The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-04

creased there Is no higher type OF citizei
than the American regular oicer, and h
should havef fair reward for his ad
nirsble work There should be rtia
! lively even greater increase IN lie pay 70
the enlisted men. An especial provision
should be made for establishing grade;
equivalent TO those OF warrant officers II
! the Navy. which should be open TO I'll,
enlisted men who servA sufficiently lone
! and who do their work Well Inducements
should be offered sufficient to encourage
| really good men 20 make the Army life
! occupation. The prime needs Of our pres
ent Army Is 10 secure and retain compe-
tent noncommissoned officers. This dill
Guilty rests fundamentally on the cues
ton OF pay. The noncommissioned officer
does not correspond with an unskilled la
horer: he corresponds to the best type Of
skilled workman or 10 the subordinate
/ official in civil institutions. Wages have
greatly increased I'm outside occupations
In the last forty years and the nay Of the
/ soldier. like the pay OF the officers should
be proportionately Increased. The FIRST
/ sergeant Of a company, If n good man.
! must be one or such executive and adj
| niuistraiire ability and such knowledge
| Of his trade. as TO be worth far more than
! we at present pay him. The same Is true
! Of the regimental sergeant major, These
! mon should be men who had fully re-
| solved to make the Army life occupa
4 ZION ana they SuONiu ne aDtf 70 iptik i0F-
! ward TO ample reward; while only men
property qualified should be given Il
chance 10 secure these final rewards The
Increase over the present pay need not
be great in the lower grades for tho first
ono or two eniistments, but the Increase
should be marked for the noncomnl.s-
stoned officers OF the upper grades who
serve long enough to make Il evident that
they intend to stay permanently in the
Army. while additional pay should be
given for high qualifications In target
practice. The position of warrant officer
should he established and there should
be not only an increase of pay, but an in
crease OF privileges and allowances and
dignity. as TO make tie grade open 10
rnncommissianed officers capable Of fill
ing them desirable from every standpoint
The rate OF desertion in our Army row in
time Of peace IL alarming The deserter
should he treated by public opinion as r
man guilty of the greatest crime; while
on The other hand the man who serves
steadily in the Army should he treated as
what he is that u.s. as pre- eminentIy one
1T the best citizens OF this Republic I
After twelve years service IN the Army I
my own belief is that the man should be |
given preference according 10 his abil- /
ity for certain types Of office over all I
civilian applicants without examination.
This should also apply. OF course to the T
Navy. special corps should he pro 1
vidad to do the manual labor now neces-
sarily demanded Of the privates them
selves.
Would Weed Out the
UNIT Among the Officers.
Among the officers there should be Sc
we're examinations 20 weed out the unfit 4
IN 10 the grade OF major From that po-
sItion on appointments should be- solely
FArffu nv nd he a E
that "a man Of merely average capacity
could never get beyond the position of /
major while every man who serves ~
my grade a certain length Of time prior
q promotion 70 the next grade without
teJtins the promotion 90 the next grade
snaQld he forthwith retired The practice
marches and field maneuYers of the last
40 or three years have been invaiuah BILE
% the Army. They should be continued
nd extended. A rigid and not a perfume
dry examination of physical capacity has
leen provided for the higher grade Off
efs This will work we'll. Unless an
fleet HAS a good physique, unless lie can
tand hardship RIDE we'll and walk fairly.
: e rot n for any position. sven after
has become a colonel. Bcfore no has
reone colonel tile need for vhysical
.tness IN the officer is almost a. great
: y the enlisted man. | hope speedily
2 see Introduced into fne Army a far ,
aoie rigid and thorough going test OF
efsemansliip for ati field officers than at !
resent There should be Chief of cav !
~ Just az taele is a chief Of Artillery. /
FtfhapS the most Important Of al leg {
Ehhnli Hofded far he ben~uf ~ lie q,
Z my Is law to equsllze and Increase tho
AN y Officers and enlisted men II the /
imy Navy Marine Corps ana Revcnue- q
utter SefNice Such hin has Leen urc- i
areo which II is hoped viii meet with :
eur favorable consideration. The rcNt I
lust essential measure Is Ia authorize ,
INNER OF extra officers as mentioned
ore 70 make tire Amy tnprc attract
20 enlisted men, u is absolutely ease,,- :,
- " create Q sciNirc rrr"n. GHca rs az !,
- " nearly every modem army ID the I,
GRID 20 do the skilled snd uuskillcd In =
pr 'naeiarably led With military :
tni '''silsiion, which ia now exactcd. !,
1tfiout 1uSt compen~- ION Of enlisted u
zen Nho voluntarily enter tie Army to q
2 seivice Of an altogether different Kind. y
hefe sie number ~ ufher Laws rece0- >
'ry 70 go organize tho Army rs Ia r7c- :
ote its efficiency and facilitate its rapId y
'pansinn in time OF war. but the above q
re the most important y
resident Sees the Need Of :,
A Lsrrciy Increased Navy. 81
II was hoped The Hague Conference n
light deal with TIE question ~ the linz p
ation OF aflnancnts. But even before "
had assembled iformal Inquiries had 2,
Feloped that as regards naval arma- in
eats. tie only ones in which this coun- n.
y naa any Interest. II was hopeless 10 "
to devise any plan FOR which there n'
AZ the slightest pos ibilitv of securing Il
e assent OF the nations gathered at The s.
asue. NO plan 'as even proposed which n
ouid have had the assent Of more than ii,
FIRST class Power outside of the Emitted 20
etes. The only plan that seemed at an e.
lsible, that Of limiting the size Of hat n
ships, met with no favor az all n - 81
ldent. therefore. that 81 Is folly for this ~
'uon 10 base any hope 81 securing 81
acc on any International agreement ~ ~
the Limitation OF arinsmsniS Such y
ing the Tact II would be- most unwise
7 us n stop the uphuiding ~ our Navy g.
build one battieship of the best and th
'st advanced type a year would barely M
% our heei ~ 30 It's present force This sii
not enough. In my Judgment, We should ~
IL year provide for four battleships But 50
is Idle 10 build battleships unless In tn
dillon 10 providing the men. and the vi
ssns for thorough training. We provide nj
? auxiiiaries for them. unless We pro- A.
lie docks, the cOsling stations. the col g.
- and supply ships thar they need 20
p are extremely deficient in c0aling sta de-
~ and docks on the Pacific. aud this an
REGENCY should not longer be permitted o.
exist Plenty Of torpedo boa t. and de- So
nt rts should De built Both on tile At pr
liic and Pacific cosEts. Qualifications - de-
? best type ENglfid lie yrsfgffl..i for Ii