The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05

too often regarded as contraetors regard dol
isr,a-day men. There are officers in the army
were laborers. Such officers are too apt to
make a further misuse Of their men. and
wait on ,' sEe an o Hsd Chen me these w,ae %p afsit RI pen no
sioners excuse the awkwardness and inner
tie es so 81 o. their men By talking OF the time
little practice in tho arts OF war and the use Of
tthetr accourtrements and equipment; too 1t
care and use Of horses. and oil The rest that
wouid go to mako them model soldiers.
and reforms | rsecommend:. utithough many
a ara changes that would benefit the army
therpe r1 u Iitt,a by the men no who think hnsm as l mo nG;
military men would. understand them. would
remodel the staff OF the army and would re-
ment for merit. and not by rrcferment on ac-
count OF family connections. skill at wire null
organization is absurd at present and wants
romodelling. 1t is the arm that needs to be in
crenassd and then kent in %rractice. because 9
Skilled artillery force caunot be recruited out
OF the oficcs and farms OF our land and set at
work on 2 mere call from u President for one
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES b, established out West.
Vice into the Engineer Corps should BIO stopped
or moderated. and that corps. which has so
members ought To- be """iisei to spend some
time In practical work with the body OF the
army. They would then to not merely the
men we would have. The cavalry. wants, riders
Tor the present horse rather than better horses
for the. riders. The talk about breeding an
especial horse Tor the army Is nonsense. or. at
any rate. 1t Is premature. We can pick out as
stock. antiIHi Il is "a w Ne snnf and ,dV not 0 a Eu %eS,san
horse that We want for service in this country
and beyond each Of our frontiers;
All the officers. of the army should be sup
with ali, the military periodicals Of the civil.
lied world. and with such books MS may he
published from Il ne to time on military. sub
lects. 1 believe in promotion. but not by lecis-
army with new blood. and that can he done.
and should he DONE. by wedding out the
droncs. retiring the disabled. and filling all
these places with good mon. Then they must
DO i opt good by frequent and searching post
INSPECTIONS: no more made.to-order perfume
tory Inspections, but honest ones. made by
officers who are impressed with the need of
the enforcement Of discipline. and will serve
out reward or rebuke as each is merited.
The .%reinoval OF ambitious. progressive
Our officers are spoiled by life near tho big
Eastern cities. with all the Winning and dining
and society business TINT goes on. They get
fiahbv and nam ,.namby and lose their grit
soldier at his hest: and. by the way. we want
more large posts and garrisons in tho West.
where our troops can drill and mnnruvre.
Treuuent. leaves OF absence and details
and obtained with less difficulty. than
now. and opportunities, to study foreign
armies. TO 500 new things. to get new
ideas. should lie greater in order to HELM us
to overcome tho narrowing tendency OF rOu-
tine work. Whit such men as travel abroad
have seen AMI learned should DO published TO
the army. Those. | think. are tho needed
changes which any man can underestimate