The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-09

| prlde-always good thing TO foster
| in an army-will be completely elimi-
| mated stu, tits needless to say that the
| officers Oh the artillery are capable men
and the new organization will get fair
| trial before it is abandoned. The in
crease in the artillery is provided for as
follows:
Section o-The increase herein provided for
| than twenty per eentuni before July !, 1901, and
not less than twenty per centum each succeeding
twelve months"
The infantrytis to be organized as fol-
lows: q
Section 1o.-Each regiment Of infantry shall
consist OF one colonel one lieutenant colonel,
three majors, fifteen captains fifteen first lieu.
tenants, and fifteen second lieutenants; one ser
seaht major one quartermaster sergeant. one
commlssary sergeant, three battalion sergeants
major two color sergeants, with rank, pay. and
allowances of battalion sergeants major. one
band. and twelve companies organized into three
battaiions OF four companies each. OF the Of
hceTs herein provided, the captains and lieu
tenants not required for duty with the com
panies shall be available for detail regimentai
staff officers, and such other details as may be au-
thorlZed by law and regulations.
Each infantry company shall consist OF one
captain, one first lieutenant, one second heuten-
ant, one first sergeant, one quartermaster SER
geaht, four sergeaats, six corporas, two e''nks,
two musicians, one artiicer and fort! eight
rrivates. the commissioned officers TO be assigned
from those hereinbefore authorized.
Provided. That the President, in his discrc-
tion may increase the number OF sergeants IN
any company OF infantry TO six, the number
of ccrporals TO ten, and the number Of privates
10 one hundred and twenty seven, but the total
number of enlisted men authorized for the whole
army shall not, at any time be exceeded
The bill adds 70 captains and IS second
lieutenants to the twenty five regiments
now in service. The new regiments pro-
vide for Is colonies, 10 lieutenant colo
nels, As majors. 75 captains, and 10 first
and 80 second leutenants.
If recruited to its maximum the infan-
try will aggregate officers and enlisted
men, $500 men. This would give for
field service, infantry. cavalry, and artil-
lery. at their maximum, little more
than "a, 500 men. The battalion of en-
gineers and enlisted men of the Signal
Corps and the general staff would carry
the grand total very close to one hundred
thousand men.
In sections IS and II of the bill the
President is authorized to fill original
vacancies in the grade of captain created
by the act in the Quartermaster's and
Subsistence Departments from officers of
volunteers commissioned in these depart
ments since April 81. 1898. This has led
those officers to think that the President
could only appoint from among their num-
Der. This is not so. and there will prob
ably be somebody disappointed when the
slate is finally made up. very general
impression has also prevailed that the IN
crease in the Adjutant Generals Depart
ment of the original vacancies provided
for will be filled by detailed officers from
the various regiments. This Is also an
error OF course, the President could, II
he chose. fill the original vacancies by de-
tail. But will he?
He has already filled three of the orig
inal vacancies OF major generals by the
Of Brig. Gen. S. B. M. Young,
Col. Adna R. Chaffee, and Brig. Gen. Ar
thur Macarthur, and three of the original
vacancies of brigadier generals by the ap-
pointment of Capt. Leonard Wood, of the
Medical Corps of the Army; Brig. Gen.
Frederick D. Grant, of the volunteers, and
Capt. J. Franklin Bell, of the Seventh
Cavalry. ffiL
The general officers retire in the follow
ing order:
Lieutenant Generpl Miles, August s. looa.
Major General Brooke. July 81. 1902.
Major General Otis March 49, 1902.
Major General Young, January Q, 1904.
Major General Chaffee. April IA, 1906.
Major General Macarthur, June 2, 1909.
Brigadier General Wade, April u, 1907.
Brigadier General Merriam, November IL, leol. |
Brigadier General Ludlow November %, 1907.
Brigadier General Bates. August 20. 1906.
Brigadier General Wheaton, July Is, 1902
Brigader General Davis, February ~, 1893
Brigadier General Sehwan, January 0, 1905.
Brigadier General Summer, February s. 1900
Brigadier General Wood, October Q. 1924.
Brigadier General Hall, November Is, 1901.
Brigadier General Hughes. April IL, 1893.
Rrigsdier General Randall. October 8, 1904.
Brieadier General Xobbe, May 10, 1904.
Brigader General Grant, May 80, 1914.
Brigsdier General Bell, January 0. 1920.
From this statement We naturally &C.
luce the result that General Wood will
eventually command the army for fifteen
Years. Taken all in all, the President, the
of War, and the Adjutant Cen
,ba have managed n have !