Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-12
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lie Hands in statistiss 60 secretary OF war
-urEe. Increased rsy f"r omcsrs'

Washington. NJy. ig-Adiuant Gen-
eial g0t.uu has Issued biz annual re-
I,ri io She Hc,reiafy of war, 10 con-
Gains much ot a statistical nature
hlIu. ihg armies uf the InitDd r.A'.ss
Including one regular ana N'iunt',i
br4neh,t. Gen. Durbin says since
She signing Vt the protocol ihe NU.
asa men ll she volunteer r.Elm .itA
have remained At their posts " iutg'
Iu most UAaUH al great personal ta,ii-
noe. That they have done ,his ghrti-
FUZZY aud wEhout uumplaEs, makes 10
all the more desirable that speedy lh.
crCase ~ The regular army Do ptNNlri
f1r. IN order that thc volunteers may
be released from further service ana De-
allowed " r,suru ~ .hsir pcageiul W.
ciil0uH."
Ucn. corbln has the following 60 Say
olncvrning The Increase uf the regular
army;
'aiho orFaniEation Of the cavalry, at.
Ullcr3 und Infantry regiments has
atuil che tess VI trlal iu AHt,H AID rs
Delvtd she approval ~ ih D.. .u ,1W-
maud. 90 that tbs ingraAHn % Use ht'
uf the atmy demanded by yus nov E1ss
sessions, ahai d. Dy 90" addition Ht
shs necessary aIuilct yf uEimlhih 'f-
CANNED Ha arr uJw ihJAy iu service.
! Tho number ~ officers sh0gd us IH-
creased IS oE1 nIft utui,utl, o. ea.h
troop, baflDfy and Company lH,H
would ENABLE the department. 90 mr's
The dumar,la o. various drtulls required
By Law ana thea l.ly, The troops win
the Necessary number lot shslr proper
discipline ana instruction.. 1ud lu Nlr
allow thl uppIlulmrL. ~ nunlpi fnt gUu-
erals and general stan Officers. 'NlthIut
drsirlyilg The efficiency uf she army,
aH Threatened by the recent experiment.
of the department.. Tue uuuapcr u
tnainec officers as herein puNided f.r
a. the bvgiuairg VI the prcscus war
would have saved lives aLd uras4ls,
10 hiy ne.hlug " thc Increased en-
cheney % the Frrylgr. A. the btElns
nlng ~ The pr'aont war some four hun
drcd officers were appointed 60 Jhv rsln
AID volunteer rvElmentA Win "a lose
and fug aides To- thu EuurralH aud ufhvr
duty absolutely required Tor she con-.
duct - M war absent from thoir
commands, the regiments wgrp Hcus 10
odr.lu Win scarcely more than one uf-
icer % thv company u IN difficult
nov, with she a.gk and wounded ON.
GERS. f1r thr department o. 500 one liii-
Ger 20 III COMPANY end then frequent
~ there have hyrn sNO companies with
bus one unlcrr, The increase prHs
posed would lu no way give a. greater
number ~ officers than required.
"uihecrH serving H. The West Indies
and Philippine, 'slll, "a a rule. De Hrp-
afatvd from their families una their
NNtE rNptnseu greatly increased. 10
u recommended shat an officers below
she rank Vt major, while ~ arrNIrs.
shan have the pay aud allowance 81
the higher grade"
Gen. oorblu recommends that the
men - ihc National Guard who en-
tered the volunteer army be- allowed 50
r3urn and d. rC-admi.ted 70 their atite
orHanlHailuuA.
Ills advice 90 tiNse who control the
Nfloral Guard ia that az the ysufIy
stW.e rncampmrnia the msu ,hr made
dependent Tor their subsistence upun
the army ration 90 br furnished by tho
rtate apfhorslpH. 90 ration usurns uIl
oDked by the troops IN precisely tho
same manner as ln actual service la
the Held, This would E.ye them thr
rrl-frliancg which characterize she
regular tNldlcr on ar.vr duty
Gen. CJrhln al.p rttDfnmenif an IT,.
crease h. the pay % nua-commlnsloned
officers.