The record-union., 1892-02-20

2 peaceful meaning, but, he odds. it may
furnish ready means Of evading the
treaty of 1917, since we do disagree with
English policy, us in the claims asserted
IN Behring Sea, and in the matter Of the
cod fisheries and nations that disagree
make war possible.
standing army he does not advocate,
nor any militia legislation to arouse the
jealousy of free people concerning large
bodies of armed men Withdrawn from
the avenues of industry, or given duty
that will seriously obstruct business. be
would legaliZe the National Guard by
Congressional legislation leave the
! choice of company officers to the men;
make the terms of enlistment brief; inn
pose light accountability for military
property intrusted TO the men make the
| organized militia part OF the military
system of the republic; not withdraw
the guard from State control, but super
add to it the control Of the United States,
since the Constitution gives Congress the
power to organize, arm and discipline the
militia.
Officers of the army would act in train
ing and directing the guard under clearly
defined provisions of law, ample for the
discharge of their duties, but so restricted
as to prevent encroachment upon State
independence. Inducement should be
offered to the citizen TO submit to mill
tary training, since we deny the theory of
universal liability to military service. a
subsidy is the best inducement. and the
cheapest. Our bountieS IN the late war
were nothing more nor less than subsi-
dies. Acceptance OF the SUBSIDY Would
give consent TO the Government to call
on and use the soldiers in case OF war
directly, without demand upon the States.
Experience has shown, the Lieutenant
contends, that acquisitions are not to be
trusted when we need soldiers.
The cavalry and artillery should be
paid more than the infantry, because
their expenses are more and because it
takes a longer time TO train them. He
would fix a scale something like this, per
year: A cavalry troop, accepted, $1,000; q
battery, accepted, 5000; an infantry
company, accepted, $1,000. But the cav
airy and artillery, after the first year,
should receive but s., 900 year.
AS to what troops, batteries and COM
panies should be accepted, lie would re-
quire sixty men to be enrolled and to
have drilled for two months, once a
week, with 90 per cent. attendance, eX-
cept in towns of 5000 population, when
33I per cent. should be sufficient for
average attendance. The application
made, the Secretary of War would detail
an officer to examine the group and re-
port as an inspector to the Governor. A
prescribed minimum and maximum of
troops in each State would, OF course, be
established Inspections by United
States officers would be had twice a year
and they would form the commands into
battalions, regiments, brigades, divisions
and corps. Division and corps commands
should be left vacant.
Company officers should be approved
by the Governor, but commissioned by
the President. The company officers
should, in each regiment, submit names
for field officers to the Governor, and if
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commission them. General officers the
President would. appoint, giving due
weight to the recommendations of the
Governor. a regimen. should consist of
three battalions, and a battalion of four
companies.
Then would come instruction of this
force of citizen soldiery, but upon the
! lengthy treatment of this branch of the
subject, we do not need to enter with the
| Lieutenant in detail. Suffice it to say
| that it is to be had under regular army
| officers: is to mean education, rather than
machine-like movement; effectiveness
rather than fine appearance; serviceable-
ness of the arms rather than fine uni
/ forms.
The equipment of every company the
| Lieutenant would have complete: such
as would enable it to take the field at
| once, and with fine surplus, all to be
accounted for twice a year in official in
/ VentorleS. There are other details con-
/ sidered, such as a suitable staff for the
| citizen army; textbooks for instruction
and to constitute the literature Of the or
! ganization; military study of rail and
water transportation, etc.
AS TO the cost, he estimates that Sc, $50.
! 900 will subsidize 100000 infantry. so ,O0O
! cavalry and $4,000 artillery, and that the
cost of inspection, target practice, en-
camplnents, military literature and in
struction of officers at colleges, would.
with the former figures make Sl4,-