The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
LIKE ARMY POSTS AFLOAT.
ROUTINE OF LIFE on 4 PHILIP
PINE TRANSPORT.
Officers Likely to Resist the Proposal
to Put the Job Into the Hands OF
steamship COniV,anies-HOw Women
Are Carried to Our Distant Colony.
From the Boston Transcript.

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men are carried as secohd-c'ass passengers
whrh
the families of enlisted men, few OF whom
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az ma w. 'o' ~ - OH! ny specai perfhiS.
sion that married man will be reenlisted
But just as their families in such cases live
Of RI, law Ss, nartain y som. , sI'e' nh
w ., "a" ,.hi1h ,,'a VI LUZ, anu
supply 1i w"lr ,ne pos, mas an ma, aonaanrt
Wives of enlisted men help to take care of
tho babies in IN. ot,,cers' s,a,erooms ms,
rs AZ the posts they go INTO domestic service
in the same families. thus filling n greatly
felt want. This fact has made many officers
exceedingly rsadv ~ Grant tho necessary
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di,pensation III iavor OF marriage'
adonted wair Whom it ie"ds out ,e, Of n 1hs
comnany rations an land and cIothos nv
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status OH n commercial liner would he hard
to define 1t is this community character
oi 'he TRANSPORT service that especi"ii! hts
it for Uncle Sans needs.
NO ar, now ,b "fst ~, ,ne pt oeer i"ny,
is.ir, ,i ,-, .,' s w. VI. .pp.n.s' ne
,,eslres, ana ,ncie oaiil averages up the cost.
lines it is assured that officers would have
to pay for the transportation of their families
a. reduced rates, as on American railroads.
III. "o.iu ,.teiirre WIN me slirit OF etlua!ty
w,,,ch tr' nrhS posi- nnq wmi"h 1he
uat!ohs on me transports nrei besides. ex-
tentionaiiy mTRe, anu pef;ui'"riy adapted 10
vi" Dos n'I and nd ' bets of ali Kinds are "auonst
We rules" of the transport service. like Mary's
iiItlc iai'ln rt at scnoo!' 3Ha 'ney are Always
~ eyadinY TINS rui, IN, IN bshail OF pet dox
f'ls sse 10 hoy ' Ind }or no sSb, nsn
trained 70 kerp n6so!m,eiy quiet when rSSmnded
ny IN pau una p1t INTO water bucket.
hung high on the wall. ny constant practice
sTn'lygled on -hipboard IN defiance Of the
regulations could De s-9aestrred III TINS way
be- released rs soon as they departed.
There Is on" putmetis tnlhg ABOUT ths dogs
i9nrn ne can ,iets ro,r p p 10 tns 'taiss
rules against bringing dogs into the tnited
States IRON the tropics are extremely strict
fraction of the transport regulations; they
could not stand against the United States
inspectors. who come Oh az san FRANCISCO.
The dog must stay In the Philippines. When
the regiment which loves him so much comes
home. he will be- passed over to newer masters.
hundred ways it contributes to army inter
ests az Il liner could not Any officer who
wants Il son TO earn his passage over can
have him employed in one of the ships de-
uar,ments Old soldiers desiring to get back
or forth are often furnished with the oppor-
tuntr Still, no other country runs u trans
mort services in time OF peace, and there are
some good reasons why we should not do So
The question IL hanging fire In Congress
James j. Hill submitted proposal last
winter to carry army officers across the
Pacific at 800 each. the enlisted men at sa5
TRANSPORT service. il has been computed,
is making money for The Government: but
Mr. Hill Is said to b" preparing to submit |
a much lower bid next winter. Then. the !