New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
THE QUESTION OF DESERIION.
GENERAL sCHoFIELD DISCUSSING IFS
CAUsES AND SUGGESTING REMEDIES.
r,,,s,xc THAT THE ARMY BE INCREASED TO
30 600 MEN-THE PROBLEM OF COAST

ADVISING THAT THE ARMY BE INCREASED 10
20 600 MEN-THE PROBLEM OF COAST
pEFENCES.
wasblngtop. Nov. 15.-The annual report OF MAJOR
cenoral scboleld commanding the Army 10 inc ooo-
rotary of War made pubic o-uaS' ' f1y
osnecIal attention to the question OF descruon' "
savs: The causes of discomfort "hoh i0"'t ~ 49,
lion from the Army are numerous. They have Deeh
'on d. ducontlv for years, and many OF them
80 heap remoyed Some of them are prooaoiy 10
nd cha ROACH of any remedy. One OF these is Inc
naturally disconnected disposition OF the NEIL VIM "
led nv that feeling alone TO seek chaiAso ~ 49,
monotony of bread winning In any cl'h pu'' -
onter,nc the supposed less arduous soiNoo VI w
United States When such men hnu 'na' o A.,
To-. ,hop civilians must work, their ieeihg OIL "s
20 .,,,rrs and they resort TO the only means
49, which tbsy can make another change ihoec
= ne,v desert when engaged IN an acu'o
camoa,gn however great he h'iu'p
nrtvation or severe the ulScipin0 =.
The Government cannot employ hired ahorers W w Wv
l which the troops have time TO do for themselves
WIN an that acme kind of probationary system
-. r.. dov,ssd nv which the unit element a"ohS
n,,s could be eliminated, without resort 10 INT
c,re ~ desertion sufficient remedy ma! poihaP
he found I'm the case Of all worthy men VIM n''' o.,
= few months trial, that they have mlS'aNoh 'u'''
calling by moro liberal exercise OF the po"ot =
ai-o cnide
cara in the recruiting service to prevent inc enis
ment of men OF pau ohai"0''
found practicabe.' ,. oro.ri
"Tbe record of deserton from dlherens " 90.
| yations leaves no room for DOUBT Oh ho i"''
| tho character of the commanding officer has muon
| do with the extent of this evil In some ie" nis
I, annears that captains are in tbs habit Oh isaxhs
| a. 20 and di.cipine OF their men W tno "''
| orooant and other noncommissioned oicois ,
| In all such cases the '"P II ho
| he promptly removed from the cohiihanu 80
60 seriously neglects. After all posSoie naY =,
| dome To remove reasonable excuses lor uos''
| stu remains true that the means no" pio'i
| r. ar.est and punishment Of deserters arc "noH'
| ,dooua,e Only one In five is ever captureo' inns
"a not sufficient to deter men nom colhin'U'ine 49,.
The remedy IS to authorize civil oncers " "'i'
deserters and increase the reward so do ~ WIN
pensate them for their service .,-.. evo
General scboneld recommends that the present h'o
rt. % artillery be organized into seven regiments
,ho oreaniyation to remain the same except that uco
sbau be but one first lieutenant 10 pa''clS' ~
also recommends that the enlls'ed srone" " |
Amy he increased TO 10000. lie wants tAe ihlahuS
regiment 10 consist Of three battahons' agsresaune
,,relve companies as in the calvary. lie suggests
ua, horeaf,er promotions from the grade OF second
,;e,tenant 10 that of colonel, In the cases vi al
) officers who are not now above the lowest grade
should be made according to seniority ol co'huiisS'o'
in the arm of the service TO which the officer Deohss
and not as now in part, by regiments lie iur'hei
suggests that hereafter officers be commissioned
in the arm Of dhe service TO which they
belong and not work. In Of B er' Boar Of Ordnance
enarpment viii provide all the land defences neces
say or inc lew cases these land defnccs will need
10 be Supplemented by floating batteries or powerful
earDort ems do not exist solid ground sub
norine mines and movable tOrped0es Will also pay
an important though secondary part in me genera,
an III for defencea Provision should be made for ne
Necessary garsons at the principal AZ se ZAP work IA
nov practicable to station small part OF the lnianlTy
of tho country at some OF the mos @ Geuera and he
rrecommends the establishment OF one resimnI a.. a..
Plstsburg. n. y, and asks Tor an Appropriation ior
barracks
,-,.r,,yc OFT THE NEW NAVY WITH ARMAMENTs.
D washington. Nov. 15.-The report of Commodore
,, Cb.ef Of the Naval Bureau of Ordnance, for the
~ ended Jrne 80 1859, has been given to the press
IIo makes estimates aggregating s4,o45,724 for the
ensuing fiscal year, the chief Item being S3o7l, 800
4 ,o,rard the armament of vessels authorized. The
@ number Of hghpower steel cannon Tor the Navy
..,,ote1 ~ date IS as follows 5nch, . 6-inch As
+ tnch q. 1OInch, 8. \ 12.nch gun OF 35-cabrc
-, | - hos been designed, four of which will be
| ovptcd on the Puritan and two on the Texas The
= powder furnished for the sinch and 1o-incl
I guns. has not given satisfaction Bids
80 been advertised for 100000 WORT
= - armor uiercing shells, in the hope tina
= Dno,octncs equal 10 those made abroad. viz. Of
d, ror and strength sufficient to penetrate targets O
calibre thickness. without material reformation
. ! nav he produced. The llotchkiss Company has de
ered four Of the ninety four guns called 70
. 'ndor &c original contract with the Department to
d pctber with A. 900 pounds OF ammunition An add
,I order for ten six FOUNDER and ten three pounde
II | o,rs has been given the company, and for tn
II same number of the same sized guns TO the Drigg
:, Ordnance Company, for Dnges-schroeder guns. Tn
y inch rns for the Charleston and baltimore wi
s be ready within tho current year. The armament
y for tho pbiIadelnbla Remington Concord and sa
FRANCISCO will be completed as soon as the vessel
q ste roadv for Them The Bureau has contracted wit
& The American Range Finder Company Tor ne lnsalla
n on of range-nnders upon the Chicago and Boston.
Al the date OF the last annual report inc gan FAC
: tory M the Navy Yard Washington the west Pon
fonndry cold spring n. Y, and the South Bosi0
IRON Works Boston were all manufacturing six
inch guns OF the latest pattern cdou 'ia IN ~ I'M
n. work has continued during the year The siandar
muzze velocity Of these guns reinans at @'ouo roo
" seconds but Commodore Scard saws tls can easily
- increased 10 100 fooseconds wih9u. uue strain
. The gun. The Bureau has begun the manufacture q
four OF these guns for the Baltimore ann Two Tor ~
y Charleston. They will DO the largest ana most powe
% ful guns ever made, wholly from Steel III tho Unne
"a States.
., A goURBoN's IDEA OF COMING LEGISLATION
nj Washington. Nov II (speciaD,- Representative lie
bert OF Alabama IS Of the leaders of tho Dem
". cratic party Ia the House. lie arrived In the city
m day In his opinion, there Il likelihood OF C0ngrc
passing a Federal election law; aud he assumes, al
parenty without having informing himself regardln
the sentiment existing among Republicans upon th
ny subject that enough Republican members Will DO foun
TO oppose such measure, tho ground that
savors too much Of Capitalization. The assumption