The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06
II ARMY OF INDIA

ril,;on under arms in he great "ala
Of the future, and the only po"el , 80
might possibly surpass her IN w 80
would be the Chinese, VINO q Go
am rate could muster, perhaps, Nv
millions more. ~
rho Indian army was made over ny
Iara Kitchener. [ met him dOoct q
wear ago here at oaicut'a' 49, Ha
vas still in charge OF the troops.
sneaks highly Of the soldiers %
6ph+ing force and says they are loyal
- tho Government, aolelipe'
have been made to corrupt .iH
| Lord when ne came
| dia about eight years ago. ~ of
armies. each confined TO one q
the country. He consoiloaleu n;na
and modified them; Nd ts own
divisions, each of which mao :
General and staff. THESE were y
% nized for war and each coulu an
the field intact, leaving enougn ~.
behind to maintain order. Eye,y
vision had its own transport ana sup,
NV ARRANGEMENTS, and the uiSioion1l
generals had great authority.
same time additional officers were ap-
nointed and a military college lns,i-
tuted to supply others. lLoru
ener r~eorganized the cavalry anu III
fantrv as we'll as the otner uepa!I-
M N ana III "dS f1S AA0
tration that the army proper was -
vi5ed from the department OF n1lltdly
supplies.
Military Supplies.
This last department has now us
own secretary, and 1t Is one .
great ~usiness institutions OF the soN-
eminent It deals WITH army ~
tracts, the manufacIure ~ nf
and ordinance the ranSpoIlallon "
animals and food, and various oliel
things. 1t has factories Tor MAKING
boots and clothing for the soluieis
! factories for making harness ana aloo
large establishments for the manu-
~facture of field guns, shells ana arm
t ament of various xmas. ="
camel and cattle farms, and 1t sup
I plies mules and horses and other am
mails for mere die ~
eral camel corps, and there are pdi's
g of the country where the camel own
e ers are given land free on conoluoi
n that they hold a certain NUMBER y
g camels available for military serV
Y ice This department has also TO az
b with elephants, some OF Whlch ar
used for dragging the great Gun
through the jungles ana over .i
roads. In coming long distances DO
elephants ana guns are
by railroad.
The chief breeding farms for horses
:. mules and donkeys are situated !
certain selected districts in mortimer
F. India and the Deccan. he SISTER
- is to purchase young stock and lea
them on the government farm:
!, Horses for the cavalry are also lmpor'
ed from Australia and stations fro1
- Arabia for the improvement OF III
% native stonck.
% The Army As An Asset.
:. The officers here tell me that tn
r. army is the best paying asset IN Jon
~ - 80 n I n 1nI9S
~ ments. It is kept up without taAln
"a the people at home, and 1t gives M
- q big lighting force which he can shl
10 to any part Of the world upon orde
he He used it against the Beers, and ais
"a in China at the time of the Boxer r.
- belion. In case of an Asiatic war
,fs anv description it would be lnValus
HE to him. and upon the whole
makes India worth far more thar
- costs. This is especially SO, as Il
IL Hinaus pay the total expenses OF u
y military supplies and Of the soldier
The cost amounts to something III
ha 800, 900, 900 a year, but this IS 9
- raised by the taxation Of Hindustan
The army is not ke
from a western standpoint. Inc n
tive soldiers receive something II
two or three dollars per mont
he which is good pay for this part
He the world. Moreover, those who I
ost main in the service for a fixed leng
les IF time are retired on a pension Of
re- capts q day. and, therefore, can III
uty uriate for the rest Of their lives.
lelr The Police Force.
ids .aa;+ion to the army. India h
ght .aa c;yil notice. Every town r
the 20 nc = and eyery CITY
patrolled by police with clubs IN tn
IN hands. The local village ponce 9
av- --.~a eomathinp like Toe, 900 m,
to 49, u-on1d he hardly enough
al go 49, ono RI each village. In additi
ota1 +hara arc thousands in the cities a
ma on the whole order is fairly well Re
at The thugs and other castles, VINO,
lere +;noa. mast made a business and
!, a ljoion of murder and stealing, ns
on hean wiped out, but there are S
in armed gangs who now and then