The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-08
OFFICES FoR DISCHARGED so,D,r,.
The Employment Certificate. Used In y..,.
Gus European A rm,r.

Gus european Armies,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-How to get good r.-
cruits for the army and how to kecp tba,,
from deserving after they are got. is a nuestion
which has exercised the wits of the militnrx
authorities for many years. The former mart
OF the problem is not very pressing lust nov
because tho labor troubles arc providing moe
candidates for enlistment than are wan,ed.
while. as to keeping men in the service that
also. does not seem to be a special object. ia
Judge from the new law prohibiting rerrlist-
ments OF privatcs after ten years service.
Still. In ordinary times recruiting Ia no lisht
task. while assertions during the last twnIvs
months have greatly increased over the year
preceding. Hence there Is certain timelines,
In Gen. II. L. Abbots article upon Inducements
TO enlistment and faithful service, in tbs
J0'nndt of The Military Strrice insiituti1,. Ths
practical suggestion that he throws ont for
consideration Is not likely to be adoptcd he-
cause. as will presently be seen. it is not in
accordance with our political system, vet hi.
essay 10 OF great interest for its Information A,
to what is going on In other countries
IL appears that on the Continent OF Eurous
there Is an extensive use NJ Appointments to
clvii ollce as all inducement for long and
faithful service in the army. In Germany.
under system established in 1885. every
veyears and is in sound health may have
CIVIL employment certificate while a non-com-
mtssioned officer in addition gets a bonus Of
S2oO. There are 4Nl classes OF civil emplov.
ment thus opened to the army and navy, and
35S Of these. to which they have an OK clusiys
tx Si"!u 10 fewer than o23l5 places. OF
hal are reserved for old soldiers and sailors.
but where technical or scientific knowledpa in
In tha Han .l.
10 retireu ulhcers. Appointments are at first
on probation. and tho certificate, which gives
soon as the holder is retired; but whiio thers
is a supply Of qualified candidates holding EN-.
ploym,e on sertiilcates none Of the Offices set
Italy and Austria have like system OF Ger.
tificates Tor enlisted men. based also on twelve
years, service. but applying only to those who
have become non commiss ed officers Aus.
trla,s act. which dates as far back as 1872. in
cludes extra pay. special employment. per-
civil after tweS" years 4 s sSii as
OF which eight must have heen as a non com.
thus thrown open. in some OF which the
old soldiers have an exclusive right. and in
others 9TH the preference. There is an average OF
holding certificates are now serving in the
acivH army aTaitns their turn to be chosen
In the Admiralty being all that are available.
are exclusively reserved for holders Of certlf-
Sbe Pp up hnf or the avail
also reserved for them. as are ]. 100 in the rail-
way companies.
In France the Inducements to long service
include bounty on REIMBURSEMENT. increased
pay, deferred bounty on termination Of SER
vice, a pension after fifteen years. Increased
after twenty-five years, and the right. II quail
fed. to be nominated to a State civil employ
ment. These privileges are for those who
have reached the grade OF non-comm issioned
officer. and the receipt Of a. pension does not
take away the pay Of civil office. There are
about 500 classes OF such reserved civil APP
pointments. and some OF them. like the lower
grades in the Post ONCE and the Custom
House. are numerous. The passage Of the
decided increase in the number Of reGnlistinx
non com missioned officers.
These various systems formed the subject OF
q report presented to the British House Of
the question thus involved was under consid-
Grafton. Ought such a system. also, to be es-
tablished here? Gen. Abbot thinks that the
limits to which civil employment certificates
could properly be applied would require care
full consideration. but that the matter is worth
about.
l am convinced that it might he extended with ad.
vantage to many employers of the Quartermaster and
solder" Of he Bataii on Of Ensinser: ar. now en-
pioyed on public works both civil and military as
Ther habit: Of discipline and their weILtost. trust
worthy Characters give their services exceptionabe
as n 81 sa 80 s
,rabe service with the coors, but would also be Of
title benefit to the public service as WELL
Interesting. however. as are the facts thus
presented there is no ltkeliho1d that any such
no claims upon Office founded upon service In
he regular army or navy. There should be
rec chance for all to enter Uncle Sans en-
ploymont, with no seats reserved.