Show To INEOT THE FORT = Capt Frank D Baldwin In SaltS Salt-S LakeSIDES Lake-SIDES WITH TH BOERS SAYS THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR LET A Lbertlovg Man Xe is Con Vnced of the Justice of Oom Paus PosHionUnited States Army I Now Below Its Forer Standard of Eciency A distinguished guest of the Ken yon yesterday was Captain Frank D Baldwin inspector general or the United States army who Is here to In sped Fort Douglas Captain Baldwin arrIved yesterday and his duties will keep hIm all net week In sneaking yesterday of his duties he sid Army Not Up to Grade I find that the army Is far below Its efficiency or two year ago before the commencement of the Spanish war At that time the United States army was one of the finest II the world This deterioration In efficiency Is not how eer due to any lack of enthusllm or natural ability on the par or our of cars and soldiers but Is caused by overwork or both Here at Fort Douglas a you know where there should boa full regiment of men you have a single company only An the posts throughout the country are prportonately manned numerically speaking and It is i hlpOS sIble for so few men to keep theIr posts In order and at the same time continue the drill work prerequisite to thorough and perfect efficiency teYouxgsters in Command 4 Yougters Moat of our posts are commanded by young officers who ae enthusiastic In their duty and who would keep up the old deg of efficiency provide the pOts were sufcienty garrIsoned Speaking of the war between the Enlls and Boer in the Transvaal Captain Baldwin sad Well my government has made no declaration in the matter but I suppose I can epress a persona opinIon I am In sympathy with the Boers for the reason that they are fighting for their liberty as did the Americans I am a lbrtyloving man and therefore think the Boers are In the right |