, 1877-11-05

!, MONDAY. NOfEMBEk
them all around yoi here at hcadouarters: They
performing tho 1ntEcs Of clerks Wlu, IN tho
civil departments, receive for tho same ciass Of
*o.h ,n% &, to xt5 per n9nth A oGn
arc detailed for cIerks. they 1'' arc 'r better
,llsc!rlIne. anil they saVc great deal Of money
10 t':e Government. The work Ia. 70 he lnnc,
hut tho trartce nevertheless takcs many men
from tic Aehi. IIcrc," continued lien. atlcs-
man. unrollng report, us a lfst Of cnllstcd
ine,, WIZ ~ tio'gh non'combatantt. 20 to i!iako
necs Battalion, i9s 'ncn; recruiting parties, hsI
1ncn; general service men Or clerks employed
nt tea'lalarters. 80; ordnance department, en-.
listed workman, SIC; West Point detachment.
hospital :. stewards. ia; .or'narice se!-
! total et $,ioi @en. A'i;! il! 70 that
number 5s2 indian scouts. and iuj men co1ri-
grand total uf 3,tpss enlisted men who arc nom
cutnl,atanss. This lcavcs out OF the 22, ,31l en-.
listed men In the army only 1928 for actual
service T. thc Held. 4 pretty smal, army, my
80 Tl,e que,t!on was asked. "Whcre arc these
19.0O men"
"rhcy .are scattered a1' over our beloved
country. from F1ort1a across to Puget Sound.
"liow has the Presidents Southern policy af-
fected the trnops In tho Southf Have You many
soldiers In the Southern statesf''
''No,' answered the General, ''there arc
know, there Is pcnec everywhere there. There
are unly two regiments In tue whole Southern
statee. not rnore tllnu 600 men, aipl they arc
employed 10 guarding public property"
"Ni!at Is 81 i that you wantf What ought Con-
"Congress ought, In my Judgment, to pass
tbG Army blu st once without any spee!a legis,
bili ttas emu occa lion debate. Wilic nas be.
lore tho Appropriations Committee yesterday.
! was asked II 1 could no. Eet along
stIs with the pIe:en. force cf the atmy. !
NC "!e not rcttins On ii asl The ,afety Of tho h.
people, tho safety OF the Government, aud tic
0cneral t;ovcrnsnent property, demands more
men. Before the Var thcrc WAS only one grand
rrrIor to Puget Sound: Now tbcre are dozcn
lines running through Wyoming, Ari1ona. Mob
tana, Utah, and tho other States and Territories
Of The great West. These all have to b. nro-
i Is the pioneer to the wcatl, of tho West.
Without tts protection there would bc West
without population Or development. Then
thcrc ls = lung and dangcroaa Mexican frontier
day Involve us III n war With Me1tco. Nothing
but the jutlcious contluct of the army officers
there cnn prcycnt wnr. There arc many Of
the tnhabitants along tho border who want q
war, but It Is not to ths Interests of the Gov
ernncut to engage In war at thIa time With
Mcxico.h
~ Int 10 you propose as renlctlyln
"Thc arn1y must have more MEL. The re4f-
ments ought to be be resf,;sd " the fall
men; Hity prLyatcs anu ten noiI-c,,mmlsslnnrti
officers III cacl, company. Tho clerks and all
nou-combatanls should be called by their right
TUNES, ald should not bo Sl,u1gcs! to
dent should be given tho right to tako
frotn onc regiment in m uncxposcd position
any number Of enlisted men. and aAd tU un.
otflcs regiment in nn exposed position ia ease Of
emergency, The fuct Is. my friend, as tul,l
the House CotnmIttee today. tho army is not
getting on Mt al1. Why, In tho West, where |
hage bccn tlis atlinnlcr, the officers had to carry
snuskcts, and thus do duty hotli "a officers and
incr IouE. 1t is sail by SONG TINT tAv frontiers
men, thu pioneers, md the sctt1ers on the
borler arc the l,cst lndlan fighters, and ran
take rarc Of themselves. 1low was It during
Fort shaw to tho Biz Horn last August 10
to fght loo warriors. liz wus toncI
ey thrtyass et,scn' Il. mud went tn,o
Killed and iys or six Wounded. Now, what bc.
comes Ut the wounded cttlxcna, and wtlut Will
the famllics OF tic dead ONES dot They ca1.uot
yet pensiot,. un.l arc thus cut OF from, s,sp-
port. Tho settlers arc beginning to understand
iovcrnn,ent that will let their families staryo
sftcrwar1.h
n ausxer 70 a question, the Gonern! Of tho
a, AraS fa!a mnhs.o !: anoss1 point u1n
- small there ts ap rcserrc. Every soldier u
employed, a1li In cnse Ut emergency tho ar.ny Is
almost powcrlcss. You must jnlEe rs to tle
degrees OF Ito usefulness. Forecs are takct!
ft.,FT1 Il
placed at nuoti'cr whcse they arc needed.
l.rB!tics, It would bo economy to have
large Army 1Mdiclously disposed throughout
the country. Tue transportation account Of tle
army Is enormous. During tho tnbor riots last
summer troops hal to BY brought to Pcnnsyl-
yanlA all tho way from New Orleans, nud Ire
Q,lcutly in tho West troops lInro 10 to ,1,oyed
| ard removed from one point to tho utl,er. In
| spent IoE transportation aloue would Increase
| thu artny to LII required atrcngth. Nuat Ia
wanted ut Congress- Is IN appropriation III bulk.
| The Secretary OF War md the Gcueral Ut the
they arise. Thirty .milIIuns ot dollars aycar,
net, would plaeo tue military establishment Oh
Tho General spoke With . good aca! Of
tbat lle would cut down tho army, .Why,"
llc said, "what can ConKressmcs be thinking
oil Our llttto army must fight Indians, pro-
tect thu horler. Ruar.i puellc property, prevent
States, u.l,l preycut them i, thr soutll.''
"And th asllitton," said bis questiOner, "you
hase to fight Congress for your OWN life.".
"Yes," answered tho General laughing,
"tllerc ar0 over 10000 P Postn,nstcr8 III thu
United States, aud less than a0, 0l0 so!dIers.''
THE ARMY.
WHAT TIE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT COSTS.
/ F9am Our or41 Correspondent.
| WASHINGTON, D, c., Nov. 1.-The Cabinet