New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-10
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
DANGERS OF THE NEW LIMITS ON RE
ENLISTMENT.
sxrxrr.Ess POWDER TESTS SUCCESSFULLY NEW
wrRE-woUHp GUN-FALsE IDEAS OF THE
REGULATIONS AGAINST NAVAL
CORRESPONDENTS


Washington. Apii e-No legislation pissed In recent
years has created great disaffccton In the ranks
~ the Army rs the provision In the Army Appro-
psiation net for the next fiscal which prohibits
the rc-enlistment OF privatcs who have served
tran ten over thirty five years Of I'M
lcss they have been In the service twenty years or
more This law does not so into efcc, until July l..
but Its evils many and apparent that officers
Of the Army have ALREADY appealed t. Secretary
Lamont TO construct literally the provision In order
that MANY OF the best soldiers may not be thrown
Of tho service. According To reports received ut the
War Department. experience shows that the men who
develop isto the hest soldiers those WIN iol the
ranks With the intention ~ making soldering"
life calling. Cnu the adoption by Congress ct the
Objectionable provision referred to- all recent legs
iaton has been framed with the object of inducing
men 10 stay In the service and this fact adds To
the present decentralization Enlisted men look upon
the now law breach o! faith the part Of the
Government. and COMPANY commanders are bcsicgcd
u applications fos immediate dis harges. The
reason that II the Government intends 10 drive them
Into civil pursuits after they have given up tn best
years Of their lives II j. better for them TO leave
the ranks now. while they are young ana well
equipped for such pursuits.
Fortunately secretary Llmon, and General schohcld
awnre OF the dangers ahead In the new pro-
vision Is strictly enforced In an order just ISSUED hy
the latter authority the Objectionable clause Is most
literally construed. In this order the following
chsscs of enlisted men. beine specifically dcsgnat
BY law As Of grades other than that of privates.
exempted from restrictions relating a. rcCnliStmcnt:
All non commissioned officers Ia the line and staf
saddcrs blscksmh. farrcr~. trump.terS. musicians.
srfncers wagoners. stewards and acting stewards.
general service clerks and messengers ana members
o. the Military Academy Eand. II T. also understood
that In connection with this order quiet tip has
been passed advising that desirable pr.vates be pro
noted to one Of the above grades jus; before ticr
enlist ments expire I'm order that the letter of the law
nay be avoided and good men retained.
In few days Commodore sampson. Chief Of the
bureau OF Ordnance. Navy Department. Will issne
orders 10 resume the manufacture Of sm0kecss
powder at the torpedo station. Newport. The
facturc of this product suspended time
seeted TO the test Of time. In the powder made In
France and other countries time and excessive tenn
peratures have developed deterioration, ana TO de-
,crmine whether this would be- the effect upon
domestic powder a portion Of the quantity manu-
featured ~ Newport has been set aside for expert
rncniing In this direction some Of this powder
inclosed In an iron vessel and wrapped In felting
Fahrenheit. and was absolutely unaffected. Another
portion, similarly treated. not affected until
temperature OF zig degrees was reached. Recent
reports Of frings with Naval smokccss powder. which
had been stored for SIX months. including an I'M
usually no, summer, show that the ballisiic prop
critics Of the powder unchanged. The best
results thus far obtained Navy smokcless powder
are rs follows: