The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-29
TIE .nrrL1ARK KArE.
1hs British Naval Reserve s-s the sir-iisr
Orr..ixstto, Proposed for This Country.

o~r,,,,.,to, Prorosea for This Country.
y..uzow Co., 90 ri. s,stement tbat
an. p.,.,.h A5..,rai,v ~. cons,derip0 a plan OF
-.nntna .nh.,d,,od nercbsnt cruisers with
a@aa.a -. - - ,ba Roy,l Naval Reserve 1,
t..sss.,tas - snnoo.,,on ~ the vslus plsced
nnon ,hose .nsii,oriss n, sppears that special
s.n,.aa,. - g. ta r,sde sor sacur,no the ser.
IT,. - ,man,r.ts An. steamsbins. Including
AZ ror,anta SIaio.,,c rt,rrio. i-mbr,a. Em.
- 10 - = on and ,i,ot crevs will be
aauouoI o.. urarI.r drnI and d,scipline.
Ths pan sci posorvo 10 . bojv ~
-" ,hao %. 600 oeosr. .nd mon-or rather.
-. a. s.OS.S.n -. a.. no,ros n, lac,
800 Tha 80 ,sho wara 90 400 in number.
.a,.,., , 200 a..aaa TIL orooni,a,ion "a
no onao ,rS,oh nrcs, Retain mos, relic, for
,ho in,nsd,atn inorsaso ~ her active per.onnel
10 a. roa,,a. - In ,,r,o ~ wor n 4. no.
na,do1 ,ha.af,.n ,,i,h aras, favor and three
80 = . III. re ].n,isc, ~ c.rs,uI In
yss,ica,,or ,ha ranor, nar,icnlariv dveIIno on
~ 49,, -, .S.anrwan,. In ,ro,ni,o m. I'M
nIocn,on, rnu.os,oI ,or I, would ,nnarontlv
10 q Isi, T., ,ha, 1;r.o,Ion
Tho a., - =, 49, pova, S.,o, ps.orvs I,
.,uoo.. - .aar,I,us - NO. rn,,or M 49,
,yho have soryod IN ,bo mercan,ile marine AZ
able-bodied seamen. or as shippers or second
hands of fishing vessels. and also from men
under IS years of age who have served in the
royal navy. The second class comes from men
under 80 years who have had three years sea
service as nsnermen, or as ORDINARY seamen IN
the mercantile marine, or as apprentice. Inc
and Iaik yoa-. ~ 600 oh h.vob sd a x..r ana
~ 10y years Oh age VINO nave = = year anu
tbese three c,asse. ara spbiect IN four vears,
Iii - - sS, - a.. ~ .e@
be promoted TO the second, and Of the second
to the first. Firemen in the reserve are re-
,ui'e i,om men unuer 80 years "ho nave nau
ak months sea service as fremen, and no drill
Is required of them. For ALL these men there
!. -, ..s.uh.. -....S. -.
are special conditions OF continued service at
seq for certain periods.
A'eu our wi navy haN'hs up
Two years ago, from Official reports a paper on
the condition of the Royal Naval Reserve.
sound that tho nro,or,,on -, toro,onor. -
-, a. e.
creased considerably of late years. Approxi-
mately 40, 600 men in the mercantile marine
~ 49, "" !" u neiih
were eligible for the first class, Of whom 1000
were enrolled, besides 400 shippers and second
hands of the larger fishing boats. n was e.ti.
regularly and $4,000 occasionally were en-
p,oyeu, nnu ungse, T NY other se q OF the
Second cins. a y.eiueu s,yUU LOT me
n iSo !sS ol,d the e. actual S,t,n numbers were as follows:
Class Ia S6s 20 aaose. gwen IN Parenlheses; first
Onnl. Nra,.on 80 ,-nnK.
YV9.' nreinen' ~ s.oo,; third class ls7 5000.
yionsly given tha, the' tom the Hgnres pre-
Naval Reserrs bas a b.n ~ si;Iengtn OF tne hoyai
within the last wear or i've 1hi iur'her ihcreased
IL was fnnnd no ,u, pp-., All,
sa ny LIEUT.. Ieters that tne thiru
factory. since 40 many of u. rhe Rs. ~ sat AUS
and n had eIso h aayn u ooys uropped out;
sboouid he he enrnIisd o op iin susgested that nremen
erning The apst c Hm. ihes s'tn,iar 70 those gov
sbnwsd Tho, ny.r ~ 400 ~ tnat tlme returns
M bona ne noas Erp,Uuu reser.e men were either
VII hnut he ,bird ciass NJ Ut anu tnat even
might be considered available hfm sepv ic:Vo ny
abroad to syy eli he torc.s , h re.urhins from
Without going fvr,her in ne'shHaseri ..
mn IN liant IL I'M ,ns r .u ~, L. inese uetalle, tls
1'ar Rnyais sppareht .nat Englahd possesses In
Tor Increasing her ners,Dn.i nua hutI-
her regular navy, but also npon the n smn Inly s0f
The recnm manda =, 49, %S u MI y cruisers. some
4 few Yea "a auo no. said , ~ 'ihi om az sugEesud
carried out, and the force Of oficers allowed
sub lent ana Ia Z aleutenan,s;
Engineers and assistant cnHineeIs; w5, and p ss4
rnribey enisra .de IL NUMBERS may nave been
In tbis na,n,r, ,o h.uu
sources in our mercantiie marine To- smhstd,I -
,ruisers' and M or9ani1a tInn Ill., tor suoslai.ed
RoxsI SaYaI R ho orsah'Za,i3h ike that OF the
,tpnctiye to note .bs vaise II nI y none the Less IN;
ary NJ ,hs w. nn.s hI..eyI wnen oecre,
with an annual exnenditnre ~ 1s"s
han $4,000. 600. an auxiliary force twice as
hal n similar reserve sho"id hha Ia anu urged
Representative Wbittborne made a atrong nese.
ections To- i. and niiiimstsi put there were OBJ
ound In our present state naval militia system
However. Representatiye CmmminGs M IKE iae;
Il a naval reserve in nm eishorat. Mi nhaah iu ia
Introduced. IL Constituent s"ch = pas mmlrn ne
he English plan, from 9fisers and men Of the
ormerly enlisted men of the nav To ,S.aWu
dded the officers and men OF The life saviog
Tho parjnd 80 "a ~ "nu LAST sIshai