Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-01-07 | Page 1 | Criticism of the Army and its Management

rescue with a remark that produced I l.iughter. Ho suggested It would ' be well to have the offl-f offl-f cers ride In schools with somo me to watch them, as he understood that at the last ride at Fort Myer. ' some old colonel had to have a man on each side of him to see that he siayed on his horse." At this point Representative Fark-cr Fark-cr of New Jersey, was moved to say: "You know we have decorated forty for-ty old fellows who are no good, but who are broken down with drink, and that will save the government a lot rf money." Representative Capron of Jlhode Island, Is-land, expressed a wish that the same test might be applied to members of rongress whereupon Representative Prince of Illinois, suggested that the secret service would take cbto of that, "as that is what the President wants." CRITICISM OF THE ARMY AND ITS 1MMENT ' - $10,400 FOR HORSEMANSHIP TESTS WIRELESS EXPENDITURE. Congressmen Do Not Approve of the Manner In Which These Experiments Exper-iments Are Conducted. Washington, Jan. 7. Sharp criticism criti-cism of the army and its management is being heard about the capttol. Som? of the mo.t pointed remarks have b'tn published lu the officials record M the testimony taken before the hnuHc committee on military affairs, la connection with tho army appropriation appro-priation bill. It developed that $10,400 had been expended for mileage In connection M'.h the horsemanship teats ordered1 ly the President. This money. It was explained, was disbursed in or-d-'.T to a.-senible the eifflccrs on what war. deemed a proper cour.e, nuch a a j .it Fort Kthan Allen in VerVnont and j ! ort. Myer l.i Virginia, j "That $10,000 is a useless expendi-: expendi-: lure," tWl;ud Representative Anth-I Anth-I oTiy of Ku.n-au. "Those lefts could Jut t as well be taken at the posts where U:- ocera art' stationed." j "Yes; or rldln; around a fair ground." r.usscT.ted Representative Slayden of Toxns. Chairman Hull of Iowa, caaic to the