The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-13


The date of his future retirement does
not ordinarily effect the present rank of
any army officer, but in respect to the
corps of generals these data are given to
show their future status IN relation 10
each other. as from time 10 time indiyid
ual retirementS occur. a cUrsOry glance
at the foregoing table makes il clear that
by the operation Of Law alone, without
reference 20 possible vacancies by death,
voluntary and constrained TetiremepIs,
Generals Niles. Brooke Otis, Merriam.
Wheaton Davis, Hail. and Hughes must
be retired by August S. 1893 Fire Of the
number viii be out IL little more than
year from now.
But The age limit is not The only element
70 be considered with reference TO Hnat
may happen 10 the retired list on which
there IS no numerical limitation RGIaOr
has had Il that General Miles IS 10 be re-
tired on August OF this year. TWO years
ahead Of his date, which can be done under
the thirty-year clause. It IS said this
was 10 be done as the only means Of re
warding OTIS with the highest grade. ap-
uninting him to the Niles vacancy. This
d be jumping Brooke. obs senior. tut
leave the door open for Brooke to be
Lieutenant General as OTIS success
as ne does not retire until four
Iths after the latter
y mus G-SDDSilS OF Mics now. DGt4
and Brooke. reversing their order Of
IiOriJy. can reach The top step. placing
three on the retired list with SIS 250
year But II Miles should
Id AnJI compulsori,y re
ed by age. that would dispose
OF all possibility of either Brooke
or Otis becoming lieutenant general, as
both retire ahead of Miles. This viii
place them on the retired list in their
present rank There has been an i'm
preston that Young win retire imme-
diatsly from disability caused by old
wounds. but inasmuch as he had held On
50 long amid the haTdships Of the Phil
1ppine operations. II is Improbable that
he VIII do 80 By waiting at most little
more than two years he might become
AileE' successor. and then could retire as
lieutenant general, and II is asserted
II he viii do so as soon as promoted
proposed arrangement for the benefit
Brooke and Otis would operate to has
Young's promotion 20 the highest
sde by more than year. Time, there
e. would be ali that stands in Young's
y. The pay table alone ought TO be
Helent incentive for him to wait The
Tired pay Of q lieutenant general is
5z5 greater than that OF retired major
neral Besides while waiting he gets
1Ut $500 more az an active officer than
IN the retired list
eve Merriam Tho retires next November.
the increased rank of major general on
the retired list AS Wade his immediate
senior does not retire until 1907 he can
AFFORD 20 waive his promotion for a Few
months IN favor Of an old comrade al
though Wade has already been oTerslep-
ped By Young. Chanee. and MacArtaqI-.
Likewise. il Niles goes on the retired list
this year. II viii almost Inevitably lead 10
the promotion and retirement of not only
Otis and Brooke. IS before recited but
also Of Merriam. Wheaton and Hail IS
major generals. without resort 20 The
dollhouse" process. Then there will be
vacancies enough IN regular order also 10
retire Davis. Hughes. and Kobe as major
GENERALS the Two latter perhaps deserving
further recognition on account of their ex-
cellent services in the PHILIPPINES
SchwaE. another brilliant officer. lnizat
also get the higher grade on the retired
list, where. Il IS said. he wishes to &c
speedily on account OF disabilities
Meanwhile, all this would not retard the
advancement Of Wade Ludlow, Bates. and
the others-IR some Of (Geir cases II would
rather hasten the result But if General
Miles does not retire this year il will
probably have the effect OF stranding Mer-
Ram and Hall Just where they are asd
perhaps others. though their chances Of
the mex grade even then would not be en-
TiEsly hopeless. as there IS still one vacant
major seReralship for use TO retire the
lot
II these circumstances. then. there is
probability Of the retirement IN the near
iItUr. OF anywhere from fifteen 70 twenty
i've general officers. three Of them heuteu-
ant generals; from seven 20 dozen major
generals. and the remainder brigadiers. the