The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25
NEED Of A Larger ARMY.
The Artillery Arm, ~ Eniar9eA ~
the Bill, VIII Barely ssAce 10
Man the peresnf Seaeoast Est
terses New Rapidly Deesyfng.


q the hxsssss today filed with TIE c4srA sis
rucurs Oh the bill for the incfsase OF tbs
eneulas army. After detssiang tne aAseis.
mnmts adopted In cofnfuirtse. a.. 81 wIs'ea
have bees. xsTt cut In the Assocaasea rTesa
dangAtefses. the report says.
.-Tae ball fxes no maximum . ~.
The entire array. Assuming s3t.a lAs $50
eminent Will require apssGZ o s -
thousand freB for The oEfe as~ ~ as1 ~ o
tier for coast defense sn-s - Hs1sh 49, -
aufbursty in the Islands for raoss sossa VI
dHr and government this naLSa ~ 80" -
sponsitse tozsSAeE Eliu q gsisSs. 4 -
serve force. sssa ball sroyldes Ios as s's...
msnts q cavalry ana ~ sai ss.@a arm OF fie
oarviee and corps Of ariAlffs iof ~
eeaxoast batteries. with tive TVS "as"ss "a
ARTILLERY for iIsid batteries ,ss~..sr..
ssJf.s COMMITTEE believes Inc OF sdsstAae.osf.
p proyiaea for IN anis bill VIII make vac
uscst efficient military oEsAnl<a.aoss - 80
lowest coat ~ the taxpayer; " asss - go.
xasaon tsrs,gassd BIZ any DILL l*1ore cDtsstsss-
ssIf,s s,ssa r1tzatson of the cavalry, AZ pro-
Nt4ed in me ba is subssIsEltiaIy me sa ssss
organization now provides faT ~ ha 80 80. a1
~ fiftssn ssaBtas.sS IA plaa. OF twS49e. aaa
prOysdsng for 4 eoganssssG-J ol tsi1 80.
mea1t. BY this Increase of "a On, ll'. $50 -
tsat ard cominissary are given sas', - assa
captain ard "a eensnsssaFy scFE'aLt ~ 49,
nddcd The fifteen FIRST iietSeis az ~
ysded give t1res extra first .isetsn - "a 80
each regiment, TO b. ayasis1ie q. - - siS.,,
adfusanfs. II also provides tor tae crsa. so s.s
or a band for each regiment py eniiStA =
them a. musicians, while under the pfssss.
lay they are enlisted In the regular i@sc@
and enrolled as musicians
s~Tnu Organization of artillery post1eo
Tor In the bill changes from the regfintntai
formation to that or corps Oh a1ttiisfy.
and a. the artillery arm has so grown "a
Importance the committee f~el tustiiied IN
euIlnitlinz the full reasons for tho change
Artillery Reorganisatien.
..,rhe relation OF artillery organization 10
the work that the army wss 70 perform
may best be understood by . or'sf refer
"ot.r present system dates hack 20 1891
when the first four regiments wsre organ
.srae ffth regiment was added In 1861.
and the sixth and seventh In 1888
sNow. when nrat organized. THAR ". ~
ls2s. the question of ooasi defense was hos
nearly 70 important as II 10 today, aud
consequently ths question OF ORGANIZATION
was not 50 important Moreover. tnis
relative uuimportanee ~ both iuhftiolis
and of organization continued Tor many
years: in fact, down TO 1861, On The other
hand there were questions before Tue
country that made the ssFyscsa of infantry
az very great importance and hence we
ind the artillery almost continuously nsea
- Infantry Thus In the Mexican war;
the Fourth artillery wcs used "a infantry.
II was armed and eaalppei 4. infantry:
and served as such NOT only In Mexico. bus
also In Florida during the Seminole trnu-
bles on the plains ard elsewhere, even IN
the forts When the eivli war broke Out in
lS6i all the foot batteries beTetofere armed
ard equipped and serving az fnfanfry were
converted into Hight batteries. only 20 re-
sumo theft infantry equipment and duties
after ApragnutIux.
.sin the Hill uuser discussion. the num-
b0r OF artillery units f5atiefisSs. was OBJ
tanned from consideration OF the numpfr
OF gun positions 20 be- manned. You must
have, nj the limit. as many batteries
you have gun positions furtaes, these
batteries must be grouped In sufficient
guns In tina. hsrbor. Evidently the idea OF
the res ifnent does not come forward here
~ ALL and fer good reason. There Is no
relation hetween the regiment as a anti
and between the work To he done by the
artillery. In other words the essential or
artillery 81 ganszatlan Is tho battery. these
batteries beirg grouped according 10 the
necessities uf each case. necessities differ
Ing from harhor 10 narhor.
