The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
ENGLAND'S ARMY SYSTEM.
1T rs AN oUTaRoWTB or TRADITIONS
AND rs LARGELY RFGIMENTlL.

AtTnnR-Tha rfn
tia, Yeomnnry Cavalry, volunteers and
Their Make-Up-The Great Indian Army.
Tb. p,i,isb A,ur 4. . ,.cuI,or institution
III. IN. p,i,,,h ron.,,,,,ior a "a the outgrowth
~ circumstance, ,.,h., ,h.n the outcome OF a
deanit, schem. Ifr,,,. the pr,at European
.,,ri.. I, h.o n,.o,io.,,,, ,o,h,no mora than a
s.,-i,,,.n,., o,n.ni-.,t" .d rothipu more
.eema possih,s At,.u,n,. hav, been made TO
form b,iu.dea divi.ors nd army CORDS, but
whom a mobilization I. o,d.,.d some Of the bat.
toliona ,ro found u n, s.,v,no in Africa, Asia
and Au.,ic. and IN. oth,,. scottcYed all over
a.. n,,t,sh Is,.. Th. ,.u,r,.nta Ar, tcrritorial
IN nam. hut ar. s.Idor, st.,,or.d In tb, county
from, which thew tai. tb,,, nam. AT, recent
mobilization Il was found frat tho bnttalions
be,onpinv 10 IN, co,rtv u.,. se,vipp. one In
South Africa md IN. ,th., In Zealand A hat.
talon belonging 10 snotbe, bripede which I'm
turn. belonged 10 onotbc, army corps had 10 be
| substituted IN modification NJ Tim, other army
,o,n. ,v.,. o,d.,,d I, ,,,,,,d ..r. a. n,cL I'm .
battalion n, two rb.,ev., Il could fnd them.
on IN, b,ttslions now in South Afric, not half
Ia. ~. ,,,,h ,ho a,-,.,,,. :, ,,hioh ,,.v A..
.,,nnos.d N torn n,,,
A regiment ,s com,os,a q, two b.,t.l,ona n
regulars two q, r,,Iit. And t,or, two 40 Az, n,
| yniunte.,. 1h, onlv .,c.r,,on ia In IN. Gao.
| n, Tho c.m.,o, uirhi.nd.,a ,,ho h.,. .,,,, an.
| r,gul,, bott,Iio, IN, pe,c, strength ~ !. ,eo,,.
Ia, h,.t,iio, 4. aoo NAV IN me, % .omn.ny
and when IN active 10 ,.,,ed is
wa, strength b,, daft. t,,r, IN. sist., h.tt.Ion
n, IN. hom. .,.,,a, M. ,,,I,,i. ..,,.II.n.
ar, ,hou, In. ..rn. .,,.,o,h h,,, ar. r,,,,,,..,
battalion. ott., cor,.ir t,,,r, 600 O., ZOO MA,
! and ono battalion in tho was, of England b,,
| a oso = " "' ~ ~
2,25O men.
Thus regiment may comprise from 5000 TO
| 10 900 mon but opiy N. ,so,,,,. ~. .v.iI.h,e
'' ''O ,'o""." 90 "'"''"''N
Tor active service and as half OF them arc per
petually on tho foreign stations, there only ro-
mains ono battalion ~ .,ch ,.r;,.nt 10, a.
.,n.o.u,, - - a.. - - 49,
emergency snch as the present Many oil tho
| battalions ordered 10 South Africa found them
| selves very u,,l when III, call cam. b,v,rr
h..r ,o,oo,.,,,, Iii. ,,,a, o., 80. a. ,''
sister battalion on foreign service and they had
still further to weaken themselves by wedding
ou' al 'he recruits OF less than one years service
| and all Tho weaklings who may be able 90 do gar
rson duty AT home bu, who ore unable TO stand
foreign climate These are all left behind at
the depot and tho battalion is raised TO It's full
strength Of 900 men by drawing from the army
,ss.,S. ~ '''s ''0''' WIG "''"'
'esr,No.
of colonial corps but only half NJ a 10 lent a.,
| -. -, ocn 30" VI ~ " ICY a'
nome H.ooo being stationed permanently in
| J.n.pd.rcI.s ,rh. -, .. A., - !,
" ", po"u n,' nc army reserve Is composed
and are transferred to the reserve to put in the
other 81, years of their enlistment They re.
nfe into private NE on on allowance OF si1pencc
day aud are Obliged 70 rejon the colors when.
