New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-02
MILITARY SURGEONS VIEWS
MAJOR SEAMAN URGES THE USE OF
NATIVE TROOPS IN COLONIES.
HANDLING OF WOUNDED MEN ON SHIPS
ISCUSSED-ANNUAL DINNER HELD
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THE END TO-DAY.

HE E-ND 1O-OAH.
The meeting of the Association of Military Sur
geons of the United States resumed yesterday
at $50 o'clock at the New-York Academy of Nedi-
cine at No. II West Forty-thrd-st. President
Charles H Alden was in the chair. paper on
The Transportation OF Wounded Shipboard.
with Especial Reference TO the Invention of Lieu
tenant-Conmander Mahan' read by Medical
Inspector John c. Wise, l. s N. the author of the
paper, Medical Inspector B. L. Gravatt. L. S. N,
being absent.
Captain George W. Newsarten. Z. s. A. showed
a model devised by him that could be used
litter. cot or shelter tent. He advocated its
the battlefield.
Passed Assistant Surgeon C. P. Wertenbaker of
the Marine Hospital Service, read the next paper
The Management of Quarantinable Diseases
and Sanitary Cordons."
Captain ". c. Borden L. S. A. said that when
he in Hong Kong in 1896 he prophesied that we
would have the plague IN San Francisco sooner or
later and he surprised that it had taken so
long to get there.
At the afternoon session Lieutenant r. E. Bell,
NJ V. NJ. spoke Of the effect Of the Mauser and
other bullets used in the Cuban campaign and Of
the value Of the first aid packet" 10 wounded
persons before the arrival of surgeons.
Allen A Wesley, late major and surgeon Of the
Sth Illinois Volunteers, the colored regiment which
relieved the list Illinois Volunteers at Santiago,
read & paper entitled The Spanish-American War
Seen by the Military Surgeon" 1t received
many compliments
NATIVE TROOPS IN COLONIES
The most interesting paper of the afternoon ses-
sion was that by Major Louis L. Seaman, Z. S. V.
Engineers. entitled The Utilization Of Native
Troops in Colonial Possessions" He said in part:
The utilization Of native troops by the United
states IN our new lnsular possessions - SUP
Ject which is receiving the most careful cons;d-
from the highest 10 the lowest 1t is noteworthy
s a rgae 10 F fa al me PreSgn nas tne Is
Wei into modern hghting maeh.ns and , their ee
most sanguine expectations. There are at pres
men each commanded by British Officers. There
are several things TO recommend the Chinese as
~ouid considered himself dlsgraced beyond al
nope OF Parf6n &c Wefe ever se IN an IKE
Chinese soldiers cost Great Britain about S in
soldier and d.. his Tations His rau0Ps consist Of
and one pound Of meat per week
Great patience has 70 be exercised in instructing
he has had his way for, so many centuries that he
does not understand The restraints placed about
Great Britain and the United States, If China
Two hours in ali PROBABILITY he would not return IN
risbr o long ~ he rePEir9ed AZ ale but a few davs
in the guardhouse with extra work and short ra-
lever be gty Of he ofence again # the proper
amount Of patiance, is exercised until he under
make thorough respectful and obedient sodIar,
bounds is the Inspiration of resoi1te white leader
snip china is also ahXloGf 10 , nave 1ne of 5
United States or Great Britain for after they have
instructng the Chinese soldiers.
FuLPINOS INSTEAD OF VOLUNTEERS
In the Philippines there are at present twenty
five regiments of volunteers whose term of service
expires in June, 1901 The majority Of these will
wish to come home. though. Of course, consider
able number will remain in the Philippines. would
recommend that the ranks of these regiments
become depleted by the expiration OF the terms OF
enlistment instead of recruiting others 70 I'll! the
places of those who drop out the battanOuS
should be reformed so that there would be in each
regiment two bsttalions OF Americans and one bat
S coi,rs he Pm con,iemen Of American oficers
TO advantage and sure it would, the ratio or
native soldiers TO Americans might be tncreared
cans
In the Crimean War there was one death by
disease. Among the English the proportion was
a little higher-one death by bullet to six from
from disease. In the Boer war, now in progTess
in Transvaal among the English there have
been two deaths by bullet wound 10 one from as
ease. but in the Spanish American War the ratio
was one death from wound TO fourteen from dis
ease This l attribute largely 10 the fact that our
conditions were decidedly different from those in
which they had been accustomed 10 1--we. and these
fare and the proper food not furnished
them On the contrary. the Comu1issary Depalt
ment sent rich aimed meats. pork and other rich
food which was enough in Itself 10 bring rs~trS
and all the various disorders 10 which our soldiers
were subject during the late war. and even after
made by the medical STAFF. the proper food was not
sent. but they continued 70 sena tAe same 1000
II is unreasonable 10 expect an t-squmo and a
West Indian change their places or residence
foolnardy TO expect soldiers 70 i've IN tropical
countries subsisting on ANYTHING but the proper
food and YET TO perform the4r duties IN tie most
effective manner
NO POLITICS IN BRITISH COLONIAL WORK
Major Seaman then said that in England there