The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03

more than additional ships. and this is
/ additional officers and men To provide
| battleships and cruisers and then lay
/ them up, with the expectation of leaving
them unnamed until they are needed in
actual war. would be worse than folly; II
would be crime against the nation.
Men and Of1eers.
-Four thousand additional seamen and
Loco additional marines should be pro-
vided; and an increase in the officers
should be provided by making a large
addition TO the classes at Annapolis
The Pretentious and Unmeaning title
OF naval cadet should be abolished; the
title of 'midshipmau.' fun of historic as
sociations. should be restored.
Every detail ashore which can be per
formed by civilian should be SO per-
formed, the officer being kept for his
special duty in the sea service.
Officers and men alike should be kept
as much as possible On blue water. for it
is there only they can learn their duties as
they should be learned. Big vessels should
be maneuvred in squadrcns containing
not merely battIeships, 5ut the necessary
proportion Of cruisers and scouts.
We should az once provide for a ma
tional naval reserve. organized and
trained under the direction Of the Navy
Department, and subject 70 the call of
the Chief Executive whenever war be-
comes imminent. II should be a real aux
Hilary to The naval seagoing peace estab-
7rer
on at once for mazping our ships IL time
of war.
The Army.
"It is not necessary to increase our
army beyond its present size at this
time. But it is necessary to keep it at
the highest point Of efficiency.
Under present conditions a few men OF
the highest excellence are worth more
than many without the special skin which
is only found as the result Of special
training applied 10 men Of exceptional
physique and morale
a general STAFF should be created
1t is very undesirable TO have tbs, Sc
Nor grades OF the army composed of men
who have GENE to GIL the positions by the
mere fact Of seniority. A system should
be adopted by which there shall be an
elimination grade by grade Of those VINO
seem unfit to render the best service IL
the next grade.
The paper work in the army. as in the
navy, should be greatly reduced. What is
needed is proved power of command ana
capacity to work well in the SeId
Constant care is necessary to prevent
dry roL il the transportation and commits
sary departments.
The Congress should provide means
whereby it VIII be possible to hayo Eefd
exercises by at least a division Of regu-
lars, and if possible also a division If
National Guardsmen once d year.
Increased Pay for the Soldier
1T is well worth while for the Congress
to consider whether the pay of enlisted
men upon second and subsequent enlist
ments should not be increased TO CORE
spond with the increased value Of the
veteran soldier.
Training at West Point.
AT West Point the education should be
OF the kind most apt 20 turn out men who
are good in actual field service; too much
stress should not be laid on mathematics.
nor should proficiency therein be held to
establish the right of entry to a corps
d'eHte. The typical American officer of
the best kind need not be a good mathe-
maticiau; but he must be able to master
himself, to control others, and to show
bOIdness and fertility Of resource in every
Tho zEfyitf,
"our militia law is obsolete aud worth
less. The organization and armament OF
the National Guard of the several States.
which are treated as militia in the apuro
priations by the Congress, should be made
identical with those provided fer the reg
ular forces.
civil Service Law.
Z recommend the passage of a law
which viii extend the classified service to
the District Of Columbia, or viii, at least.
enable the President thus to extend it.
IN my judgment all laws providing for
the temporary employment of clerks
should hereafter contain provision that
they be selected under the civil service
law.
The Consular Service.
''The consular service is now Organized
under the provisions of a law passed in
1856, which is entirely inadequate to ex-
isting conditions.
Tenure of Office should be unaffected
by partisan considerations.
Indian Regulations
I've should definitely make Up our
minds tc recognize the Irdiau as an 575f-
viduaI and not as member Of a tribe.
I'VE should GOV break up the tribal
funds, doing for them what allotment does
for che tribal lands; that is. they should
be divided into Individual holdings.
"a stop should be put upon the fndis-
criminate permission to Indians to lease
their aIIotalents.
''The effort should be steadily to make
the Indian work like any other man on his
ewn ground.
THE msrriagelaBsOf the Indian should