The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-01
Magazine and other Notes.

The leading article in limited Seryice'' for
February is one by First Lieutenant J. p.
Wiser, U. 5. A., dealing with the influences
OF smail-caliber magazine rifles and smoke
less powder on tactics. This paper is the
result of study of three German pamohlets
recently issued, and the writer has suc-
ceeded in putting in comprehensive form
one of the best articles on this subject which
has ever been in print Its treatment.
moreover Is such that every laynlan must
be impressed with the radical changes
which are threatened. The picture which
Will likely be presented in future war will
be the cavalry clearing the way and gather
ing information; then the artillery with its
principal duty the shaking up of the enemy's
lines, and hnally the infantry, to whom will
fall the part OF breaking up the enemy's
tactical combination and annihilatinp his
foreeS-giving the coup de grace as it we're
These and other influences and the new
factors, animate and inanimate, which will
be brought into play, are all traced in logical
sequence, and the conclusion is reached that
men oil calm Judgment will be required lth
as leaders and common soldiers. the dav
being no more in which TIE heroism
Oh single men influences the progress OF the
battle, and the altered circumstances de-
manding men who are influenced by a sim
pie sense OF duty to do what is required of
them and that 10 the face of greater danger
and personal risks.
E. h. Godkin, in the February numbar of
luz L iuli, sunuerlakeS 10 prove that the
expedition to relieve Emin was clearly n
piratical undertaking, since it had not the
sanction OF any Government and its leader
was not responsible to any power. In the
course OF the argument Mr.. Godkin sbowS
that the sympathy for Emin which caused
the expedition to be undertaken was a scnti-
ment born of the Gordon myth. and he
points out the curious fact that the peonle
OF Africa, owing to the slave trade. have nj
ways been regarded as fit spoil fdr pirates
even by civilized nations who hold no such
notions even about any other sayages Mr.
Godkin expresses the highest admiration
Tor StGnley's. courage and endurance. and
approves of his conduct of the eynrdition
IL Is Its legal character only that he cri,i-
clZes. Other articles that appear in the
February Forum are: the Vanishing
Surplus, by Senator Carlisle; Tie Farm,
ers Changed Condition" by Professor Rod
Isy Weich, line government and the
Indians" by Hiram Price; biographical
essay by Professor Gildersleeye Of the
Johns Hopkins University. ard half n do1an
other essays N'~o'i
Inc FEBRUARY number Of 1.-THE Century,
opens with generous instailmept of Dr
Eggieston's new novel, 1.-The Faith Dnc-
tor, novel which, it is said, not only takes
hoid on current events in relation t., faith
meaning. Christian science and the like hut
II ueais with The social struggle ALWAYS 10
ing on ~ a graf city like New York. The
first subtitle of the new story is .srhe
Origin of Man of Fashion," and the sec.
end The Evolution of a Society Man." In
The same Issue the discovery OF GOLD will he
presented In the California Papers, This
viii show that Marshall discovered gold at
Suffers mill on the oath of February. 1s4S
An illustrated paper by John S. Hittell. the
California historian, on this event. is Mar