Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-12-05

phiMpgins people thsmsslvss it was - wise se
tan calamity on the people Of the the is, is
the American. people has vindicated it
self IL mere signa panns5 than the the pol
umph of our arms. above all the ttri-
umph of our laws and principles has
expect eSs Too much praise eannot be
given to the army for what 1t has done
from an administrative standpoint in
preparing the way for civil government;
ana smlsr for eref the Way in Which, they
have planted the seeds of ,self-govern-
ment in the ground thus nus made renuy d for
durance. the high soldierly efficiency;
and the general kind-heartedness and
ingiy manifested. There now remain only
some 1900 troops in the islands; All told.
course. there have been individual in
stances of wrongdoing aH 9iSI;,+i them m
Climate and SURROUNDINGS: and under the
strain of the terrible provocations which
they receiye from taslr f6
occurred. Every effort. has been made
to prevent such cruelties. and finally
to detect and punish the wrongd9 Sass
misdeeds, it remains true that few, in
deed have been the instances in which
against ga semi-civilized and barbarous
| forces where there has been SO Btt1e
ippine islands: On the other hand, the
amount Of difieult importahn aen a done Df is
nefeent work cs ,c Whi 61a mas oeeh zone -
" Taking the work Of the army and the
fIo else
times the world has seen better, exam am,
Of real ven at sha Ph
ippine islands. High praise should also
be given those Filipinos. in the aggrea3
| the new conditions and Joined with our
representatives to work WITH ;I hearty
| Army Maneuveru.
The army has been reduced to the mini
mum allowed by law 1t Is very smaIi Ior
the size of the NATION ana most cer II nh
| cheney. The senior officers are given scant
chance under ordinary conditions to eS Sef-
else commands commensurate with their
rank. under circumstances which. would
fit them to do their duty in time OF ac 1nal
| war. A system of maneuvering our army
gun and should be steadily continued
pect that in the event of hos ilities with a ny
serious foe even small army corps could be
hearty pride in them. No better material
~ trained, both as individuals and in the
mass. The marksma nship of the men
| must receive special attention In the cir
| must act far more on his own individual
| responsibility than ever before. and the
| high individual efficiency of the unit is o.
| the utmost Importance. Formerly this uni
| ment, not even the troop or company, 4
| is the individual soldier. Every effort must
| be made to develop every workmanl1ke anc
| soldierly quality in both the officer anC
the enlisted man.
urgently call your attention to the need
of passing a bill providing for genera
staff and for the reorganization of the sup
ply departments on the lines OF the bil
When the young officers enter the arm!
1 from West Point they probably star
above their compeers in any other military
service. Every effort should be made, by
training, by reward of merit, by scrutiny
them of the same high relative eKce11enc G.
throughout their careers.
The National Guard.
The measure providing for the reorgani
cation of the militia system and for secur
guard. which has already passed the house
should receive prompt attenti and &C
ton. 1t is of great importance that the re
la ton of the national guard to the mlHtls
and volunteer forces of the United State!
should be defined, and that in place of ouI
ficient system should be adopted.
Provision should be made to enable th'
secretary of war to keep cavalry ant
artillery horses, worn-out in long perform
ance of duty. Such horses fetch but
] trihe when sold; and rather than turn then
disposed of. it would be better to emplo.
them at Fight work around the posts, ant
when necessary to put them painlessly tt
| death