New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
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vvsshfuptou February "A
~ MORE rNCREAsE.-stn another plan j
before the General stan OF the army pGot',.-s =,
increase m the commissioned personnel o. q ~ .
- re service This tine Il 10 TIE ordnafi-e oe
xartuent where General CrozleI' he'1 .
stsn corps says there should be m0Ie 0'- -1-
the higher rra6es IN order 10 tacilta'e u s
.ns make the duties OF the corps more Al0A
~. General staf, has given So approval 10 az
~ increase the corps o. engineers 10 ~
the enlisted strength OF the signal corps 'iio -
furnish more commissioned officers q tIie 4Hs1'o
senarfr,rnt In addition. the acjltafls eei'ieA
desire transfer 10 the line; Secretary teoot PROPOSE
81 CREATION Of a major generally Tor the pace q
military secretary. and the artillery coIpA is CT
RACED on q bin FOR the Increase 81 thai D'@ll0l
Altogether the army Is Ia state or great onie9,'
and some OF the conservative officers. irc.uolns
sfo.e of the General stan. are OF The opinion max
n il uuHise 20 push these matters before CongIess
They foresee the or portunlty LOT alL a" i. he
80 fr1erf OK legislation which shan Increase the
cofnfnlsslole9 i o .,],e, - no army
Tho numerous transfers 20 tn retired us. "tti
site attack on tho army. and 81 j. believed 70 De
fafer Tor service interests 70 ask te- nolii-s -
fo army Is not 0verw0rEed and that the oesre LOT
frornotiou has been oarrIe8 az abnormal extent
Eress snd ln the end deprive the serv,e OF some
difional colonies Ga the medical departm mt or more
high ranking ocf-s IN The Or toe ae sff1io
is one which appeals % the army otice- VINO thinEs
bsye been very animated discussions IN the Cen
eral star n reeard n the policy 81 ASKING epress
The recormendations made from he bureau ohieIs
have been approved however Up 20 thls TINE he re
the General STAR was disposed 70 Interfere with
the plans OF the heads of the STAFF corps
AN INFANTRY AssoCIAT1oN.-Ofcerso % the
Infantry arm Hre planning fCr The reorganization
q an association similar 20 that composed OF cav
airy officers and that OF artillery officers Il Is pro-
rosed 70 have the headquarters OF such an nsso-
citation IN washington. and 10 publish here
,no-t1,lv or a quarterly 5evotcd 10 technical OF
military topics ~ interest 10 infantrynen u IS
hoped 70 obtain a membership az one thousand
officers and there are indications that at least
besS sert out nv q committee Of infantry officers
stationed in Washington. TIE EXPRESSIONS OF -
infar,trz regiments In THE Philippines vet 70 be
heard from. after the association is stsrlee On a
6ourfshlnE basis. ARRANGE IlleIi's w - - 60
sdmit n.luamen IS associate IIenloeI'' an lNs -
mainly % the infantry arm u is eI,,leg 80 1le
rev association viii be al Influential ana prosper
Gus body.
ARMY ATHLETICS CRITICTsED-There IS des-
tined to be revision OF -he system OF army atf-
letfcs some criticism % the prevailing methods
has reached Washington and Il IS likely that The
authorities. represented in the advisory funcfsa
% the General staff VIII present some a1ncndr'f IS
90 the regulations. The rules under which leo
and gymnasium work SIS being carried o. ft +tIny
POSTS are by means uniform IN al me Geia.l
1870 -i,e S.7 20 wear re usual athletic clothing.
so5 f-sis+ flat NOR ehaI Go certain exercises 81
fhcir uniforms. especially running: or t.e lic.'l
that the soldier should accustom himself 70 such
on effort eucurnbered with his usual hablueris,
\ and even sometimes 20 carry qua ne CONFESS
flrarsor b.t athletic experts say thar this Is ir-
/rossibe unless there IS uniformity = the me!hoos
--he department is fn receipt q some important
tssges'iq,ns ajGLs s+,- ne s-v stbstirs So as
20 enable greater similarity IN such work hereafter