The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-12-06
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Taxing the work q the army and ,1 the
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ample Of Zeal Constructive statesman an n
Philippine islands. High praise should
. s1ssa Ss E Tgrg hamer aase'n Ms;o 4 rave We az
cepted the nov conditions ana oninen VIII LII
our, representa- tyes 70 work VIII .nearAy
good win for2the welfare OF the islaa1s:
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Theoarmy has been reduced to the mini,
mum allowed by law. 1t IL very smaii
tainiy should be kept at the highest point
Of efficiency. The senior officers are giv-
en- scant chance under ordinary cona,
tions to exercise .Sa SEE nnder Gcsirc cGmnr,e
which would fit them to 90 tnelF uo.y
in time Of actual war. A system OF man
euvering our army IN oodies OF sd" atead.
lily continued. without such r
It is folly to expect that In the event OF
hostilities with n serious roe even =
small army Corps cou nf,c De na and enlisted
men are such that we can take hearty
pride in them. No better mater.a, Ga 1n
be found; But they :ya, m1gt ee and in the
mass. The Workmanship Of the men men
must receive special attention. In the CIR
cumstances of modern warfare the sn1 vi
dual responsibility than ever before ore , ana
the high Individual efficiency of M nr,s
is Of the utmost Importance. tosme nnt
this unit was the regimen en- + :. ns or COM
nanv: it Is the Individual soldier. Every
effort must be made to ,deveioR tv eiig N
workmanlike n s s%s ! epIyIste Oman man.
/ urgently call your attention te III" q
need Of passing a bill providing ior a
general staff and for the am ~ Wnea
Of the s supply ayon depari bS the Sc Of
OF oar me ias 4'l YEAR, pIopSWSS When the young officers
e Mae 'I the army from West Point they
probably stand above their G GSn;pee Effort
of merit. by scrutiny into their careers
and capacity, to keep them Of the san u
high relative excellence trough 'he'e
The a providing for the reorgan-
ization Of the militia system n tor se-
curing the highest efh me- iyea ~ 'r nassed
the house. should receive prompt attsn-
ton and action. 1t is Of great impoa1
lance that the relation Of the na fnunsa
Of the United States should be dennea,
that in place of our obsolete law a
practical and efficient system shoula Do
Provision should be made to Enable the
of war to keep cavalry and ar
tillery horses. worn out ir: long perform.
ance of duty. Such horses fetcn ots =
out to the misery awaiting them
when thus disposed of, it would be peter
to employ them at light work around the
posts, and wien necessary TO put tAen'
An Efficient Navy insure Peace
For the first time In our history naval
ma neuvers on a large scale are oeins
the admiral of the navy: Constantly m
attention is being paid to the
g gum ,.;ho Of = the hsoI navy X. but ea 1t Is yst ur ree
that the e. increase asked for by the secre-
Of the navy In the Appropriation LOT
the craftsmanship be granted.
In battle the only shots that count are
vide ample funds for practice with the
great guns in time Of peace. These FUNDS
provide not only for the purchase OF
to encourage the gun crews, and especial.
~ the gun pointers, and for perfecting al
intelligent system under which alone 1t is
possible to get good practice.
There should be no halt In the Work OF
building up the. navy, providing every
year additional fighting. craft. We are q
very rich country, vast In extent OF terri
which a ar army diminutive
other first-class power. We have delib-
a our own certain foreign
first-ciass navy. The isthmian canal
will greatly increase the efficiency OF 2ur
navy If the navy is Of sufficient size; but
building Of the canal would be merely CIV
Ing a hostage to any power of superior
strength. The Monroe doctrine should be
es the cardinal feature Of Amer
than idle to assert it unless we intended
to back 1t up, and 1t can be backed up
only by a thoroughly good navy. A good
f nayy zu + ao su 3 pTGyoe e. peas e. war 1t Is
Each individual unit OF our navy should
be the. most efficient Of it's kind as re.
CARDS both material and personnel that
special attention to the iced OF pr9vj!ing
for the manning Of the ships. Serious
trouble threatens us If we can not do bet
enr, man fh we se ara aew Of aa q s9it hc aesa number Der
of. the highest type of sailormen. OF sea
The veteran, scamen OF our
wal. ships are Of as high a type as can ar
OF the world; they are unsur-
passed in their profession, In resolution.
readiness. in Thorough knowledge OF
consideration that can be shown them.
But there are not enough Of them. It is
more possible to improvise a crew
+ e IT, # is h,1 RfGss, t%e fs to imn eSip' viii, E T var
deadliest battery, ard to send 1t af1oat
with a raw crew. no matter how brave
they were individually, would be to in
were encountered. Neither ships nor men
can be improvised when war has begun.
We need O thousand additional officers
in order to properly man the ships ,anw
ella sses at the naval school at Annapolis
be greatly enlarged. At the sa,,e
time that we thus add the officers whats
list. whoae usefulness has become in-
paired. Promotion U be fostered II
the. service is to be kept efficient.
the large number Of recruits and Of I'M
skilled men necessarily put aboard tina
new vessels as they have Teen commits.
stoned. has thrown upon u officers, and
unusual labor. II fatigue and
duraaes. Nor Is there sisn 81 any i'm.
. alss:n .om IN t, tnis ,o st,s sl. un II %sss /.
officers are graduated from Annapolis.
snd until the recruits become trained
and skillful" In their duties. In these
Of our war feet the conduct Of all our
has peen creditable to the eerv-
Ice, and the lieutenants and junior grades
In particular have displayed an ability
titles them TO the ~ungrudGinE thanks Of
all who realize the. disheartening trials
and fatigue T. which they are OF neces-
There Is not cloud on the horizon at
chance of trouble will u foreign power.
We most earnestly hope that this state
insure Its. continuance Is, to provide for
2 thoroughly efficient navy. The. refusal
to maintain such q. navy would invite
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