Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-13
ARMY REGULATIONS
OF GREAT BRITAIN
Those Proposed by Secretary BrodriCk
Appear to Have Been Copied From
the United States.
HAVE CREATED MUCH COMMENT
Tommy's Position Better Than
Agricultural Brothers..
EVERYTHING FOUND AND HIGHER PAY

London, Eng, March S-The new
army regulations proposed by the War
Secretary, Mr.. Brodrick, providing for
increased pay and other reforms, which
have created much comment, appear to
have been directly copied from the
United States.
Major Arthur Lee, Nj. p, formerly
British military attache at Washing
ton, said to representative of The
Associated Press:
''At last we have taken out a leaf
from your excellent book, though | do
not believe we have gone quite so far
in that direction as we might, or hope
we may. Under Mr.. Brodrick's pro-
posed changes. private in the British
infantry now receives almost as much
as II private in the United States army.
With this change, which frequently
advocated while military attache at
Washington, we hope to get class Of
recruits similar to those secured in
America Under the old pay, we
were gradually lowering the physical
standard, yet still finding it hard to
! get men, while cur descrton rer-
| cSntaEe was increasing nj q ratio
| which showed there was something
| radically wrong with the system. This
| American army Was the only cthnr
voluntarily enlisted hofy in tie world
| with which wr could make scivitrubln
comparisons. thn continental aiiiips
owing t. cunscriEt4on ana other cats j,
! being perfectly worthless AS eSamI =
"a year agu Sir. iirpdlick 10
poohed the IDEA Of copying The tln,t
States. Now he has changed his iin,
ana has done what tho mnluriiN Of ti.n
| members Of the House. regardless Of
party, believe TO he the very best itiing
that could have happened To the army
since Mr.. Cardwell lin 1922 effected
his sweeping reforms. For the first
time, Tommy, with everything found
and higher pav, will be, in 4 better
position than his agricultural brother,
and from That class we ought now to
get the best instead of the worst Yes,
it may hurt the agricultural interest,
or what is left of it, in England, but
do moi believe that this damage will be
as serious rs the evils which the
change will correct. Not only is il in
teresting to note the influence of tho
American system in these sweeping
changes, but they will have treinend-
GUS negative importance. Last year
the government clearly indicated its
fears that Is might lave to resort to
! CONSUMPTION. The present move ban
ishes all possibility Of this, for, I'M
derstand. Mr.. Brodric.5 is willing to
go even further in copying the United
States excellent treatment of enlisted
men, and by liberal finance build ~
the standard Of the army. The in.
crease in payments means an addit
ional annual cost of about Il, 600, 600
but | maintain that ii will he direc
saving of money, for the better class Of
men secured will mean fewer men ir
the hospitals and prisons, as well a!
obviating other forms of wastage, ano
will quickly make up for the add
tional initial outlay. Some day, per
: haps, we may he able to adopt the sen
. sible plan of the United States of pay
ing the enlisted men of all arms at the
same rate. But traditions here di'
hard"