The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-02
MIS.MANOEUVRES.


IN THE msh Of criticism and defense stirred up by The Eve
ming Worlds the part OF regular
army the recent mimic war manocuve in Connect
cut Col William Church. editor of the u Army and
Navy Journal shot The letter printed among Others
ON the The Evening World OF last Saturday
Immediately following the close Of the an EDITORIAL
charged that the commssara OF the rank anu ME
broke mab that the had raons or none at ALL
that they hampered by the necessity struggling with eabo
rate camp for the regular officers was shown further
more wagons continually overloaded and delayed that
forage cavalry mounts irregular and uncertain that
night cavmen often kept standing by their horses for an
hour waiting for the slow to that the
horses frequently had only dirty water to drink that the mules were
too croscouny workn short that IN those
elements planning and careful working out of detail
advance by trained experts the fell down and fell
down badly.
The editor of The Army Navy Journal while asserting that
he personally camp the officers to the other
charges made by The Evening World declares:
What IL said in regard to efficiency of trans
portafion IL correct. This due to Uant OF
proper knowledge the part OF those who failed
properly solpe problems inUolung the factors of
the traction p0per of mules, the Ueight OF OUer.
loaded army wagons and the character OF country
roads,
That say in the operation Of moving baggage and food
without which the and of worth how much
in that element which has been the first and fore
of every great general professional officers
showed themselves children!
When Napoleon declared that army marches its belly
when Wellington admitted that his
paign block because M he had rice and bulock he
lad he had he could beat the these two great
generals stating Of the simplest most fundamental rules
81 warfare who held gun marched step
1scognize in plain horse
Our regular army officers "faed properly to solve problems in
vng the factors of the traction power Of mules the weight Of
army wagons and the character country roads,
- Why?
How much mule haul the proper load for army
the nature Of American country road do not strife
profound nsovab problems for officers supposedly trained
to meet field complications far intricate
The Evening World has wish to be unjust 1t
realizes perfectly that mamen citizen soldiers who howeve.
hard they work. likely make mistakes and that
meant to bring out and correct weaknesses But
fail that food and transportation for militia matters which
above all else bring into play the trimming and efficiency Of regular
army experts. BY results must these experts be judged
To the average the Army which $OOOO0OOO
year expensive and interesting piece national
cry He only ready and glad to admire and be proud the
msn who make it and keep it running
But when he is given chance to work-for exhibition
does not like to pieces and
lous II does, he wants to know who is responsible
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ND NOW the gamblers who have long graft who know
IA just where they paid getting it back
streams Of income tho
mill would grind with the water that had passed?
THE town fathers of Minneapolis may Longfclow
didn't know much about the edskn when Hawatha
but good people will right preerng Longfeows
dian to anything the Minneapolis Common Council offer
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Labor the producer Of wealth; It moves all
other
DANIEL WEBSTER
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