New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27

r,etv of views among the 2126 officers Is TO De e1-
pectsd especially experience shows that opinions
do not always agree even where there are only '"o
members of a family concerned. movement Is Oh
foot looking TO the restoration OF the old blouse Win
rundown collar and brass buttons Thls movsma s
started Fort Leavenworth, WAers NE iea "a ~
school for the soldiers IS established one q me
writes: Outside of few staff officers VINO rarely
present one believe nine-tenths OF the officers Of
the Army prefer the odd one"
Those officers and of the army who have
ged the hope they would be transferred
from their remote and not over-pleasant stations.
where they have served what is looked upon as .
full term Of duty. TO more pleasant and agreeable
stations have reason TO feel disheaTtened. inc
statement has been given out from the war De-
partment that the appropriation is in such condi-
ton that NJ drafts be made upon II. aside from
those abs. -.cly necessary. The new appropria,,
ton WI. -. become available ~ July ana not unsA
portation fund can be drawn upon IL VIII also ae"
pend somewhat upon the disposition Oh me
The lawlessness in which these organizations nave
already INDUCED has cost the Government con.
siderable amount OF money, for the reason thse
troops have had to be transported from pace %
place where depredations have been committed.
The recent detachment OF Major Thomas H
Hamburg OF the Engineer Corps. who has been In
charge (ofcially) Of certain public works at Louis
Vile and sending him 10 St Augustine. has aroused
THE Louisville Evening Post to expose. to a small
extent the ways that dark and the tricks that
are vain" with the friends of the Democratic Ad-
mnis.ration at Washington. 1t says: THE Govern
ment sends an army officer 10 Louisville and places
him in charge OF the work the canal, but the
politicians will permit this officer TO select his
own subordinates make appointments solely for
professional reasons Already this struggle between
politics and business has resulted I'm the removal OF
one army officer 10 another post. ana now Major
Handbury is TO repeat the experience OF his prede-
cessor The interests OF require that this
great public work be placed in the hands OF men
properly and economically The interests OF hard
pressed politicians require that they be given ful
permission they please 10 remove and appoine
men positions the canal. regardless or any
thing except their power of serving these same poll
iticans"
The detailing OF officers as instructors In military
science at the Institutions Of learning In various
parts of the country Is growing in strong favor
among members Of Congress- Mr.. McCreary in his
debate on the Army Appropriation bin few days
ago said: when We detail officer for duty In
any educational institution We help TO train young
men in military tactics who may be very useful
when the life the Nation Is endangered. when
domestic violence is threatened. when civil
motion occurs" IL, as IL is said so frequently by
active list detract from the efficiency OF the Army
because there not enough TO conduct the nec-
essary drills and perform other duty demanded %
the military force. these details for college duty
can be made from the large number OF officers %
the retired list who have applied for such details.