The Dickinson press., 1888-02-18
CRUEL WASTE OF WAR.
LOSSES WHICH OCCUR THROUGH IG-
NORANCE AND NEGLIGENCE,

LOSSES WHICH OCCUR THROUGH IG-
NORANcE AND NEGLIGENCE.
Wars Three Sorts of Circun,.tances-Th
March, the Camp and the Battlc-Na-
polcons Dctinition-Naluc of the March
ing Power of Armies.
1t is Il we'll known fact that for the first
thr Wears of the war of the rebellion there
wsr' more lives lost and property destroyed
Il. a y, ro ignorance. and negligence us Il re-
s. %! l-,nor&Hr', than from any other cause;
c..i ..i'> OF volunteers who had no knowledge
%. nili'aiY duties had, ut the beginning,
lar..c Responsibilities thrust upon them. Tho
object "t all military training should he to
prepare ulru lor war Drill. as means of
te2c!ling discipline, as we'll as preliminary
field movements can be taught anywhere
"a lipnlr, i'll the school, tho workshop or count
il hnu,'. Hu, the underlying elements OH
M,'h ~" art al war is founded, upon which
s!!!r :; ,''.iil%"f all government rests, can he
clraVt only hv practical experience. And
Iii. i, toe experience the national guard
wants. In time of war the guard will be-
'ontc the regular army, aud the volunteers
,hr Reserve. The small regular army will be
only sufficient To furnish high grade COM
na!i =, and Instructors for the vast army of
the people Now, war is the time for tho ap-
lltg@t!on of teachings and principles, rather
tna.i ih" learning of them
WARS THREE CIRCUMSTANCES.
All circumstances "t w;,r must bc COM
pris, un;!e. three heads: tN the march. G.,
lie rpnl'. Caihr battle. The first and second
head, ran h' learned in time of peace, but
ouly liie 'n.d is pructirrl The most nrccs-
s,lv and Important of all is neglected by the
nati"',al guard, except in one or two i'll
st,pr',. rs the march OF the Twenty second
Ne'N Nori: 10 i'rcksl,ll. When ul the circum-
81 ttnaya o! this march arc known it canno. be
t"r M !.N recommended. 1t is am example
10 u, lnil.sA5'i hI all the national guard.
whic!! will hcmciit il 10 IL greater extent than
Years of drill and c;,nlp.
Napoleon dr!i;nti the art of war tu lac tho
cart "i s"ls'ta'iI, To si.l'>ist and cmccntlut-
in. L" iieht. and never before or since has
tl!c great science been So clearly and trrsclv
cru.rdtri, i'ut this art of separating and
cnl'', !i'l;!,ins successfully depends upon the
ms:.!!u n,.c. of armies. Students of the
mit!nrN profession ponder OVER questions oi
iln.vr,l arm, and arnaments tactics, drill
;tld organization, and are apt To think les,
u,,I' iir greater s!lhicr: uf grand strategy,
WA u. IN "lic aei.s'', is nothing more nor less
ti.'A .!,r ''"r # marching ormovin,s armies"
n,!'tl.t'v ,i!c railr"ad and telegraph have
do;'' 'lap2h to change this phases of modern
w.sr and the ma@tHin" or repeating rifle and
20. rtMl cannon have altered the tactic, and
of,li' of ln,t" bat they have none of thrnl
tt,.tIt ttl
u;u!c,lir the grand strategy of war. Gen.
sht.st,n SAYS: Tho only change the brccch-
40. * ARMS VII probably make in the art
and practice of war will bc To increase the
uli4oun1 of ammunition to lie expended, and
necessarily To l.carrird along; to still further
rAin u;t tllr lines Of attack, and to reduce
battles tp short quick, decisive conflicts. 1t
doc' ii". III the least affect thegrand strategy
or the nr''ssity for perfect organization. drill
and discipline
MARCHING POWER OF ARMIES
Well organized military railway systems
may affect 1h" first result of n campaign, and
rci..i'r iMpractcable certain movements I'M
lu~hle without them. But To that extent
only and no further will they go, and all tho
grand operations of war viii depend, us they
ever hav" done, "n the marching power of
~ "'n n''N'' 'r' .N''''ir' 'he ii''esl wars
"''l, ''''' w. ,', .''N''' .',i'i.s nSe 'n'eh
.n5ap''' III ','' ven l'ooerts marched
,"''' ''''' ''l'' r'.,e" guns @ from Naoul 10
N''''','''''''' a ,''''"'!'r VI ~" H''hS' Inc
i'''''' wa ''""' ''' '''''' -'.'ic" o"ys, over
'"'' ''',',' "'i'i "'p''i'''ii passes o, Az
i.'''',''''' :, ''G az '.'.'' m ,il,e U" ftiieSe
N''''''''''' '',. "'''", fso'" Nh''i' ana mus
pr".ervn /" England a strong natural guard
"5'!','' u ''''''''''' '.'' ", '''' i"''r VI arms.
ii''' ~, q 10y ~ '",' w ''ui ha,l''i''ai
M''''' '.''' ,'''i''i'' zen l'""f'' w"'ll" haEo
.c''i' ''''','' anu '''' i,s' l'aSe OF 'hn COM
~ ~ ''"'''i VI. ihs,iS'' "ii' ana
''',' i''H,'4'" ",.i "'ii,t i"He '"'l' l,fecii'i-
..'''' =, =" ~ ''f''''''-i "'9''h war IL hac
''i''''' i',' ''i''', 'S ra'i''lN as ana the
'f'"'" i,l''"F VI ii"nNi' NJ ""uld nave
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