Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-02-03

Recent osshr~@k~ A@ear the Dsssasksasd
E"xissh >oidiery.

"'e'tRNf oicat &C TON.
Recent Outbreaks Among the Dsssatksasd
E"gissh >cidiery.
Tue Punishment OF an entire English
regimen, to hard duty la Canada "a n
punishment for characterization II still
fresh In the public mind. followed "a il
was by another mutiny much more &C.
rionS the mutineers being sent upon
that occasion to Indian service. The
latest report from Aldcrshot haa ere
nted a sensation In England and a pro
found sympathy for the soldiers
throughout the kingdom. Tho report
duplicates a numb Der of the soldiers OF
the crack regiments OF that place in an
attempt upon the life OF corporal.
whose tnhuman severity TO the mon I'm
his command could no longer bc borne
In the last tive years from every
branch OF the English army, both in
England and in the foreign service. n
dangerous discomfort, suppressed only
10y the most severe measures. has been
apparent aud tho strongest feeling
against entering tho service is every
where manifested
There was time when tho English
army was the finest In the world. when
and the soldier himself was proud of
the service. The decline in the popu-
tar'ty nt the army has been going on
Tor long time. Commissions i'm the
army are bought for scapcgraccs OF all
KINDS. b"t scapcgraccs ~ rule. do
not talsc kindly To discipline. although
they are invariably ,hr sevcrcst marti-
nets. The mauotopous life OF the bar.
racks the never-cndiug lahorious drillS
the lack Of actnal employment beat.
ung soldier wear upon tho rank and
file. and Tie regulations and conditions
81 tho service mako many abuses possi-
die.
The disafTcction OF the Eagiish sol 4.
dlcry Is marked when compared To- the
enthusiasm exhibited for the army IA
France where the army is mainly OF re-
serve men. drawn from civil life. a per.
fcrtly trained volunteer force. aud the
discipline al the German army. the rce.
inlentS 81 which bear tho most protract-
ed drills without mnrmur.
Politicians and statcsmen arc begin.
ming Ia regard the situation I'm the army
of England a serionS but are NJ n loss
10 know how exactly to proceed in It's
reorganization. In many years there
has been no period when the anxiety
that the army should regain its prestige
was so great as IL is now. England's
foreign relations arc bcset with dan.
gers. and at any timc diplomacy may
fah ard force &c the mcaus OF main
tanning her position.
That spirit OF patriotism which ami.
mates the armies OF France. Russia and
Germany, Is not SO intcnsc in the Eng.
lish army. Tho soldiers have known
the hardships of campaigns under the
burning suns nnd amid the drifting
sands OF Egypt, and ia the maiarious
low-lands OF India Tho state smcn
would sacrifice every soldier i'm the
army 20 retain India. and many brave
men have already laid down their lives.
a useless sacrifice In Egypt. but the
masses of the English people ore bound
by ties of blood aud interest To oniv
two of the foreign possessions; 20 Can.
ada, because IL has before "a prospect
OF political liberty: to Australia. whose
manifest destiny II independence. and
they care no more for lndin and Egypt.
where. nevertheless. they must support
armies who loathe the duties they must
there perform than they do Chinn and
the heart OF Africa Chicago Graphic.