Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-01
VIEW AMY nnGrLArIoNs.
Approaching Completion OF the
Rules to Govern Soldiers.

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Washington, oct. 3l.-The new army
regulations are rapidly nearing COM
pletion. Thrce-fourths Of the entire
work has been approved by General
sehoheld, The balance is likely to
be passed on By him within the next
TWO or three weeks 1t remains then
only TO have the entire work approved
by the secretary of war. The adj
Vaneed stage OF the work makes 1t
probable that the new volume viii
be ready for distribution before the
close OF the year
The new regulations are regarded as
quite as important as the new tactics.
an they embrace the common law OF
the army. based on experience, or
ders Of the president and OF the war
department. laws Of congress. etc.
II sssgsrs all questions OF military
discipline. rank and precedence. APP
pointments and promotions, uniforms
and equipments, furloughs, assertions.
post canteens, ceremonies, pay and
allowances. flags, music. and the In
Vulnerable formalltics which govern
every branch Of army life.
Indirectly also the regulations are
awaited with much interest by the
militia and national guard. as the state
troops agppt the government regula-
tionh as ,Sell as the tactics.
The war department has taken the
greatest care preparing the new regu-
lations. 4 board OF three veteran Of
ficers, Colonies Corbin, Gilmore and
Babcock. now serving as assistant
adjutant generals were detailed TO
supervise the work Lieutenant John
II. French. who had recently COM
pleted his service as recorder in pre-
pairing the new infantry, cavalry and
artillery tactics. was given immediate
charge OF the work OF evolving the
regulations from the mass OF materials
--ordcrg, laws, customs, etc. with n
force OF clerks he has been at work
for months The board has frequently
met 10 inspect, change or approve the
compilation.
General schoHeld has also gone over
each htep OF the work and thus the
new book has been subjected to the
most rigid scrutiny.
The regulations VIII embody the ex-
perience Of about 100 years of army
life Baron Steuben German noble
man, who was the drill master OF our
revolutionary troops. made the first
regulations, but they were very crude
and a part OF the tactics In 1921
General Winfield Scott prepared the
frat systematic set OF regulations. and
they have since served as basis to be
built upon, modified and enlarged. Sue
cesslve presidents have made changes
as necessity arose Tile war depart
ment Issues general orders every day,
applying mainly to specific cases. but
often establishing precedents for the
entire army. All this material was
digested In 1881 and again In 1889. but
the daily orders OF the last 1--WE years
have required this new volume.
Care has been taken to base the
regulations strictly upon the text OF
original orders laws, etc. so that the
personality OF the rcvlsers might not
find expression. This has freed the
book from all appearance Of being a
text book OF views and observations
OF those who have done the work. and
has confined II to succnct state
ment OF actual orders and laws. with
the language literally preserved Rs
freely as possible The book win
cover about 275 pages, Including an
elaborate index OF reference and cross
reference