New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-16
THE NEEDS OF THE ARMY.

| General SbcTman in his annual report rec
ommends that the Army be ircrclsed 70
$4,000 men. He refers +, he condition Of
the sca-coast defenccs, to the effect OF the
Pacific Railroads. and says that ali distinctions
"a TO cOlored regiments should be abolished.
/ Surgeon General Barnes says the aDprcpria-
ton for his bureau was Itadcquate. The
Judge AdvOcate-Ganc recommends a stat
ute 10 prevent gambling in The Army. The
! PaymaStcr-Goneral says q change in the sys-
tenn of granting leaves Of absence should be
made. The Inspector-Genegal says the dis
/ bmsoments have been made without loss.
The Quartermlstcr-Gencra hopes that the ap.
preparation will be made adequate.
GENERAL SHERAiANS REPORT
FIVE THOUeAND MoRG ENLISTED MN SErDFD-
EFFECT or THE PACIFIC EAILROADs-PosTs
TLAT SHOULD BE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DE-
FENCrs-wEsT POINT And CoLoGFD CADETS.
WA,HINGTON. Nov. 1j.-rhc annual report Of
General Srrman 10 the Secretary of War is given
to the public to-day. After calling attention 10 tho
various subordinate reports General sherman says:
The orgluzaOn OF the Army provides Tor II general
officers, 90 officers aud l2s6 enlisted for the
saf; 1889 officers and 2i2ii en- isted men for tho
hne. OF these latter G9i detail Il clerks re-
cruis unassigned 10 regiments, rc1ucUg the possible
force ior ml-arY service 10 23j20 cn5 cd Che
actual force must At az times kept below ;hat figure,
ana there must Away, bc allowed FOR Sick" de-
tached service" and other unavoidable caises
at least 10 per cent. rcducng the available force
TO about 10000 enlisted meu therefore aereo
W.h General Suerid that the Army Is too small IN
enlisted men 10 uh the heavy dunes Impo-ed
upon IT, ana il ia oy,rwOrkcd. ! therefore renew my
recommendation II last yea. tuat Con- be asked to
give 25,0OO c.,teG specifically 10 the troops Of tho
line the Army. aud 20 make separate provision Tor the
dctachments of OF nance men," 1.-THE Engineer Battal-
ION" Hospital Stewards" Commissary Seggeants"
West POM detacumeuts" detailed CLERKS" e,c.. in
the same manner already been done for The gnal
Corps
IL this connection viii venture to call youT attention
tie fact hat tue Revised Statutes edition OF 1873,
Section Lib Chapter t. defining the organlzltion OF
the Army hints it, strength 10 mot more than 10000
enlisted men," but subsequent, appropriation bills by
prOyisOs have limited the expenditure Il $4,000 en-
listed men. sui the LEGAL strength l. $4,000 enlisted
mcn and that number Is the e possible 1t which We
cau MAINTAIN present 0rsauzltiDl Oi forty rcHments
in anything like good order. discipline and economy
and infer end be reached by sinpy Omitting
the provisos IN the next appropriation hL
The combltant force remains to-day the same that Il
was last year. composed of ten regiments Oi cavalry,
five OF artillery aad twentydy Of infantry but under
the provIso limit, 2j.OO0 men, the companies are too
small proper .cpne or economical service; and
men IN double tie efficiency Of tic Army, and hardly
be fclt IN the annual expenditures.
In this connection submit the report OF Inspector
General Marcy, whose long service and experience en-
tit.e his accommodations to great respect.
II any neglect has arisen IN the artillery aTm Of the
service has resulted from the imp0ssbty u keeping
up the five mounted batauns to a proper standard for
want OF men by Of the fact thIt ever siro
The cIy a di-rcna,ion ON the part
OF provide enough modern guns for our sea-
port The times ana easy financial con-
dton of the Treasury ma now cIape tohstcss 20 20
vide suitable arnaments Tor the forts winch guard tho
chief harDOrs OF the c0untry.
THE MILITARY AND THE RAILROADS.
