The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-04
ENGLAND'S MOBILIZATION.
MICHINERT or CREATING IN
ARMY AND NOW II TORk ED.

The Methods different from Those o
Other Countries aud the Outcome o
Recent CELL of Much Interest.
The whole country is, no doubt, await
ing with deep anxiety the issue of the
crossing slowly, but surely, as we may
reasonably hope to successful com
pletion, To-day, Oct. II, is the last day
for rejoining and it is still confidently
expected that there will be but few
absentees when the total is struck OF
the $4,000 Reservists recalled. How far
this sanguine expectation will be borne
out remains to be seen. The military
authorities, and especially those VINO
are and have been in personal contact
with the men, entertain no fears OIL the
result. Although the numbers VINO ap-
peared up to Saturday last inclusive
| amounted to no more than thlfd OF
! the whole, since the influx has Deen
rapid and consderate. Very plausible
and natural explanations are fortncom~
ing for the early delay. The fact Is
plain that many Reservists have been
in good employment, and they have, no
| doubt waited for their wages on Satur-
day night; not strangely, too, they will
have preferred to spend a last day or
two with their families and friends In
any case the interest of the moment at
taches rather to the machinery Of mobi-
lization than TO the material 1t has to
I ot bpr not the Re-
| seryists turn up depends upon their hon
esty; it is a test of their willingness to
complete a bargain into which they en-
tered knowingly when they took the
i shilling; but it would be most unfair
to assume, and still quite prematurely,
that they will not acknowledge their
obligation, seeing, moreover, that they
have already done SO in smaller trials
before That point must, however, be
held over until they have given their
own answer in full. Meanwhile let us
see how the long and carefully matured
scheme is working; how far 1t is serY-
ing the purpose for which it was plan
ned, that of calling up promptly, recelV-
ing, readily equipping, and incorporat-
ing the Reserve with their respective
units.
| have just spent some time at Wool
wich large garrison, as every one
knows commanded by a highly-scien-
tfc officer, Gen. Maurice, r. A., who Is
largely imbued with the modern ideas
in soldering Woolwich may be taken
as typical station, and what has hap
pened there will probably have been the
experience elsewhere 1t must be prem
ised that the order to mobilize was not
fired off from the War Office without
due warning. on the contrary, all
Generals We're informed confidentially
some time ahead to expect it; but all on
the very eve of the proclamation receN-
ed sealed orders an envelope which was
only to be opened the following day en-
receipt of the telegram to mobilize The
anteeedent period of preparation was
fully utilized at Woolwich. Gen Maur- !
ice framed a series of precise nstruc-
tions for the guidance of all who would /
have to act directly the final fiat went
forth. These recited some of the exist
ing rules of mobilization, and reminded I
officers that upon the completeness OF I
the prepare tory measures taken during /
peace depends the rapidity and ease
upon which units can be modified. /
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