New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
iRHY AND NAVY NEWS


Zyaarfnrrc-. March -.
MORO RIGID ARMY ENAMlNATl o1' So e
Whole s,rtern NJ eEanioation pre-i'n'iarF 70 r.
.,.,.- az ARM officers has been changed ~ TT
- z+.T which Aes been engaged To- weekS
~ an order prescribing I'M methods ~ deter1linrs
yh.rhr- an officer - qualified 20 De ad'anee1- 4H7
,hr,r.s sor fha most part sre fa0n az "''-1 ''o'
-, ,.--.oi4fed bv Tire general public. buy AZ army
-. 80 f-+er.elv interested IN The matter since
=, - 4-,, the rules vrIch shall govern tne acloN
ard conduct ~ oNamilirg ooeids 3efe'I''l- -i.s
~rioouqI change s So the Hrtiiery bremen. "i'i7 p
vs. beginning be- realized thaf more 49,
r,eae,~oe should be introduced IN orcer 10 Keep e
o-pe 1r % its standard % sfcie1cv The arii.eTS
rue e becoming quite technical as the "raiai-oe
e.,s-frrerf up che corps n engineers. anc i'-Si'
iar dlmculty To- being encountered ~ ee''ihk 'l''-
o.-e 90 ae~pe especially a. the chances ~ PlolI''
-.ov t- -re future are bound 20 be restricted one
49,, s.. ~,,sf5e-afio~ b,- tie ch,ef Of artillery Is
., rr~ che Cqrre 20 era dtates q technical fcn"ois
rs vel IS 20 those VINO come from west POM -
seems % DO out of tho question 10 expect oaolua
fron7 tho enlisted force Or The average oailalla
IRON civil Hse 20 come up 70 the requirements %.
rhe corrs The draft on the graduates q 'echnlcal
s,toal- vsH be made only in The event OF an IN
c-ess. fn tho commissioned personnel or the arl-I
le~v arm and this is a matter which mss ues' =
,,-e5 out so as 10 give substantial aoo4u'h TO ~
co-rs en- anticipation of the need OF ofnceIs an"
-. - 49,, 80 coast fo~tffcations a. those works
s~c 0o--r,Ietaf end ready for occupaton ~ -,
mean time the technical conolLons sIie.t~I,el and
efta-viso The extension 81 p scentlfc sssI-tn'
range nniiuE ana vast amount OF ~ numerous
other professional subjects have MADE ths Ille "a -
srtueriss ANYTHING but n cas- e Elimination of all
oFcc-s 81 the army IS the division OF me
mo Io., z --7fessirrai Qua 6catons and consd-
Grafton Of the efficiency re5otos aI si,isio- Of
i,fl, some 81 the officers have insisted tnat 1he
ehcency renorls We. ~ - S1ei5ered bv examining
fozrde IN connection with Tire a s-
Co.. y,e~a rof trustworthy. IN the first place.
there Is difference IN nc cisposlloL ~ --le-
I,e~sona1 prejudice enters into the matter 81
from other sources n Goes no, a. yogTiafe
.,or,u7ar6lue officer naturally reports more ll--N ~,
mo- ,.l -, On better offcer he does not know
or has seen little % lnele rs = .+s-, ,Io-+es
Tor -eiative ecencv; one cournandi.g oflosT rs
81 standard ~ excellence" and another IS hoeTaL
command with high rating. Perhaps on o. ~
latter s not good as an of1cer VINO - ~ 1- 80
$3.50 or 4 more euariug superior. but the grazing
a Inc reports in Washington viii show e1erytaln
a. r~,,bie that this sentiment in The army against
nc ei.lsleIcS s Emotion VIII have its influence
o1 +ne examining boards. and that in the enc ne
eHoeucv reports viii not have TOO ereai 'ohsloFTa-
slor fr the matter ~ army advancerneIis
Tn other respects the changes might be described
vrhicb oficerq are 10 be examined. with special re-
srence. n course. 10 the arm ~ The service WIN
which the officer is connected
COLONEL MrILs's PROMOTION OPPOSED
whether Colonel Albert T. Mills. superintendent NJ
The United States Military Academy. viii be CON
frmed as hrigadier neral is a question the mem
hers Of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs
avoided its session TODAY Colonel NILS
sctual rank IS captain. All nominations penoing
before the committee with the exception If that
Of Colonel Mills were acted favorahly. and Sen
ator Blackburn was authorized 10 report them 10
She Senate Colonel Nills's name not mem
rioned and IL s said that the sentiment % the com
Tniftce such that action viii be taken ar The
present session Of Congress. When the Senate con-
sirned the nomination OF BrEa1ier General Wood
be major general it was generally believed that
the opposition Colonel Mills would disappear. or.
least. that the fight against him would he BAN
doned the contest Is hased on The fact thar the
promotion has the effect OF jumping him over a
large number Of army officers who his So
reriors IN rank. Senator Blackburn protested IN
the committee against this system Of promotion.