General Sherman calls attention TO the reports of
Generals Sheridan, Hancock, and Mcdowell, and
the subordinate reports. and continuing, saws:
The progress of settlement OF Mississippi in
tie past fifteen years has been Simply prodigOus.
silver; ana now ous farms Bhd cattle ranches
exist wnrre en years ago no man cOui venture. Tns
largely due 10 the sOlicr; but IN equal II not
greater measure 10 the VcnurOus pioneers themselves
aud to that new and greatest Of clnzer, the railroad
The Pacific Railroad from Omaha tO San Francisco Is
IS s,'' rnc : mr. .r H. Raiiro,S IL InnrnachnD
completion. trayersing Kansas, Ncw-HeAlco. Arl'
Texa. and New Orleans The NHthsrn Paclde
RI.road is making RAPID progress from Bismarck
ives. ward. These railroads are plne.ratng every
valley and every ds,rc OF country which hold Ou an
induccmout 20 settlement The RAILROADS have COM
petey zd country N The past few years.
aud m the mii'ay an entire ch ngc OF policy.
Hitherto have been compelled 10 MAINTAIN small
poss along wagon auI stage routes Of tiayt. TDcse
are no longer needed. b. cause longer used and the
settlements when grow mp speedily along The Lew lall
roads afford the security necessary ana the REGULAR
stations built or at convenient distances afford
the shelter Tor stores and Tor the men wnen
operating IN the neghborhood
For 'mlr reasons and because the comm rec or the
world red IN ships OF 5000 lons tnd over aud
because Ot the heavy drat Ot nlr sscls most OF our
sea coas defences are snperruors We now htve
JO.O0OOUO people, ana the ldtd ol any hostile ffco
landing on coast Is prcpos cgOus. iet our great
commercial ports sh uld De mad SAT hat cyeu IN
apprehension OF danger would lu' be tcit. Portland,
Boston. N"wpOrt NcW-lOrk PhladclpHm, Hampton
Roads, Port ROYAL, Key Me>t Pea,,eoid New,Orle,ns:
Diego, San FlanclscO auo Port IOWusend shou all
be properly fOrtlhyd and garrSured. Al minor
posts should 1c 80 OF abandoned IN anGai appro-
priatOn Sl,tOUOOo WOIid, IN ten icdi-, pu' tnese
Would proSery arm them ana the srrc.ry oi war .nd
President sbOId have discretion IN the disbursement 0i
ans m"noy Artillery OH eis should also De- 'ssocated
Win the engineers IN con- 'Iucu'E' al'm III a % riI
ng sea-caOsl dcfcnces, O,ciu.o tue beH VINO nay "
their construction.
WEST POIST DEFENDED.
Referring to the reports of Gen raj Schofeld and
Colonel Getty relative to West Point and the Ar.
ti,iery School at Fortress Monroe, Geuera Sherman
says:
In my JUDI both of these institutions are in a.
good order possible ond b0,h are an honor 10 the
cOuutry. Education must be the surct basis OF National
security IN honor. Inc education and MA ily training
mpIr Il go YOUNG men at West PJlnt h,s repaid the
Uu rd StI,es thousand iines - cost, md mas more
tGdu verified the prcdictlous OF Grnerai washing on.
FoIn ims 30 tn' 90 ~ ~ -, a." ,S al ,' -, 20
else Investigation. III the midst OF tuululi
ot abuc Resulted IN re feet sndloa'lOn
OF me authorities that Academy. Every cadet at
" II Points an appOot-e .. a member oI Congress;
each nber having cddet OF his own nomlIatiOn
there wtn OIy appointed az ltis by the President
1ne Of cadets Is, tucctVrr,a yOuIul Counterpart
- National House OF Representatives. Ihe same
laws, .uiauons, tue l1>trdc nOOAs
ClOtniIg ami loOd, are cODmOn u al, ANA more
demo cratic body never existed on Garth thau
ihe Of cadets Pr iud al
lcg,d against cOlOrcd cadets. Prejudice II
race II the diiicult 90 cOncnt ag uSt ia
Point the country at large. anG thc practice II
alty West Punt Is In advance O the rest Of tue
EA,u snff fIl AZ ID nlN.