Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

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cuItv rests fmnda,,,ar+aiiy an tbe O.ea-
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does moi corresnond With an unsl,iIIed la
borer. no corresnonde to tho hest tvna Of
sI,illed workman or IN tbe suhordinate
official in civil ipsti+utions WAGES hova
greatly increased in outside occuua tiors
in the last 40 wears and the nav Of the
soldier like the nav ~ tho officers should
be proportionatelv increased The first
sergeant of a company, If a good man.
must be one of such executive and adj
mlnlstratVe 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
men should be men who had fully re>
solved to make the army NE occupa-
ton and they should be able to look for
ward to ample reward; while only men
properly quahhed should be given
chance 10 secure these maj rewards. Inc
increase over the present pay heed not
be great in the lower grades for the frst
one or Two ehllstfnehts, but the increase
should be marked Tor the hohcomhliS-
sloned offlcers OF the upper SraueS VINO
serve lohS enough TO make 1t eFlueIt tilaI
they intend TO stay permanently IN inc
army Whlle hddlliohaI pay SHouiu 10
gwen Tor hlsh quallhcallohs IN target
practlce'
Among the othcers there should De
severe examinations TO weed out the
uhit UP TO the gfaue OF MAJOR FROM
that poSltoh on appointments SIpuiu
be solely by selection ana 1t Shoulu Do
understood that a man OF merely aV-
erage capacity could never get peyohu
the position OF major Whiie every man
who serves in any grade certain
length or time prior TO promotloh 10
the next grade without EettihS the
promotion to the next grade shou4d Dc
forthwith retired"
President Sees Need of
Largely Increased Navy.
The president asks for a continuous
increase in the navy. and asks present
congress for appropriations for four
new battleships. and SAYS:
"yye need always m remember that
in time of war the navy is not to be
used 10 defend harbors and coast
cities. we should Derfect our system OF
coast fortifcations. The only efficient
use for the navy is for offense The
only wav in which it can efficiently pro-
tect our own coast against the possible
action of a foreign navy is by DESTROY
ing that foreign navy For defense
against hostile fleet which actually
attacks them, the coast cities must de-
pend upon their forts mines, torpedoes.
submarines and torpedo boats and de-
stroyers. All of these together are ef-
ficient for defensive purposes, but they
in no way supply the place of thor
oughly efficient navy capable of acting
on the offensive; for parrying never yet
won fight. 1t can only be won by
hard hitting and an aggressive sea-go-
ing navy alone can do this hard hitting
of the offensive type. But the forts
and the like are necessary so that the
navy may be footloose. In time of war
there is sure to be demand. under pres
sure of fright, for the ships to be scat
tered so as to defend all kind of ports
Under penalty of terrible disaster, this
demand must be refused. The ships
must be kept together. and their OBJ
iective made the enemies fleet. II
fortifcatons are sufficiently strong. no
modern navy will venture to attack
them, so long as the foe has in exist
ence a hostile navy of anything like
the same size or efficiency But unless
there exists such a navy then the forti-
fications are powerless by themselves
to secure the victory For of course
the mere deficiency means that any
resolute enemy can at his leisure COM
bine all his forces upon one point with
the certainty that he can take it.
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