New-York tribune., 1908-03-15

orOrootiou such circumstances Nodlu Ne al
;rjrstica 70 other officers who have been PERFORM
+,s more irnportant and arduous duties a1oat-
rSCoSCRrrOUs LEGISLATION.-The House In
,ts nrovfson for increase of for the enIisted
mon n, the army failed appropriate the s9'ohr'
which will be required to meet the additional COM
,orss+to1 authorized That. OF course. IS a simple
matter 10 adjust in the Senate Another chahee
which will have be made is that which furnishes
two rates of pay for the retired enlisted nieh- II
the clause which has passed the House were 10 De-
come law soldier who retired the day before
tho act WAS signed would receive one rate OF pay,
while his cornrade, retired the day on which tne
act Was approved would receive an entirely diler-
emf rate In the of first sergeants lot n
stance the difference would be nearly double o,
course this is an injustice which IS so obvious that
:. r ba corrected for the benefit OF the enlisted
men as we'll as the trouble which would be
caused to paynasters. who would have TO keep
track of two pay tables for the retired enlisted
force Of the army
DIsC,rpIINE MENACED.-The Navy Depart
rnent has refused TO change its policy against the
reinstatement of midshipmen who have been DIS
missed from the Naval Academy There are sew
orar hills pendng in Congress for such purpose
rd II &c considered Injurious TO discipline 70 put
tbe Young men who are the contemplated oehe-
tnaries Of these bills back IN the service lheS
we're dismissed for cause. IL Is maintained ny Oe
NJ, Departrnent and it is necessary that the
,scinIine of the institution at Annapolis snail oe
sustained by Congress as well as the Navy De
nartment It is doubtful If in the Hsht OF theSe
ranr.sentations Congress acts tsvorably on thls
legislation
axTICTP.TORY APPOINTMENTS-The Navy
1snartroent will resist any special legislation
which seeks to add to the corps OF civil ehslneeIS
That question has come up In connection VIII l
appointment civil engineer OF w. =.
Who was the sixth on the list OF elgibies As re-
-, =. q recent examination OF candidates tor ap-
,i,,,,,.nt There were only i've vacancies ana
Nr FtIrer was not appointed II Is now Sous"-
~ authorize the President to nominate MN ."
the strength of the qualifications shown oe1oFs
INC recent board. The next vacancy IN the corps
I'll, not occur until 1910 The Navy Depar tilieil
believes that II is not judicious 10 increase 10
corps in this way and that II there are no "a
c,nci.s in the authorized commissioned p''So'i'@i
there ought not 70 De specia' ''7
,ic.nate such vacancies
RrGORs OF ALASKAN DCTY--The chet sigma
oq4car of the army has decided It IS necessary 10
d,,,a tne periOd of service in Alaska toT eliSted
men of the signal corps. There IS no" ul'e'
traa,n,eur AT Skagway a signal corps man whose
mental arrangement is attributed 10 tne iSoit''"
of dutv in the territory and the SNverltleS OF tue
I;u,o,e This is not the first case of this sort
som. months ago officer was retired on tils
como Grounds il having been found that duty with
the signal corps in Alaska had broken HIM down
nhvsicaIIy and mentally. II was FOR TINS rea
esneciaIlv desirous increasing the enlisted
strength of the corps well adding 20 its con-
missioned personnel II has been found Impossible
TO maintain an adequate force in Alaska unless
this IS done or unless the are -apt unduly long
in the tour OF duty in the territory
HONESTY TEST FOR RECRUITS--Arny Off
GERS who are in charge OF recruiting will shortly
receive special instructions which are believed
to be necessary account of a recent incident at
yShO
local recruiting officer eligible 10 service in the
enlisted force of the army was furnished with a
small sum OF money with which to purchase prOvt-
sions together with railroad ticket for the trip
from the place enlistment to the general recruit
ing depot at jefferson Barracks II was found
that the accepted recruit did not present himself
AT the depot and he was promptly arrested An
effort was made to fasten upon him the charge
OF embezzement of government funds. but II was
found impossible prove such allegation The
man refunded the recruiting officer the money
which had been advanced 70 him. but the uchet
had disappeared. and he claimed that II had been
extracted from his pocket with other papers whicn
ware taken AZ time cf his arrest This Is an
unusual case and the War Department was much