Arizona republican., 1898-12-13
THE LARGER ARMY
The Details Of Chairman HulI'S Reorganization
 Measure.
It Is Some What Different From inc Bill Proposed By General Miles Which It Is Not Believed Gould Be Carried.

Washington, Dec. 12. = Chairman
 Hull Of the house committee on mili- ta1y affairs who last week introduced
 ms DIIl for the increase of the regular
 army, says it will be taken up in full committee without firs5 gCing through
 the subcommit.ee
 This bill is not identical with that of General Miles" said MT. Hull today
 "Ihis has not the high rank of the Miles bill, and some vacancies arc open
 to the officers of jhe volunteers or to those from civil life. It provides for a
 lieutenant general and sufficient in- .Crease of majors and brigadie. generals
 to successfully command an army of 100000 men scattered from Porto Rico to Manila. The artillery arm is re0r- ganized, separating ;-' into coast and field artillery, but promotion to be by seniority of the whole arm. A dye- crease of the enlisted men is made so that the arm can be increased by re- cruits in case of war 70 full strength, The cavalry is incrCase1 two regiment, the infantry five.
 ''The enlisted strength Of an infan- try company not to exceed 145, so that in case of war new regiments would
 have to be formed, probably all of which would be volunteer, but the reg ular army would make a substantial fist line. The bill provides for the ,hreel5at. .alion formation. The staff corps are increased about 40 per cent, and, with the exception of the adjutant general, inspector general and ord nance, are open to appointments from the volunteer or. civil life. The most no. icea.ble change is in that Of the med iCal department, in which provision is made for a hospital corps Of 3 1000 Dri- yates, With the necessary nCn-comnlis- stoned officers, with largely increased number Of surgeons and assistant sur gaOns. All officers and men serving in the subtrCpical countries are to have an increase Of B per cent in pay. Un- der the immediate control of the presi- GeLl1, inhabitants of 'sha new countries may be enlisted in the organizations there serving.
 The Miles bill is a good bill if it could be enacted" said Mr Hull, '@but 1 am sure it could not be. It carries too much high rank"
 Chairman Hull was at the war de- par,ment today in conference with the officials respecting his bill.
 Senator Hawley has introduced bill for the reorganization of the army, which is the same as that prepared by General Miles.
 General Miles has los, no opportunity to call attention TO the urgent need of speedy action upon some measure for the army, and as soon as he returns from New York, which will be in the course of a day or two, he ex- poets to appear before the house mili- | tary committee 10 give personally some | of these reasons.
 The most urgent is the fact that inn ! upon the formal announce | nent Of the peace between the United ! States and Spain the United States | army may be suddenly reduced by the | automatic action of a regulation in very large proportion, almost third, and this at time when the need for i troops for garrison purposes is still pressing.
 This statement does not apply to vol Inteer troops. As stated by >he presi- lent in his message, they having en- isted for the war must all be discharg- 3d. But when the war department, act ng under the autd0rI,y conferred by < congress at the last session, sought to ecruit the regular army to a war foot ng, to stimulate enlistmepts i- pledged tself in a formal order to discharge ,pon his own application any recruit who wished to leave the service upon he conclusion Ct peace, although the iominal term Of enlistment was for hrse years. |
 General Miles will refer to the pres mt conclusion of the negotiations at 'aris and the signature Of the treaty 1 f peace as an evidence of the necessity or speedy action. He will also urge hat provision be made for the fortiica- z ion of Manila. h his pinion, Manila | an ever be surrendered by the United | tates. IL will be as dear to the Ameri- ar people as Bunker Hill, and mark erhaps the dawn of an epoch in Amer can history almOs, as important as nat victory. V