The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-16

Arrangements have been completed
y9f ths. establishment OF q Enttesa
States army past within the isi'si's OF
S,atsle. ard me pgogset will meaz. sEeli
IL TIE minimum Of a four-ss'sfpst5aJ ss'''sI
be established. the expenditure ~ Sss-
attic every 1fS9sith of oeer $3.50. not
.ss@s.idiEg an outlay Of S@g9ssg IN the
building Of iio4tses. barracks, cisssafisls
the land. etc. The chances are ssf'Si,
however. that. IL tie past ~ s-slsd'slsfiea
a. al. there will be more than foais'
companies. ard IN me end the ISsst
would be turned i4fto al artillery heta-
quarters with full Teg1neist. thus
manning the several for lfseaAIos1s ansgfit
the sound The Cisagrssgsr 81 teail-
MERGE, which has been sevotisg mucn
fluse to the proposition. has 40 doubt
bat that TIE post We eventually be io-
catsxi ,sa Magnolia blum, the point OF
lard Between Smiths cove and the en-
trance H. ssagnon bay. The land has
all been examined. the sevsra5 owners
iatervlswesi and arrangements made
for occurring the site In the event the
government locates the past The tfact
coniasEss over 600 acres II land, and II
IL naes4 than probable that the conf
rlsttee In whose hands lies the seiee~
tlen of the site viii ehooAz Magnolia
bluff.
The Post located by Congress.
few weeks aga senator Squire in
tFo.fues ~ a bill ia congress ASKING that
a post 1e .tssaiesi In this city and Offer
Ing the site free 10 the government.
The bill would IN all probability
ilxe gone through had II not been for
the action If Congressman Doosittie In
ogTersag an aHf-nbneaat To the army ap-
rsapflatson bl:l. ernb0dying the terms
Of t9le Squire bill. emitting the word
seaasle and substituting Puget sound.
and aeao providing that the sSsrsinittee
~ uulte1! States army officers 10 select
nld pass upon the site shall not include
any IF sII4sse stationed at Vancouver
barracks. The bill with the amend
u!s1rt has passed. bath houses OF con-
Eress ard " now e law.
AS The bill n3w reads a site for an
army post viii DC located ofi the Sound
~ / paint recommended by a commit
tee Of army officers to be hereafter Sc
lecssf frssn sgsTe Eastern past for this
duty. Inasmucf as Magnolia bluff has
already been fayoEssbty recommended
BY Gen. Otis. cSsnm sadfng tEe depart
saellt Of the Columbia, vino loosss AZ the
matter merely FROM a e0o'. Mons artisan
military Iroint OF view, 1t Is only natural
10 psesussie that the military bard who
nave tbs matter IN eharg. will take the
same view as the general and also Sc
lact Seattle. 81 all eyegtis the Cham
bar 81 Commerce is quite confident that
air. noa.ittie VIII not be Successful In
his attempt 10 have the post located sat
Tacoma or. fer that matter, any other
point on the Ssaind.
Change In Military Policy.
Fer sosne wears past 1t has been the
poi.ey Of the United States army tn
consolidate The posts and have them To-
Gated ~ tbs trade eenters as they are
tn Earsae and ethsr civilized and popu.
ioas countries. In this country the
pssts have been acatterc4i along the
fysntiea~ for tbs purpose of defending
the pioneers aud brave settlers from
this Tavages 10 niGtdesous hofsies OF In
dams. Now The Necessity far this pre-
caution h rssi for the Indians have
either silesf ar have entirely los. their
rgh4iHs sp,rl ard tn r,a.ssri of their
stVage outbreaks has forever PASSED
7Asats HsekS%Se Inc thEf.S 1T tRst IfIestfA~
ftteau ia desiring 10 concentrate the
fsssts In the trade centers aud lssate
thein In the nr1st popalo,is districts
can he easily understood and, where
ever possible. Is being carried into e.
feet.
Tho policy of concentrating the army
frfces 10 the trade canters has also been
WARMLY advocased by President Glove
land. as the fesaswsng extract from his
i'sss message Will elearly Indicate:
The execution ~ the policy az con.
centrating the army ar sgnportant Gen.
Nsrs az population and transportation.
fnreShasioNsd IN the lsSt annual rcp,st
of the secretary resulted Ina ghs. absn-
siaament of fifteen of the smaller posts
Which WAS effected under plan Which
ASSEMBLED organizations ~ the saaYin
regiments hitherto widely separated
Ths fgsaierS oar small force mora
readily effective far any service which
they may be called upon Ia perform, in
eTeSscs tbs extent ~ territory under
protection without dsntluishsae the Sc
euFisy hitherto afforded ~ many facali-
tles. and improves the dts,Ai,ftne. train
INK and esprit dg corps 81 the army.
bsstses considerably Decreasing the cost
OF its nAsstnt eu8nca Though tins, favess
~ the department ~ the East fays
been somewhat lnete1Sss4. stssfes Than,
hree-f0urths ~ the array is stationed
west ~ the u ss1ss3pta TNls carefully
uEstueSSs pssliey wh{ch secured thu
best ard greatesx scgV5es t1s thc sats.r..x.
OF the general wesfars fgaga chs. small
forses comprising our regular af-ft,.
should nss D. thuNgh sssss$sv evs,tsar-
rslssS<si BY thc esV-Ath,ss ~ aesyv sad rr-
necessary pests gareush ats ~ v~sn-
rrsss Ia CRAFTY the an10iiissa or inter-
csts of localities
white ttss maximum legal strength
Through various caases IS h1lt gisGe
Over se,fAes nsee, tl1e purpose - <e,u-
sgsSS does not seen e. t,s faIly azYasas~a
by the existing conditions, Wise rao
ss,FSislsFahle trssease r. the arvsv N. a.,
my Judgment. demanded tv r,~-,pt
events thc policy ~ se~i etsaSg f.rstatxa-
ttons. In the persecution ~ wsli-h ve
have been steadily angaged glr soma
years has sc far developed a. - S,lS-
geSs that tse efT>ctgve Strcngtn - ths,
army - sgow made az least equal "a the
i>gAl strength Measures takea ~ the
department during fhe y~sr. as iufi-
Gated have ALREADY considerably aug
nie0te>i tac eas>s;ive fasx,e. ana the ssc-
regaty ~ wsr presents a Esan, which
rssSsNp9ea1 81 the consideration ~ >soH-
Geo, W. Jenkins, editor AZ the Santa
Maria, Cal. 7isses, in sl~-akine Of the variosss
nilncnts of shihirrn, said: When my
ehlidiea have efsVp tl,ene IL only osse patent