THE conditions are entirely different
Tor infantry and for cavalry. In these,
each individual carries a weapon. which
h not the ease with the artillery when
used as such. The fighting strength or in
fantry and cavalry is measured by the
number Of weapons IL can bring into rne
but no ssrh measure. can be uniformly APP
piled to the artillery. Experience has
shown that the regimcntai organization ~
suited 70 The infantry and 10 the cavalry.
tho unst selected. namely, the regiment.
heinz the greatest number OF fuuske;s
ard of sabers respectively, that can he
directly controlled by ON. man, and this
sach necessity exists In the artillery. Why,
them peFpetaate a ssstesn thar ~ essential
~ relic az the pas; and wholly out az
harmony with present and with future
conditenss There u no sentiment conaecf-
ed with the maintenance OF the rcgttneutai
organizations because. as alrsaay explain
cd. the chances ara against any osf1cer
serssnS wholly IN one regiment For the
purely local feeling tor the regiment alone
has b~en substituted a ssroag FEELING Of
prsas In the arm "A whole. II feeling
lssFsesA xt.a.efs .s
arm AZ last rise 70 Il full realization OF 81
opportunities and sts csuties
Let u be borne in mind how eamplseat-
co IN the artillery service how many diff
stfent Kinds of guns IL has 10 serve that
Ia satafe II VIII be charged with the tor,
,o s sssslse !, ana saat TAG nature Of srst
upon locations. conditions thai differ from
hafbos To hsrhor. and IL is at ofew ext4eni
that IA arbitrary division IT she psrsouue.
INTO regiments Is inherently vicious IN.
carrs system. on the ether hand gives ~,
rslaefy the adapsaaslsty aud ncxlhgitN
that ara detaaRded BY the ever vsrv.ns
conditions ~ IT'S service
'in respect 70 the number or hasierts.
rscosnmen6Fa by .Ais bail. ene res on
~ hesd te brought UP 81 the necesxar,
personnel Is net 70 be provided. Why ar
nnlaE9Ns appropriated every year for ae,,ns
yer tae esnlptcased ordnance. II the pres
ehS sshF1i h~s entrusted 10 unframed falea
sls 1t3ae a. iSs9. i2s hatterssE II coaz
arsssiefy VII he needed TOR the guns as,
tusstS Installed. The btsl asks fer la x.t,~l
batteries Asear,fsng 80 refianla ,,f.s.s,S,,
-
ton the asteriefss.sa % esectr.c iu9eatEtsT,
"a Gus coast ferris whce guc&gea yer IS 3
per cent. PEI &Hgum az ether mae hsnsr,
~ ncs eent sad ~ gGaA aud OF earrings
- Ter ewns. \ estieFY ~ Two Is4ines sun-
cempssge With machluesy costa si4s 81 i
81 eQ1 ' 'N''~
pn iaa oFEanssat len ~ the !nrsuty,
rrEtfaeas tas change aas been made ls az
nUnAer af enlisted mea s8 a cerr3pas,v ~
iss - 10, The Vatevt OF tha. suSrs,sS AZ /;
10 provide Ter - adequate force al -
i sery lowest cess ~ the Sow nsneat. Il Ia
hes ose7a tsis astecs eE tAe ces3sni5sfts Is -.
i3stse sEsfast1rS f0E ssssa0sey hsst IA ~
we 14Ras8 ~ ai@n necessary e, carry CT,
ts.e purpose @f t1sS et3sSt we hrasss,. ta3.
az Sfsassssssi~a seq tAc bass ~ "a wis
w1Nsa give ns Peak Ii aFsyatrS ~ e.ar~ VI
hSssAt ~ sSi@sl service thaS ure - 4.
IsSSteS rs proposed IN the senate AZ
TIE 81 Sk}N Increased naf7ttssr ~ r~.esssss,.,f
wSNa wesS2 Ee tslas2c stss'saazsyy pa tae -
Z 49, RsHsVTT - sFsNeteA would entaG a
increased e&nesfSe s3ch Year Ass tha es.v
rfasnenz feg 0tsteeTs aas wssgls .sass.~7a q
htHe&F tAr ehesststff sses& ~ casa nseses a..
3 res H.@ ia IhH 8ne 81 hssEss &c.. se.a,
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