The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-20
THENATI0N'SARM
Gen. Schoiield Recommends
an Increase.
Lord saskvgiIe's Household rrs.t>s.
Eagerly noueht as aaetlon-
Read yFitharawais.

WAsniNGvuS, Nov. Is.--A.ajar sen-r.s
SchoHeid. commanding the army II hi~
ennn2l rrpogt says; Tbs yssg wear 80
b0en one II fease asisonN the indians -
merry - fr0nhteEesGe In the dislsiast ~ ff,e
Faciac ne troepS have heen falls resss-
pieo - r.tsr rfaektcS aad other duties xisn.
-iiAa1k tscse U3 sSf1ai MAJ. In the .,irfs
ioa Of The Missouri, With a siRKlc exrrr,.
uon, consisting ef he suppression 81 ~.
erder au1oax Crow Indians. the nsa 81
trsscfs has ecen limited 10 tie r-crentiss,
81 pcssia.e trouble with Indian grtsrs Ths
,reors Q. Tbs division of The AtaHfsc have
pcca ff'iir and carst4ntfs tcautoxn3
system et practices Of ARTILLERY. With hsnvs
sta coast guns. has hecn afeasiiis hersf.
oped eud naw aicPscd inr fhe rs,tis, -
estast 81 the eonnity. Tae efflelenev .lfe-
piAyeI Ag she osirers and iasn. ara 49,
rsSzteSs 1tFeNsly 1a4str, give er6nnds 10
cohiasitu nee snat the lrs,ps viii ~ fnlig
preFs-ed - haa3ie Neapons a. r,s.;sss, s;~sss
construction and oi large cal.hss a. sss,n
IS S1ch weapons caa b. seacfe -sais,, =, -
placed IN their hasd4 "
Gen- ScAoisid recesaEps,,s that l.sa -.
imenis Be added - the artillery wisl,sss.
aay material change in ths uumter cf an
eeQe % toe number ef vaAsici men nov
allowed hy law.
Referring - forfiaeA.lan~. gen. S@ha.
acld SAYS -UarsE< the mast Au wears ~
necessities Of the service IN ire fpdsen
COUNTRY have eaased tie ports aianE the
seatsAas@ AZ. tac NeFtscrn lakes 10 Sc cor
rctponalnglT ugklerteI. The tifaa and ~.
cnmssances u0w seem peculiarly favoraAie
u placing The sea-coAst aud fronfier AZ
the C38ufgy In 4 xiate of security.
Reference i made % the Impairment af
the cii'eieney Of the army through fAe ab-
senee q osheess sfosa their regiments az
corps. it is said the service uo,sa ~
greatly benefited n Sach officers ss a.
disabled could be retired and thels rlares
allied % young aud arttyC men
1hefc were lis desegtinns frum the ar4ay
9NfibE tie past year, and the average AZ
dcscytioEs Tor eaca 81 the last ive ycars
was 100 PEI cent Gen. Schuneid secon-
ncnds thai the reward sar the arrrss ~
deserfers be increased 10 500. 10 s. sfe.s.
ost u bis retained pay. aud t'aited states
uArshais, sheriGs. police GfireFs efe -
apthori yed IS arrest and deliver dcseflers-
that AZ least half the pay of soidierz here
after enlisted fc retained until theg Rave
tninael thelr eogtrAft oi serysce, making
exception In The cases Of mta knaEn 10
devote their pay % the support Of relatives.
ana ihAf u . MAZE practicable Ia time IL
peace for an enlisted mAn u dissolve IL
contract cf enlistment ia manner hannr-
able - himself and luEs f0 the rnrernmcnt
hy obtaining discharge with forfeiture az
50 much 81 his retained nav a. NAV -
necessary 70 reimburse the t'nited Sisie<
Tor orerreuscs, In the rcpeft Of the major.
seuCral, AdiGtant-}enefal Dram also calls
attention 30 the evil of dcseriion. wh,eh
mas = greatly lessened By the adoption u
remedial measures such a. a reduction 81
Tue term OF service rom fye TO thfee years
and a right 20 purchase discharge
Notwithstanding that every etorf has
been made that the existing appropriation
w0uld warrant 10 secure the necessary 70
cTulis 20 GIL the army. IL II still more than
1850 below the authorized strength of ~
cO1 ENLISTED men, and many regiments are
greatly reduced