The Washington times., 1901-12-04

NON i-AhlcflCau ROVER at the expense Oh
any American Power on American soil.
1t is in no wise intended as hostile to any
nation In the Old World. We do not
guarantee any State against punishment
II 1t misconducts itself. provided that
punishment does not take the form of tho
acquisition of territory by any non-Amcr-
lean Power.
The Navy.
Even IL our flag were hauled down In
the Philippines and Porto Rico, even IL
we decided Rot 10 build the isthmian ca
nal. We should need thoroughly trained
navy of adequate size, or else be pre-
pared definitely and for all time to aban-
don the idea that our nation Is among
those whose sons go down to the sea in
ships. Unless our commerce is always to
be carried in foreign bottoms. we must
have war craft to protect it.
Additional ships.
1T is unsafe and unwise not to provide
this year for several additional battle
ships and heavy armored cruisers. with
auxiliary and lighter craft in proportions;
for the exact numbers and character re-
fer you to the report of the Secretary OF
the Navy.
But there Is something we need even
more than additional chips, and this is
additional officers and men. To provide
hattleships 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; 1t
woulf be crime against the nation.
Men and Officers.
-Four thousand additional seamen and
1.oo0 additional marines should be pro-
vided and an increase in the officers
should be provided by making large
addition to the classes at Annapolis.
THE pretentious and unmeaning title
of naval cadet should be abolished; the
title of 'midshipman.' full of historic as
sociaticns 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 SCI vice.
Officers and men alike should be kept
as much as possible on blue water. for it
S there only they can learn their duties as
they should be learned. Big vessels should
be maneuvred in squadrons containing
not merely battleships but the necessary
Of cruisers and scouts.
we should at once provide for a ma
tional naval reserve. organized and
trained under the direction of the Navy
Department, and subject to the call of
the Chief Executive whenever war be-
comes imminent 1t should be a real aux
liary to the naval seagoing peace estab-
and offer material TO be drawn
IN at once for manning our ships in time
1f war.
The Army.
1T is not necessary to increase our
army beyond its present size at this
time But it is necessary to keep it at
he highest point of efficiency.
Under present conditions few men OF
the highest excellence are worth more
han many without the special skill which
s only found as the result of special
raining applied to men of exceptional
physique and morale.
"A general staff should be created.
ut is very undesirable to have the Sc
iior grades OF the army composed of men
Who have come to iii the positions by the
mere fact Of seniority. a system should
,e adopted by which there shall be an
elimination grade by grade OF those who
ieem unfit to render the best service in
he next grade.
The paper work in the army, as in the
lavy, should be greatly reduced. What is
needed is proved power of command and
,apacity to work well in the field.
Constant care is necessary to prevent
Try rot in the transportation and commits
;ary departments.
THE Congress should provide means
whereby il VIII be possible 10 have field
exercises by at least a division OF regu-
ars. and If possible also division OF
National Guardsmen once a year.
Increased Pay for the Soldier.
at is well worth while for the Congress
o consider whether the pay of enlisted
men upon second and subsequent enlist
nents should not be increased to corre-
pond with the increased value of the
Teteran soldier.
Training at West Point.
"At West Point the education should be
# the kind most apt to turn out men who
re good in actual field service too much
tress should not be laid on mathematics,
Tor should proficiency therein be held to
establish the right OF entry to a corps
'elite. The typical American officer Of
he best kind need not be a good rnathe-
but he must be able to master
imself. to control others, and to show
oldness and fertility of resource in every
mergency-
The Militia Inv.
"our militia law is obsolete and worth
ess. The organization and armament of
he National Guard of the several States,
7hieh are treated as militia la the appro-
riations by the Congress, should be made
IDENTICAL with those provided for the reg
lar forces.
Civil Service Law.
81 recom1aend the Passage Of law
which will extend the classified service to
he District of Columbia, or VIII, at least,
nable the President thus TO extend it.
I'm my judgment all laws providing for
IL al
hould hereafter contain provision that
hey be selected under the civil service
aw.
The Consular service.
The consular service is now organized
nder the provisions of a law passed in
$50. which is entirely inadequate to ex-
sting conditions
Tenure of Office should be unaffected
Y partisan considerations.
Indian Regulations.
Eve should definitely make up our
liuds to recognize the Irdian as an indi-
idual and not as a member of tribe.
we should now break UP the tribal
rnds, doing for them what allotment does
II the tribal lands; that is, they should
2 divided into individual holdings.
"A stop should be put upon the indis-
-iminate permission 10 Indians to lease
leir ailotments.
''The effort should be steadily to make
le Indian work like any other man on his
wn ground.
THE marriage laws of the Indian should
e made the same as those OF the whites.
I'm the schools the education should he
lementary and largely Industrial.
THE ration system. which is merely the
orral and the reservation system, Is
ighIy detrimental to the Indian"