The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-14

some governments which do not employ
tne conscrlpt system offer bonuses IL
secure re-enlistments, and thus keer
ekpeIlenced men IN the service, The
1act that the United States government
glves lIperal bonuses, together with the
Renerany better situation Of enlisted
men IN our service, makes re-enlist
ments IN our army and navy larger in
Pro,Rortlon to those of other nations.
The Japanese army is of1icered bv
men recruited in the usual way. 4
majority. of the younger officers have
studied IN the military schools Of Ia
pan, 6nt many were appointed from
1nVI NY, h1e upon passing an examination.
The conditions under which Young men
IN Japan enter the army as officers do
not differ materially, when examined.
from the method employed for recruit.
ing officers in England and the United
states, nor arc the results sensibly diff
1erent on the average, which means that
a Ialrly capable lot of men are secured
imminence or war stimulates enlistment
In most countries, and before the war
with Russia there was rush Of The
best intelligence and blood in japan 10
GET commissions in the army and navy
winch were granted freely. as it was
necessary to greatly augment the Off
cial personnel
Official Personnel Reduced.
ihls movement began perhaps a year
before hostilltics against Russia start.
ed, and eliminated in I9O3,l904 or
three or four years ago, The war war was m
fouGht with great attendant loss Of
ofhcers; and the official personnel has
been further reduced by the retire
ment and resignation of thousands of
officers who rendered their services for
The war, and for whom no place can be
round IN che regular organization on q
peace basis. Without further details
an estimate indicates that probably not
more shan half the officers of the pres
ent regular Japanese armv were in the
service when the war with Russia was
commenced, the remainder being mon
who entered the service during and
since the war
In respect 10 the filc of the army.
somewhat different conditions apply,
1t is now known that for at least two
years before the Russo Japanese war
the japanese government gave money
bountles FOR soldiers and sailors who
re'enlisted, so as TO begin the war with
as many experienced men as possible
But those bonuses are now discontin-
ucd, and 1T may he safely assumed
(such information as is obtaInablc
bears out this view) that the enlisted
personnel of the japanese army Is TO.
day composed of new recruits and rath-
er less than the ordinary proportion Of
The Japanese enlist
mcnt method is founded. as arc most
of heir military regulations, upon that
employed by Germany, and is based up
on universal conscription. Owing to
lapse of time, only those men who en-
listed at the very cnd of the war, and
perhaps never saw active service, are
still in the ranks. After g long and !
severe war experience has shown that
there is disposition among even that |
segment of army personnel usually |
,alled CIRCULARS, because they have !
md enjoy personal liberty at least for for
4 while, and there is no reason TO be.
ieve that this rule does not apply to
he japanese as we'll as to other races.
With these preccdrnts and conditions
>or basis IL is doubtful if tho mo-