The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-30
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
rlMONT's RETIEW or THB coSDf-
ZION on 7HB AR6f.
progress Of the Past Eight Years In the
Manufacture Of Heavy Ordnance and
in sea-Cosst Defence.


ard operations Of the army. and in aoo'-
ton Is devoted especially TO the pTosfeSs
q che vork on the sea-coast offences
Secretary Lamont reports that IL H'"'
T. ASSUMED that Indian warfare is p'"'
ideally at an end in the United s'a'es'
that demands for tie employment oi ''''
army 20 preserve order within the S'"'s'
.nvst become infreQuent, as state satAor'-
- On which that obligation properly
Yests demonstrate its complete Ao'lity 70
ffsrlarst d. and that IN ee4'ssV~e'4Se'
- ..s...- ..r.ertrauon of the army on
80 sss-..e.f and the frontiers Is pre-
- t, fto Conditions OF the time.
a. considerable Increase ln the numbers
~ DE army would not be met with pOpu-
lar favor. and is not suggested by any
contingency. immediate or remote but the
vark ~ foruncauon az thirteen Of our
larEs seapor,s already begun or pro-
5ated for the near future. renders the
t1agf-s.on Of portion II the infantry
O. me artillery manifest necessity OF
IL period directly ahead OF as.
Ilf total strength ~ the army on Sep
ttroer So 1893. Was -l4f officers and BIS
g. ste1 men. FOR various causes-Jis-
c1sree purchase. deserti0n. etc.-the army
- Es eallsted men during the year
s-5 sained s.Ns recruits The new quar-
tsrs barracks. and buildings al army
rr.s compare favofaby with military
t.-1-t1res abroad. The discipline. health,
g.. general condition of the army are re-
T.-.ei good
Fhe Period ~ Enlistment.
me Secretary % War recommends
E--1sy ne repeal of the law fixing ten
gsr AS the maximum period 0f enlist
rT, and favors reduction Of me period
o. frst enlistment 20 three years instead
q. sre The prosecution 0f the experiment
@, s.Istus lndian companies wiH be con-
rl only on The present small scale
-r rs success or faUura hss been prov
f me tiree-tatfaIlon 0reanlzAtiOn Tor
infantry regiments is reeommended. Tire
.11 cf tIs neW vine rifles Us fle
-E Important step taken foT The infau-
rr since The ciFl war A limited number
DO completed within sixty dals az THE
s-r-r-.1 srmory. and tne entire infan-
- force VIII be EQUIPPED with The new
t- before the close of tne coming yea-.
rarlll ~larlfa. 'ura NJ reserve suu-
.' '.e army SUI 7t fo- tta oI.au-
G- Pa is reo1men4 The issue NJ
1f f'T '- ste.. nc.i guns to thc militia.
-l H limited numbers to colleges and
r. ...-,. .r.-,....I.... -''
Heavy Ordnance and ssa-oaa,t Dsle1ce
"'h.rd ~ the report is devoted no
81 ft0cress Of the last e-ht years u The
i cture oi heavy ordnance. and in
-..sst defence under Inc r...t ~
t. Eldicrtt board 0f ...- rr.er--s AZ
.r made ...-ra.t. fna f.If.f -6.- -.iif'-
r ne time sua..f f -te.r r.4r, f.-.r,
r. fest arrrur-..-Irr .Hr essential f.,-
ores of The plan can .. ..rrIad out .,a
counting NJ t.s FIRST I--Ir.h l,.r trif-, i.-
Gts. i1 ite euul4.. .rrt S.rdr rr,or
q evidence 70 nars fle rroerr
cg fhesr f-r- sears ..rif,.inp tho
r-.y NJ clr mar... .t.r.r. f1 pro6ura
faFF far-.r-s f1r power .uus. The
e.on o- an army -rr l-ctory at
"a't'F F'ft- winch takes rauk th the
-- me world tHe Invention n man-
--H carriages and litt- able /
--t --. t-.l rHa re.. oi these !
i .' .sIo. t modern /
I 1. ie battery I
.l | f'-i..--- hF January D. [
i.rfe N ready tar mouulae. nine /
suns. twenty oinea -.ns. thirty
'---- guns en1 seventy .e l--iuch /
I r Corps b. preparing +
tl. .".. Boston. NeH l rl. Wash ]
~ H .le. and san Fran l
In au foi four - 4
f twenty .'-.u.h gurs fge
rAt- -l.ar l--irch unrtars I
-i.I easements for slhma- /
-. opera uuu-. Work on the
't H.ire-ausett Bay /
II'. Roads and fle Sa4an- /
..'- ana ie-a.ala HIu be begun 1
t NnrE wiN be progres--
.. thirteen NJ the twD lJ-
- .'|"e.I NJ fHr fTrfIff.lff .n fr- I
af- IH annual output Of
.. -in factory is tEeen r.
7'' ".'0.A f ana twelve
.Hr 't oi me l0 large
-... v-.-.o -'I WIN Tie Bethlehem
r'Ns % u-- HeAi year
ApnrorrIs ."r. i'c. Hunended.
43 Keep pace with fhe uanufac.uro
O. llrs Secretary Lamont recommends
tnfe appropriations Tor empiaceme1tg
e.l batteries. and for the purchase ~
s.-, i.r for'hcatiOns. al I'm accordance
N'a the scheme adopted in lNs. Tbe
rl. dturcs f1r sea-c0ast defence f,r
year ending June 90 l@3 were
s--t eA
The invention ard rga,ufsc+u-e ~
american brown and sm3keless powders
~ heavy ordnance and for tho masa-
&c rlue haNe made slow progress. and |
t,e Secretary az War urses mauufac-
,-.,Is 20 soiNe ms problem for their
Z -A proai ana our national pride
NE report pays much attention 10 The
'-lcallon of oihcers and meo OF the
2iIng ana tne instruction OF militia and
in'llai4 slNN'is. hoilins mat the short i
duration ot recent wars demonstrates
ne important part OF Che exact science
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