| Show mX ii Secretary army reorganization scheme contemplated among other things to have certain promotions In the grade crad f u C colonel and maJor mule made L by selection and ns as n a re rewan wan for merit instead ot of by the thc rule of seniority TIde This pint part ot of the plan seems Deem however to meet wIth lIh n a great creat deed deal of criticism among army officers eventual eventually ly affected by the proposed d change Md and so 80 determined is 18 the that the probably will not li b agreed up upon upon on b by the present An A Press IreM dispatch from Washington 5 the Iho tact fact Is b by the he gov considered alarming Th The In Increase crease of at the artillery service to n a strength absolutely nestled to cure for forthe the tho see sea coast defense works Is n a ques que question lion tion that cannot be put oft ly h and If the debate on tIm tho plan Is deferred the clauses referring to the will ta be served the same a The only onty is to tomake tomake make A wrote separate bill of at the iJ part rt treat lug of at the artillery and urge Urie Its adoption Uon tion General that oser IS men inca are u urgently needed to take care or of the batteries and expensive guns gullS In the forts torla The strength the service In Poor Puti to Cuba and the Philippines Iii I about men The total money mone In investment vestment In the guns ot the coast cout lIe de fete l da Is sold wid to be O The deterioration ot of these guns and car from ot of care aro duo due to nn an In force torce or of men Is estimated to tobe tobe be at least leut 15 or cent and amounts therefore to 7 annual annually The Tho saving to the country by Increasing the artillery to the tho proposed number II I therefore at about U 1 annually There can be no valid ld objection to a proposItIon that has hns for Ito lIa aim the of at the coast deftness As s the sonid fI at present Is constituted it Il itis i Is absolutely l necessary to be prepared I Ifer for fer defensive warfare It follows that men tI are needed to tb tAke care of the works work or of d Slun armies and II ft vast apparatus mr offensive war are not ntO neoe sery In a country like this but butan nn an army to care for the tho war warIna Ina material on hand is III different Pie I for lor WAr consists now In the ot of much m teral I ir good order When that Is on haul hani there thero will III be found Olin men to handle It In times of n necessity That 1 I Vat hown ehoD In the war with Spain and andIS nd IS flOW shown In South Africa I Let us UIS have ft plenty lit of war material and plenty of nasa to care for It Then Wd will not need any nuy armies ot of the Eu European European pattern |
