The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
By T.. d. JOHNS.

l Among Inc most important iSaNuie-
of the army Legislative program Il
that which provides for an increase in
the number of officers to he detailed
to the General STAFF. II the recon-
rlendations of the War College are
accepted the General Stan Will not
| only be increased from thirty-six Of
| ncers to Ia5 or $50. but reorganized
and detailed on a different basis
The European war has demonstrated
! that Il requires a large general stan
| TO put the military policy OF the coun-
try on a scientific basis and 10 con-
duct successful campaign in the
| ield.
The French army is a product OF
| general staI composed of l.'S1 OIL
| GERS in 1919 and LEO officers in 1914.
| What a large and weil-orGanized gen.
| sral staff has done for the German
| srmy is OF common knowledge. The
| absence OF a real general staff in the
| English army. il has been openly as
| serted in Parliament. is responsible in
| a great degree to the unpreparcdncss
| OF Great Britain on land at the out
| break OF the war.
II the General STAFF is enlarged as
\ proposed by the War College the va
| cancics created by details to 1t will be
HlIcd in the regiments. Under exist
ing law this system applied to the
| bureaus and there is no reason why Il
general staff should be Disseminated
| against in this respect. II will be
| necessary to fill vacancies created by
| general stan details II the efficiency
Of the army in the field is not to be
| decreased.
| with an enlarged general staff the
War Department will be able 10 take
| up the work of organizing the inGus-
| tries and transportation facilities of
| the country for war. There is popu-
| Jar demand for this work and ii can
not be done with the present small
general staff. Some OF the members
Of the House Committee on Military
| Affairs in the past have assumed a
| very unfriendly attitude toward the
general staff, but IL is not believed
| in the light Of events of the Euro
pean war that they will oppose its re-
organization and enhancement
4 picture Of the Spe nish fleet before
and after the hattie OF Manila. will be
/ one of the features Of the twelfth annual
dinner of the Washington Corral of the
| Military Order Of the Carabao. which will
| he held at the Army and Navy Club,
Washington. d. c.. Saturday December
& 1915. This picture and a number OF
others of historical interest giving scenes
II the Philippines in the early days will
be interspersed with the usual Carabao
| music and some entirely new tropical
.songs or course great care will be TAX
m not to let any political stunts creep
into the program and the affair will be
.rtirely devoid Of anything excepting
service jollity.
The corral will not invite any guests.
-hn hon,bres will be personal guests OF
he members of the order. For years
I has been the policy of the Washington
,orral to invite lis. OF official guests.
hut it has beeen decided to discontinue
this. A fve-minute rule for all speeches
sill be strictly enforced by the Para
mount Carabao.
The dinner committee IL as follows:
Brig. Gen. f. A. Goodwin. L. s. A. ire
,i-cdD chairman: Brig. Gen. NJ. N. Nc
Comb L. 8. A.: Brig. Gen. G. +. Chase,
q. s. A. jretireD: Brig. Gen. G. r. Scriv-
en-. l.. s. A.. ex-ofIi0do: Col. l. W. Littell.
e, s. A.; Capt. ". IL. q. Bullard. L. :,
Comma nder, F. T. Pollack, L. S. N: Com
mander NJ. A. Anderson. L. s. n. Cre-
.ircd,; Maj. II. c. Reisirser. L. NJ. NJ. c.:
Lieut.. Commander ]. II. Tomb. L. s. N:
Mai. J. r. NJ. Taylor L. S. A. retireD
Cart. william Mitchell. L. S. A.: Capt.
C. 8. Gibbs. L. 3. a: Capt. n. r. Hobbs.
L. S. A.: Capt. J. c. Breckenridge. u. s.
M. c.; Mai. Joseph NJ. Heller. L. S. V.
Mai. Johnson uagood. q. 4. e.. who Is
low stationed at Fort Rosencrans Cal.
,s spending a short leave in Washing ton.
Previous to going to the Philippines.
from which ne returned FIVE or SIX woeks
ago. Maj. Hasood served a term Of dut,