Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13

sentiment among the English people, AS
the queen appeared before the soldiers they
manifested their devotion in every way.
The men put their hats on their bayonets
and swords and cheered with wild enthu-
siasm. This so affected Queen Victoria
that tears ran down her face.
AS the general said this 1 asked him as
to whether there was much republican
sentiment in England. He replied:
The English people may want a republic.
and I think they would like liberal gov
eminent They are, however, devoted to
the queen, and they have right to be
past sixty years.
did you see the Prince of Wales, gen.
eral.' asked.
YES" replied General Miles. 81 had
some conversation with him. He was very
civil, but he had changed considerably
since ] saw him on the Boston Common In
1880 He was. you know, then visiting the
United States
General Miles," said I, "you have just
seen all the armies of Europe; suppose
there should be a war tomorrow, what
would be some of its new and character
istic features?' -52r4 :. .
There would be greater use Of the tel
egraph than ever before" replied General
Miles. 1.-THE telephone would have part
in it and steam power would be largely
used in moving troops and supplies. There
We uld be many improved arms and long
range guns; smokeless powder would be
used While the principle of warfare
would be the same there would be a
change in tactics. Battles would be fought
at longer range. Strategy would be more
the future will probably be Of shorter dura-
tion than those of the past. There will
probably be fewer lives lost"
Our Army Too Small.
How about the increase of our army,
general? Do you still hold to your opinion.
that we should have more troops?''
Yes, 1 do replied the general Il have
held that opinion for many years. Our
army is too small for our wealth and pop
ulation. l think the army and navy should
grow as the nation grows"
but are not the European countries
loaded down with soldiersT'
Yes, they have more than they can COM
fortably support. They are at one end of
the extreme; we are at the other. We
should have fixed ratio for the increase
of the army. I think we should have at
the maximum one trained soldier for every
thousand of our population, and as a min
imum one to every two thousand If we
had one to every thousand this would give
US an army of about three times the size
of the present one. This ratio should be
kept up, the number of troops to be de-
termined by the census to be taken every
ten years.
Military Trips to Europe.
"Tell me, general, do you think your trip
has paid?'
Eyes, 1 think it has," replied General
Miles. There have been a number of
statements concerning it which are not
true. 1 did not originate the idea of my
being sent to Europe to examine into the
condition of military matters there.
did not ask to go. The Secretary of War
and the President gave the orders and l
went. The occasion for sending me was
not altogether the Greco-Turkish war and
the danger of a general European war,
though that fact FASTENED my departure
The tour was taken to investigate the con-
dition of military affairs at the present
time This has been the policy of the
government from the beginning We have
now officers at nearly all the great courts
of Europe, sent there to report and to keep
the War and Navy Departments posted