49,. -. -. w." ""c" 'a"'a ou' 'of service
| my '''e'o '"e feEuat pay OF ho'r rank. and
| the government makes an allowance for sub
| s!st"nce 10 thciI wives and children. The army
then1tte Is oS'no SttonS; and Nhen IT Is cN-
hnnustrd as II would spccdily be in a great war.
the militia reserve Is called out
nv mlIaNldllhD - CIVILIAN iOr eleven months
OF we year ana Tor the twelfth he is a soldier
ana SerNf I;, IN barracks or under canres. Mos;
\ reg Llats IA physique. and perhaps IN !n;cili-
SeR,e. ana very little inferior in dri!l end dis.
PAY - given To- every mihtiaman who viii en-
t9II IN ING reserve, and IN man. counties the no
hoCnty in order 10 have as many reserve men
III tho.E county regiment as possible The m.
oas returns have b..n puSSSS l"tS ears e,1 no
While these reserves are being exhausted IN
oihsi has been growing up The recruits lei,
ct ihe depot have been completing tEcii year 5
probationary service ard have become eligible
10, ,a iS;sSn IN ss,Gs 1heIS Is always rush
l"i io'm military school for the tralnInS Of
,nssS EeweGmsys' 50 that tAerc is always a
the homo station 10 sutton the ml,in and vol.
"Tg' ,%, ,n On "nica we r!gnuy VIII rely nr
ions bcing sent abroad. Tie m'fl is ~. 200
strong
=, 'r,Sesn The militia and tho volunteers stand
=
"i l2uOo hprNrmcn. II is composed - the most
, lHTt 81 young farmers and sons 81 the county
ihn..cS Each man furnishes his own ho-ar
ann u must he Al least the second hrs' IN his stable
Ihclf training Is S"mcthin; the sane a. the
msIitIH but the ycomaniy got no pay beyond
an nh""aN" "i about oO cents day ior tho use
e., , Ui"'f hmfScS me feomanry Afc accounted
uS inlh'"tN rNlHfls The most Efficient branch
81 N anNihiF FORCES
me No.uriccts o'.nry very much the same
PENmI" ~ hhth'n that INC m!h'iN do in tho
,IhN H'htrm except that they receive uo nay
, whatever IN" regiment draws = ,apitAtiun
Et"iL rom tnr G@N",nment t"r each man who
i'NhrtN mmsrm rilticht each Year, but the giant
| - n"i.N HIh'Gnt u pay i"r The uniforms
| Wy Inhh WI" u"yS not quhil'y for the grant
. M 70 Pay IL "Ni 81 ms own packet under pen
ny %, Ing SSh, 'G !am 10y !hc ne@rrs, police
| nhf'SuaIn. me hoNcrnmrnt provides the arms
anu acc"u'NcmenIs. aud the regiment has tn
nIH r"t nH "Wh atinorN ana drill grounds. The
rAPR'n%,S OF ur "iiccTS are So heavy that only
II'n ~, men San "nnId 70 hold commissions. Most
W Wy "t.uts ntt appMhird pToNSnnally, and
| Nouiu ~ trpiA'rd by regulars officers from the
ter's c-y ls. should me rTgimrnt b. called out
lot ,SrNlr fh'h battalion has n permanent
stan OF ad!ntaht sergeant major and drill ins,ruc-
tors rom me regular army, and this p+'rmaneu
hr mill tary tk..l