra encients
The army reserve now numbered 1000 men. to be
raised 10 100 600; the militia reserve consisting OF
men liable to serve abroad, now amounted 10 49, 1875
men the second class reserve to %, 900 men. Thus
the entire English forces were:-
Regulars and militia about ..........S 800 O0O
I'M, i6i 0U
A""o'o " borVe lao,5OU
LAG. 500 men-thls Is the number OF the army which
England can employ for foreign SERVICE Tremble
Americal
Mr. Cardwell, after some questions OF detail,
came 10 the great point Of his scheme. The
readers OF the HERALD are aware that in Prussia
each battalion has q certain district, each is
localized. the result OF which system Is that the
Landwenrman has his regiment and his barracks at
his very door, The advantages OF such q system In
acounry where universal liability to service pre-.
vails are obvious. Men attend to their military
and their private business at the same time &C.
We'll, AIR. Cardwel proposes to
PRUssTANIZE ENGLAND
i'he country Will be divided Into Territorial dis.
trcts Eacn Of these district will have central
depot. And here comes the second peculiarly OF
the system. In this central depot will be collected
not merely the line, but likewise the militia and the
volunteers. 1t Is hoped that the irregular forces
WILL, BY this association with the regulars be much
improved In many respects. Having given this
summary OF Mr.. Cardweli's proposal l now quote
the principal passages OF his speech, in which he
explains
HIS PLAN MORE IN DETAIL.
~ have always said that localization was the OBJ
Ject which we should seek to attain; and the ques-
ton IL what lOcalizati0n means as applied to our
selves. IL evident mat IL does mean literally
to s peoe ee as aUes wne Y applied
same place. but migrate In search OF labor. Our
troops DO not remain IN their own country; they go
to India and the colonies: and wnen Iney take part
In war they are moved bv railway 10 the place
where tney nave to 60 on board snip. and then
Carried by vessels to some other country where
they nave to dsembark and find new base OF ope.
r IG With Us, therefore. ocallzaton means
crulting OF training, OF connecting regulars with
auxlarles. and OF connecting the reserves with
those VINO are actually under che standards. We
believe that
THE PRINCIPLE OF LocALIzATroN
wisely carried into erect, Will attract t. the stand
ards classes which do not now JOIN them, will
spread abroad q Knowledge OF the advantages
we believe associate the army with ties Of family
and kindred. 1t VIII induce men from the militia
recruiting between the army and Inc militia. All
these advantages, We believe, 1t Will combine; and
We desire 10 establish local connection with regard
both TO officers and men. The sole object OF any
military system In time OF peace must be To provide
for state OF war, and the Jest OF any peace organ.
Immediately on The outbreak or war IN the highest
state OF elcency as large force as Is possibly COM
Secondly when we nave placed that force on foot
to MAINTAIN II unaiminished IN NUMBERS and eni-
cheney throughout the Continuance Of hostilltles.
f 20 ORGANIZATION.
The principle Is the local connection OF the army
under general officer commanding the military
district. The House are probably aware that the
tactical unit Is battalion OF eight companies. In
service every battalion contains ten companies.
II Is, therefore, obvious that if you associate two
battalions together you have out OF twenty cvmpa
mes two battalions OF tactical strength OF eight
N
our batlalions are properly formed alreadyrnat Is
to say, they possess second paltalions ana the men
are enlisted TO serve, not IN either battalion but IN
the regiment. There are other regiments, however,
in which the battalions are altogether separate enti
other. The essential idea expressed In the memo.
radum on organization by HIS Royal Highness, the
Field Marshal Commanding m-Chlc, Is that OF ter
rltorial districts each TO contain two line bat
ial0ns two militia Infantry battall0ns and certain
brigade, the whole TO rest on the brigade depot,
centre. nave shown you that there Is an equality
In the NUMBER OF the regiments at home WITH those
abroad, and 1t Is intended that OF these two line
regiments shall be always abroad and one |
always at home. The Two militia regiments Will be
associated with them In tue same brigaIe Al the
head oil the wnole will be placed essenanr colonel
of the regular army, acting as brlgaaer and com.
manding not only The regulars ana militia,
but also the volunteers OF the district. The perma-
nent STAFF OF the two militia regiments VIII be assO-
ciated with the local Depot and eventually, when
nent stan Will be appOi1ted from the pat.
ts aeS ars wnG thew can pe sen pac
their regiments, and they Will always be IN the |
highest state oil military training and elfciency.
They will De addition to the stan OF the local CEN
Tres All recruits both Tor the line and the mtltla,
will be trained at the local centres, and the whole
or the recruiting Will be under The supreme drec-
ton of the Lieutenant colonel VINO commands the |
depot. Tne army reserve men and pensioners
resident IN any brigade district Will be attached To
the depot centre for the purposes OF payment train
ing and discipline. IL II proposed 10 store all the
&C.. at the depot centre, and, as general rule, 10
tram the infantry militia DattaliOns under can
vas at their respective depot centres which Will
be their natural headquarters. All line and
militia recruits wlll Immediately on being raised,
be sent to the brigade depot for their recruit
Nothing in these proposals Is to be inter
preteu as diminishing IN any manner the control
hitherto exercised by militia commanding officers
over their respective regiments during the nom
training periods OF the year. Inc headquarters OF
the regiments Will, by this scheme, simply be trans
ferred from one place to another. the proposal Is
trcIs taken In reference to the strength Of the
militia and we have come TO the conclusion that
elxty-six will be q convenient number. In scotland
we propose that there snail be nine for eighteen
battallona. In Ireland there are at present only
seven baJtalions connected with the country by
Der Is obviously insufficient. Therefore, we
propose to add nine to the existing seven, rs TO
make the number sixteen and TO give tlcm eight
military districts. The remaining forty.nlne dis.
tricts Will be In England The committee Is, OF
course, aware that under the act OF last year, te
law OF quotas has been abolished ana that we nave
the power Of raising The militia without reference "
the Quota. Now, we ind that. considering the al
tered population, the old quota Is not Ia uuV p
portion and therefore 10 limited extent q iaiger
number will be drawn from Scotland anu SnA"''S'
number frOm ireland. .su,,