The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-10-26
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We're we to engage I'm war it would take
comparatively short time to increase
our infantry arm and much longer
time to increase the cavalry and artil-
lery branches of the line
When the Secretary's attention was
called to the allegation concerning the
assertions of American soldiers. he
said: 1T costs more for the Govern
ment to maintain the United States
Army per capita than it does other
countries, because our Army is volun-
teer organization, whereas, in all Eu-
rope. except England. the whole pOpu-
lace is conscripted into the army, and
the daily stipend is exceedingly small.
Even what the United States pays, al
though many times greater than that
paid by other Nations, is not enough to
attract in times of peace all the men
We desire. The constant offer of bet
ter wages and greater opportunities to
improve themselves furnished in the
United States by prosperous conditions.
leads larger proportion of the enlist
ed men to desert than in countries
where conditions are not so favorable
to earning a living. But in times of
war. when the patriotism of the youth
OF the Nation is aroused. we have never
Hdu the SUSnleSl UlIHcuIy
more men than we needed.
Answering for the naval slur. Ad-
miral Dewey says that it is true, and
that Naval Commanders are too Old
and should give way to younger men,
Admiral Dewey gives the lie to himself
If younger men had been in command
the great victory in Manila Bay would
not have been won by Admiral Dewey.
because he would have been ''out of it"
and some younger man commanding
who not having Farragut's example be-
fore him might have thought second
time before he dared to enter harbOr
set with supposedly-effective mines
and then what? Nay, nay, Mr.. Neue
Preussche kreuz-Zeitung. We've got
the finest Army and Navy i'm the world.
and if you will just come over and
knock the chip off our shoulders we
will prove it
A club in New York City is talking
of buying the birthplace of President
Roosevelt and preserving it as a his
tOric spot.
What's in name? Well, heap of
trouble sometimes.
Dallas Corbin, an expressman in
Washington, recently filed petition in
the District Supreme Court for author
ity to change his name to Henry Cor
bin. He explains that he has lately dis
covered his baptismal name to be not
Dallas, but Henry.
AS Dallas COrbin, he has acquired
real estate, and now, unless the court
enters decree clearing up the matter
of names, he will be compelled to bring
a suit against himself to have himself
declared trustee for himself. To avoid
this anomaly he files this petition.
Ex-Speaker d. B. Henderson may die
any moment. Life hangs by slender
thread. He has not known any one
for months. and when able to talk, bab-
bles like child.
Baron Speck Won Sternberg an
that he has not considered for
a moment retiring from the Embassa-
like the little Baron and his pretty
American wife.
A certain tobacco firm had better
look a 'leedle oudt," so it had 1t is
using President Rooseve!ts picture on
its packages, along with those of the
the Car of Russia and a lot
of other nOtables, it is true. but all the
rest of the pictured men smoke. The
President does not. The President does
not like the use of his picture in that
way. but there is no law of lese majestic
in this country. SO it is difficult to see
what the President can do about it. as
his picture is public property. When
Cleveland was President a cigarette
used Mrs. Cleyeland's
picture. but she never objected.
And now we learn why the War De-
partment retains control of the Panama
Canal operations. A fort-or some
forts-have to be constructed to protect
the Zone. That is the why of the trip
which Secretary of War Taft will make
very soon. Notifications Of some kind
must be erected on the Pacific end of
the canal. In the Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty Notifications on the canal were
forbidden. But this treaty had the life
out of it in the Senate and
Great Britain would not accept it. The
Canal Treaty which was finally adopted
and which supersedes the Clayton Bull
wer Treaty makes no mention of forth
ficationS, and does allow the United
States TO use such military forces as
may be necessary to police and protect
the Canal. AS nothing is said about
Notifications. the United States Govern
ment IS going upon the assumption that
IL will have the right to fortify for pro-
lection. and that is what is to be done.
Wiiling-tO-be- candidate for the
Bryan has gone across the
seas to hobnob with his little brown
brothers." the Filipinos. and they are
going to fete him. They are, indeed
Ii Mrs. Bryan is along it's TO be hoped
that they will wear more clothes than
they did in st. Louis and forego dog
stews" and SIGH. The insurgent Gomez,
and members of the other famous in
surgent family. the Lopezes, are at the
head of the arrangements for the re-
ception and feed. The Americans in
Manila will not mix i'm the insurgent
but will give Bryan one Of
their own.
Commissary-G General J. +. Weston
strongly urges the establishment of a
school for bakers and cooks i'm the
Army.
Expectations of arms, ammunition
and munitions of war of every kind
from any part of the United States and
Porto Rico TO any port of the Dominican
Republic Is prohibited by Presidential
proclamation issued from the State De-
partment last week. Accompanying the
proclamation Is an explanatory MEM
orandum TO the effect that this action.
has been taken after consultation with
the Dominican Government, with their
concurrence, and is intended to assist
them In the enforcement of their regu-
iations designed to prevent the peren-
NAL revolutionists OF the island from
getting warlike supplies.