The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
FUTURE ARMS AND ARMIES.
WILD THEIR PERFECTION sERTH'To
PREVENT MoRB TARs1

vantage - Enrthworks to Look Lika
Gigantic Mole Hnis-Thc Prospect of Cons
eral Slaughter and starvntion-~ArnioQ
Fear tho Fate OF the Kilkenny Chts<
A pamphlet recently published IN the FORM
OF synopsis aud criticism OF the work OF jean
do Bloch. tho Russian Imperial Counsellop, %
State. 10 creating somewhat OF . eensation,in
Europe. II is sort OF scarecrowfor the great
military powers. As FIR as possible IL tends to
show the impossibilty OF any great war in the
near future. aud IL raises the question. Have
the continued improvements IN armament
reached poir. where q battle might be like
tho famous one OF the Kilkenny cats1 The fol-
lowing are some OF tho salient points In the
pamphlet;
up to the present time, as rule nations
have wneed war with hardly one-tenth part Of
the means OF destruction at their disposal that
they possess to-day. The progress realized In
war material belongs to tho common domain.
90 that all tho armies stand about equal in thai
respect IL Is needless to soy that no one powe1
can obtain over the other powers a superiority
"rh'"N -"'l!d insure sucCsss in war.
ins suit OF all these improvements In arm.
b. ~ constitutes no superiority for any one
scr. 1t simply charactcrizes the general in-
crease Of mo dendy effects OF war for all ma
tiuns. The neutral consequence Of the im-
nrovements In tho Implements Of destruction
WAS the seek inc out OF available means OF pro.
lection. and IN battle In tho orcn field these
Are now reduced 10 little or nothing. In the
flrst r,hce modern tactics require the con-
struction OF fortified works, and several mill.
tary writer's are OF tho opinion that the future
war will consfst OF a struggle for the capture
Of ecrfes Of intrenched positions. Each body
OF mon charged with the duty ~ defending po-
etions will make earthworks and dig trenchea.
Consequently, leaving out the special CORDS Of
engineers. all tho infantry and even the
cavalry will be provided with the material
properly belonging 10 pioneers. Each partcu-
lar soldier will seek TO create for himself in one
way or another n shelter from which he may
fire under cover. Tho military chesshoard Of
tho hIturo therefore, will be dotted all over by
shelters more or less extensive. which will give
II tho aspectsof o vast territory dotted all over
with gigantic mole hills.
Tho assaiant will also seak 70 put himsele
under cover IN trenches. behind heaps OF stones
and trees, and every time he can he will dig,
for himself. by means OF his spade. little
hole. from which he will continue to fire up to
tho moment when the opportunity arrives fo1
him TO rush forward"
II. Jean do Bloch thinks that the attack OF
an t9trenched position would be murderous
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