New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-11
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
from The Tribune Bureau. I


Washington September 10.
NO MONEY FOR MOBILIZATION War
Department people have given up the idea of hav-
Ing any more joint army and militia nancHuvres.
The President is decidedly in favor of the employ
ment Of the National Guard and regular army in
exercises OF this sort, and his opinion of the use
fulness Of such joint of the military forces of
the country is shared by leading army officers,
Guiding Lieutenant General Chaffee At the same
time it is recognized that there is firmly rooted
opposition to the rnanceuvre scheme and as this
antagonisul is largely in Congress it is proba bic
that estimate for ma-euvres will be submitted
by the War Department It is realized that tile
absolute necessities Of the military establishment
must be obtained in the Army Appropriation act
and the energies of the War Department will be
sdered necessary for the maintenance Of efhciency
II is hoped by the quartermaster general of the
army that Congress will restore the transports-
lion fund. which reduced by 20 per cent last
year, seriously handicapping the movements Of
troops in the course OF the present fiscal year
JACK TAR's LITERARY OPPORTUNITIES
The Navy Department will shortly purchase from
New-York book publishers something like $1,000
worth of literature in books Of a wide range of
subjects and OF ttenn:zed cost extending from 90
cents 10 50 volume These books will make up
the libraries for the Virginia, the Nebraska. the
Georgia, the New-Jersey and the Rhode Island
the five battleships which will shortly be ready
for commission. Some Of the books of these ships
Libraries are TO be purchased within the next few
weeks by competitive bidding and the award of
contract. The books thus acquired will be kept in
stock at the New-York Navy Yard, ard viii be
drawn upon far may be needed in making
up the libraries OF the five ships named The
other books required libraries will be pur-
chased probably by contract when it is found just
what is wanted to complete the list of literature
grattied to learn that these books are eagerly
sought and generally read by members OF the
training ship Pensacola, at San Francisco. that
many books. notably those of fiction have been
handling 2 q ~
ont OF issue, and i has been decided TO renew the
library Of that ship.
CAvALRYMEN TO LEARN TO RIDE.-Cavalry
officers exercised the criticisms which
have been applied to that arm by General Theodore
J. Whit in command of the Department of Mis-
s0urt General Whit is an old cavalry officer. WHO
began his career a private in the 9Th Pennsyl-
vanta Cavalry, with which he served in the Civil
War He has no patience with the system in vogue
in the United States army of assigning to the
cavalry from among West Point graduates young
men who have no experience in or liking for the
management of horse and who make a spectacle
Of themselves when mounted. He has been OBJ
serving this situation with critical eye lately.
and he has informed the War Department that
something should he done for the credit of the
military service by limiting assignments to the
10 rLe "a aI'o leue[ aol Idle b SCI ne " of
% avs1r bn na o t il tIe SO 80 give
practical instruction to young officers who do not
would also exercise greater care in the making Of
cavalry officers. and he insists that il is just
important that personal fitness shall be considered
in selecting cavalryren-those OF tho commi 5siCned
personnel and those OF the enlisted force-as is
now taken in picking out officers and MEN for the
artillery corps
BETTER SALUTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
is in readiness for the of the newly converted
S-inch rifles which muzzle loading, and which
have been made, at considerable expense but with
great economy, into breech loading guns. 1t is the
idea that these guns will serve their purpose in
the noisy formalitv of morning and evening guns
and for saIuting purposes. thus leaving more mod
ern ordnance for in a practical way. About
the only requirements Of a saluting gun is that
it shall make enough noise and that it shall have
the necessary amount of safety in its discharge
for those who conduct such work. II was found
that the old 3inch guns could be easily converte4
soon have of these guns, and new regulations
will be issued governing their operation