The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-15
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RANK AFLOAr AND ASHORE.
New York Sun

the United States. The pay OF the
lower ranks of our army and navy
officers, 10 be sure, is larger than
that OF officers Of equal grades in
other services But our pay j. the
end of it. In foreign services there
are perquIsites, though they are no;
called 30, and in the higher ranks
the pay is likely to be higher than
with us.
Besides in every country but our
own there arc decorations" of var.
ious sorts In Great Britain a naval
captain is knightcd almost as q mat.
ter Of course when he becomes rear
admiral, and before that time he has
received orders and badges, as a rule,
and it is the same way in the army.
In France the Legion Of Honor goes
about to everybody of a certain rank
in tho army or the navy and promo
tion in the service means promotion
in the Legion. So, too il Germany
But we have nothing Of the sort, as
every one knows. Congress has
passed vote Of thanks to Commo
dore Dewey, and has authorized the
President to appoint Il seventh rear
admiral, but Dewey comes home
and on his retirement sinks out Of
sight II he could be knightcd and
go for tho rest OF his life as Sir
George everybody would know him
and recall his exploit.
But even in honoring our dist n
guished 3oldiers and sailors wo are
singularly economical. We have
heard how tho President has made
Captain Sampson an acting rear ad-
miral, but few persons understand
that tho "honor" means simply in
croased expense for him. As ndmi-
raj he has staff and increased OK
pense in tho way Of entertaining but
our worry thrifty government does
not give him admiral's pay. Dear,
no! In the army an officer assigned
to duty by his brovot rank gets the
pay Of that rank, but not in the
navy. That's why the wife Of re.
Gently made commodore, known as
tho most popular woman in tho
navy, said that sho fervcntly prayed
that her husband would not be sent
off M an acting rear admiral, the OK
pense Of an admirnl's maintenance
being SO much greater than that Of
a plain commodor.
Here is list Of the various grades
in the army and navy:
hchcrai Observation-Disclosures. y dmiral
Lieutenant General ."..... Vice Admiral
Major General ......"......Rcnr Admiral
III NIfItIul ..,.-...N %
Colonel ............ "Cnptuin
Lieutenant Colonel. Commander
Major. lieutenant Commander
Chplalh............. lieutenant
tlrst l.lcutcnnnt."...I.ic lieutenant, Junior
Grade
Second ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. EnsiuD
Now, in countries whore thcy 90
in for accuracy in nomenclature, and
have large armies and nnvics, gen
oral is IN officer who commands an
army OF two or more corps, II leu
tenant general is ono who commands
corps OF two or more divisions, Il
major general commands Il division
OF two or moro briyados. We arc
the only people who have permanent
brigadior gonorals, and wo arc logi.
cal in having them. In other coun-
tries senior coloncls command bri-
gados, as temporary brigadicr gcn-
erals, and when they have finished
generals, and when thoy arc likely
to be promoted major generals. 1t
IL tho s.mo way with tho naval rank.
An admiral CO.. mnnds n fleet, u vice
admiral tho loading squadron, Il
roar admiral tho roar squadron.
Commodore liz simply tho sonlor cap.
tain, who rs such commands one or
two vessels on detached service.
Now, in tho army wo have sys
tom Of comforting brevot rank on
officers who have distinguished them.
selves. That is, wo give them tho
right to bo called by tho titlo of a
grade higher than that which they
hold. It's not cheap honor in tho
regular army by any manner of
means, yet sometimes 1t is too cheap,