Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-12-06

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ana sffeient svstem should be adopted.
prevision shnald ia made TO enable the
secretary OF war To keep cavalry and ar
ffllessv horses worn ONT IN long perforn1-
nncs AZ amy such horses fetch but Il
trifle xchet, s,eia ana rather than tnrn
then oa,t to tire misery awaifins them
svhen sh,5s sienassed III # yra,,la M bsfter
Id ennplav thngn I'D nrht work around the
-,ssfs ana vohpy, n.fesy4ssa ~ Ia mi them
9ainl,sssslv III death
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navy Isl fnp approximation Tor Improving
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e.tss nv ,t psiAscu ~ unrink{ ~ Iesp
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ea s ~ alslI prslvsslen MY uessrtS q, ~
Wy Wy. REPRESENTATION ,nt.t can ps snuwn eisiia
put thsre arS ua, InvuBh o. THEM. ~ "
3 ~ more posslhle 20 iInproVise q crew th aa
NINA ,h a ~ irVsss,s , thal
NV. the niest Aat WIN INV .ueauilest
battery, ana 10 send X ailont with raw
crew. NJ matter Row brave they Were M
1iYluns ~. WNRit' PC ie insure aisaster u y
Zoe zoe ~ assItsge eapacitN were eneountereas
neither SHIPS nor men can pc improVlsen
Wnen war mas begun.
we hesl 2 thnnSand ahultlonal olhcefs
IN or1er 60 properly man the SHIPS now
PROVIDED Tor anu under CONSTRUCTION. Ine
classes ~ the naval school az Annapolis
bhould Ne greatly enlarged ~ tho same
time ta2i we thus adu the oincers wnere
we mes mem, we S'Wuld tacittats the rp-
tirement 81 these the head Of the list
whose usefnlness nas become impaired
PROMOTION ,nNet Pc rcsfered II the service
Is e be Kent asictest.
The laro.ftaDla scarcity OF officers and
the iEFAe nuplper 81 recruits and or un-
skilled nlen necessarily put aboard the
new venSelS as they have been commits
STONED has thrown upon our officers. and
especially on the lieutenants and junior
gra lies unusual labor ana fatigue and has
graveiw strained their powers OF endur-
ance Nor is there sign OF any immediate
ietup ia this strain II must continue for
some time longer until more officers are
graduated from Annapolis and until the
recruits become trained and Hkiiiful in
their letles lu these difficulties incident
upon toe Development Of our war fleet the
conGHcf ot an our officers has been cred
liable TO the service. and the lieutenants
and junior grades in particular have dis
played an ability and steadfast cheer
fllness which entitie them 10 the t,ngrldcjnQ
thanks Of all who realize the disheartening trials
and fatigues TO which they are u necessity sub
jccted
There Il not a cloud on the horizon AZ present
There seems not the siiRhtest chance Of trouble
with {, forrian newer We most earDestIy hone
that this state 81 things NAV continue and the
wsv to insure its continuance Is 10 provide for
thoroughly efficient navy. The refusal 10 main.
tain such navy would invite trouble. and II
trouble came would insure disaster Fatuous self
complacency or vanity or shortsizhtedness In re.
fusing to prepare for danger IA both foolish and
wicked in such nation az ours and past experi.
ence has shown that such fatuity In refusing 20
recognize or prepare Tor any crisis In advance il
usually succeeded by mad panic Of hysterical
fear once the crisis has actually arrived
The striking increase In the revenues OF the
postofce department shows clearly the prosperity
Of our people and the increasing activity IL the
business Of the country
The receipts Of the postot!ice department for
the 6seal year ending June 40 last amounted 10
sI2l. s4s 26 an Increase Of So 2l6 $50 81 over
Tho prncedinr wear the largest increase known in
the history Or the postal service The magnitude
of this increase viii hest appear from tho fact
that the entire postal reociuts for the wear 1850
Announced 10 but &s5IsVs7.
Rural free doliyery service ia no longer In the
experimental stage II has become fixed policy
The results following its Introduction have fully
iustiAed the congress IN the large appropriatlons
made for its establishment aud extension The
av.rnre yearly Increase IN nostofice receitts Il,
fi1e rural distriets az Tho country is about 2 per
cent We are now able by actual results 10
show that where rural free delivery service has
been established ID such an extent al 10 enable
~ 70 make ,ornnarixons the YEARLY Increase bas