The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-12-06

we 80 steadily prosecuting y rcss
FORK 81 unssing AT the isshnus the wniefs
OF the Atlantic n the Pacific. To a
greater extent than aeelned probable even
I. aonen years aga We may lock TO an
american future on the sea worthy OF
step in tnat direction. and the step most
Feasible a. the present slsaes 1 recommend
re exsensaoa ct the cream mail act Ut
Far the fiscal year ended June ~. tsys.
the department. estimates that he postage
cotsectti on the ARTICLES exchanged with
.oteasn countries other tan canada AID
Mextrs anaoaated TO Hsag$.eH q. or $751;
SAA more than The net cost vi the service
cSSsasiFs OF the cost Of traEsspoFstnK the
articles setwesa the unis~i States ex-
shasaxs pessoHtccs and tho unstsa states
posioTtces a. which they were matted or
d~asers1. a pF0Nt / eessssc shsald be
aevot~1 TO strengthening our martins
power In tatse directions where II ~ul s~ss
pG0snSss ou* prestige.
l ssrengay r~esssnanena, therefore, \ esne@
pie amend 20 ias ocean tnass aes ee
iksf whteh shall Aefnovtge Che postmaster
general In his discretion 70 eater iaio sSsss-
tracts for the transportation az mails To
the republics of South America. te Asia
the FhUlppgmss. ard Australia At a rate
not 20 exceed "a q snGse foe steamships %
sixteen xnoss spsed or np@arsas sahtSss
10 the restrictions and osasxAssors Of the
act Of ISL
The Army.
Nos only there IL not now. but there
never has h~en. Any ether nation tn tse
weird - wholly free FROM tbs evils OF
sntsitAsisEn ~ 10 ours.
But again And again In ire past oar
mite regular army has rendered service
literally vital se The epnnsfY, aud II haay
al mny time have to do 80 in the future
Its standard Of efficiency aud Instruct Son
- higher now than ever tn tha PAST NUT
IL t. Too small. There are mol ensuxh 1Ni-
GERS. and IL 10 irrT*ssssess TO secure sn9aEh
enlisted men. We should maintain tn
peace . fairly complete skeisscn 81 a large
array. A great ard iong -r~osssiauwa waf
wcuad have To hn fought by volunteers
Hut months would pass hesors any large
body OF efficient volunteers could be p5t
In the Geld. ard our regular army shodM
be large enough 10 meet any isayasssassn
need In particular IL 10 essential gaAt we
should possess a number of extra Officers
trained Ia peace 30 perform efficiently ms
duties urgently required upon the sTsakln9
cut OF war
The medical eorps should be much larger
than the needs os ouF regular army IN
war Unless ample pToyisfaa ts now maze
bs onSr~- Ia pat the medical corps where
IL should he put disaster in fsss Gext war
10 Inevitable. ard the responsibility will
not lie with those then in charge ~ the
war department. hut With these who nov
decline % make the necessary arastsioa.
Ths rate OF pay for the officers should
be greatly increased. there is no higher
type 81 citizen than tire American regular
oricsr. ard he should have a fair reward
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a relatively even greater increase In the
pay for the enlisted men In especial pre-
vision should be made for establishing
grade equivalent to those of warrant OH
GERS n the navy which should I've open 10
the enlisted men who serve sufficiently
long and who do their work we'll
Among tho officers there should ee Sc
we're examinations 90 weed out the uFfst
| up TO the grade Of major. From that fast-
ton on appointments should he solely hy
selection and IL should be understood that
never get beyond the ~pessitinn OF major,
while every man who serves In any grade
a certain length of tins prior TO promoter
TO the next grade without getting the pro-
molten 20 the next grade should be forth.
with retired, Practice marches ard field
maneuyers Of the last twS or three years
| have been Invaluable To the army, They
should be continued and extended. A rigid
| ard not a perfunesory exarnina sion OF
| physical capacity has been provided for
the higher grade officers. This Will work
| we'll.
Perhaps the most important Of all icgss-
nation needed for tfe benefits OF thu army
Ii q law 10 equaiixe and Increase the ray
| OF officers and enlisted men OF the army,
service such a BIN has been prepared.
which IL IL hoped will meet with your
favorable consideration. TIL next most
essential Ts"s sa,se :, 70 . ,nsn,snnsa . . sam
l To make the army more attractive To en-
fiStsd men. II In absolutely essential q
create a service corps. such as exists ~
nearly every modern army ia the world
to do the skilled ard unskftied labor. TN.
sepsrably connected with military admin
istration. which IL now sxaeted. without
voluntarily entered the army 10 DO service
Of An all together Different kind.
To build one battleshtp Of the best and
most advanced type a year would barely
keep our feet up 30 It's present force. Th3s
IL not enough. In my judgment. we should
this year provide for four ba tiieships- But
II is Idle 10 build bsttleships unless In ad-
dition TO providing tbs men, and the
means for thorough training. we provide
the auxiiiaric- for them. unless we provide
docks, the eoalins stations, the ~coslierr
and supply ships that they reed. We are
extremely deficient In coalsn- stations and
docks on the Pacific. and this deficiency
shouid not longer be permitted To exist
Plenty of torpedo boats and destroysrs
should he built. Both on the Atlantis
and Pacific coasts, Notifications OF ths
best type should he provided for all oai
greatest harbors.
Until our battle feet is much iarxes
into attachments NO far apart THAI thsy
| could not Ia event OF emergency be sEsesSf-
ily united. Our coast tine IL on the Pa
clio just rs much Rs on the Atlantic. The
interests OF California, Oregon and wash
ington are as ernpha tieaity the fnterests
| of the whole union a. those OF Maine and
| New York, Of Louisiana and Texas. The
battle fi@cs should now and then be
moved To the paeinr. JUST as ~ other
| times II should Ire kept In the Atlantic.
| When the tsthfnfan canal In btssis the
| transit Of the battle fleet frofn ore ocean
TO the other Will be comparatively easy,
! Until IL is built ! earnestly hope that the
battle fleet win be thus shifted between
the TWO oceans every year er two. The
| Workmanship on all our ships has i'm
proved phenomenaliy during the last five
years. GHtii within the last two or three
| years - was not posssbge IA train a bat
| tie feet in squadron fnaseusers under
! service conditions, and IL Ia only durfng
| these last two or three years that the
| training under these conditions has hss.
| come really effective. Another and most
necessary stride Ia advance H. now being
taken fhe BATH. neet Y about .-tarslns
by the Straits Of Magellan 10 visit tbs
| Pacific coast. Sixteen batsie~hips are go-
Ing under the command OF Head Atmirsl
| EvAna. while eight Armored cruisers and
two other hattteships viii meet him NJ
San Franctsco. whittier certain torpedo
| destroyer are alEo going. No f~~g ~
such sfxa has ever mad. su~h r voyage,
and II win he of very great educational
use 70 all engaged In H. The only way
| by which to teach officers and mess how
10 han11s tho fleet - As to meet eyery
war II to have them praetire under siyui-
lar conditions In tirs of peace. More
over, tho only way to md out our acEusl
needs u TO perform In time OF peasc
whatever tnMnenyers might fss necessary
In time az war. After war Ii declared II
il too late 10 ind cut the needs. that
means 10 Invite disaster. This trip Ia
the Pacific viii show what somc OF Qua
| ncada are ard will enable MS 10 provide
for them Tho proper place for an Officer
to learn his duty II ut ssa. and the only
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