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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 6th June 1868, Edition 1 of 1, Page 226, 226 THE TOMAHAWK. [June j6 , 1868. *

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      226 The Tomahawk. [June J6 , 1868. *

      226 THE TOMAHAWK . [ June j 6 , 1868 . *

      Military Reform.

      MILITARY REFORM .

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      thorities There }> at seems Pall Mall y too have much come reason to a final to decision fear that in the the " mat Au - - crushes ter of the , for organisation the timethe of the whole War civil Department check over , which military in effect expenditure the first institution , which has of , a existed standing in army the British . constitution from his The arrangement extravagant s , his demands estimates of the , his new expenditure Controller- should in-Chief not that be checked or questioned by financial co-ordinate authority

      have Government been most and unwisel the whole y , any financial most fatall functions y , acceded of the nominall by the responsible Minister ; have been abdicated by him . in favour of y nam an irresponsible e , but in reality , subordinate paramount officer in authority , —subordinate , and not at least respon in - sible The to gradual any one decadence . of the financial control over the army

      may be traced in a very few sentences ; and parallel with such the decay deceive enormous of , and contro that increase l may cannot be of very be the exp a clearl nnual lained y seen army away , in expenditure by figures any other that . cannot cause , Minister Before of the War amal , the gamation Secretary of the at War various was army the financial offices under officer a who them , preparing in the House the of army Commons estimates , was , and personall moving y responsible explaining to the -r House i a w nd to ¦¦ the country i for due economy BVf t and correct 1 ^

      bility nat expenditure ^^^ w -m ^ r ural * ; - ^^— - and - result ^ ^ ^^^ «^^ in constantl - ^ r— . ^ nv army ^^ ^ . ^ ^^ ^ matters ^ y ^^ ^*^ low ^ 9 ^ ^^^ ^ e red . ^^ ^ F ^* This W esti MMW ^^ MW PB m was ^ m ^ WW ates ^ V ^ ^ MMT an ^ mMW ^ wer W actual ^^^ * B > ^ e ^ *^* *¦* ^ the " , real ^^^ v ^ actual ^ ^^ ^ W % responsi W ^^ ^ ^^ W ^ ^ and . ^ HV ' ^ - tion When was the . heaped amalgamation upon the took new p Minister lace , and , the function special after duties fun cfinancial War ' s financial v v control m & duties i —the — internal were vested portion 1 in Ml WWWW of an UMI the Under b old Secretary Secreta F Ml Mf ry at of Vlf

      Military Stat V W ^^^ V ^ B e *^^ for «^ ^^ ^^ War ^^^ Under ^ v ^ r ^ r w ^ . »^ v w ^ ^ His ^ Secretary ^^ ^ p ^ v ^^^ w ^ m * position W W ^ UW H ^ ^ f ^ f gave W ^ on ^^ ^ W ^ F ^ Hr an ^ BVWM him ^* equal , ^ B *^ W of UU course ^^ M p |^ latform MW ^ UWMW ^ UWr ^ B > , *^^^ a ^^ ^ mW ^ with ^ cou ^^ V ^^ V nter ^^ J the ^ H ^ - balancing official to spend power excessive against the sums natural on military tendency services of the . The military two officers stood equally near to the Minister : from the one he heard the military and professional arguments for this or that

      tions proposed or modifications service—from that the other could he be heard urged the in financial the interest objec of - terpoise economy Here . . some glimmering of organisation , check , and coun-The ^»« ~* 4 h ^^ civil ^ mr ^ w « fe « a Under ^^ ^^ ^ p ^ ^ mw ^ m Secretary *> hf ^ i ^ ^ mw ^ -mmw -mw h vrf ¦ under w died k ^ ^ i ^ ^ M ^ in ^^ 1862 tfk ^ mw ^ circumstances ^ mmMJ . m " Le mamm ^ mr * r ^ Rot > - K * **¦ v * est r ^ mw ^ mort m- w ~ « tr r ww , mm

      when Vive le there Roi / are " a true two Rois ing side by many side . Then the living , but Roi not the is apt other to discover any that rival he or does counterpoise not require . And any so successor it came to to died pass , in when 1862 Sir the , Benjamin then Minister Hawes of War , the was Civil told Under by the Secretary Military , b Under y increasing Secretary , his that salary he would from reall , £ 1 , y 500 be to very ^ 2 economical , 000 a year , that he appointed else would , and feel that all but the no that responsibility successor his financial to of Sir duties saving Benjamin mi money ht be Hawes allotted in everything nee to , d an be

      , g Ass In is an tant evil Under hour Secretary the Minister . of War consented to this - ment civil element . Instantly was the degraded whole balance a step— of the power military was element gone arrange ! The was left mmt ****** V in * m *^^ sole Mm * ^* r ** ^* r possession m * r ^ mr ^ mr ^* ^^ ^^ ^^ 4 fc ^^ ^** of ~ mmr ~ m the mw ^^ ^ mw field ^ mm . ^^^* «« m . m

      to The make new his financial financial officer control strove effective " with all and real mig but ht and in main vain " all his talents , which are admitted even by military , men , were ; onl cripp y be led heard for want throug of h position his superior . "He was and the of course inferior all , and his efforts could publi at economy c faithfull were y were counteracted attributed ; to all " his bad endeavours , temper " " , disagreeable to serve the interference , " and so on , and thus the financial light was dimmed

      and and cases concealed concealed , when the , , and and military could could proceedings onl onlv y make make became itself itself visible visible " reall in in y occasional occasional too bad . " in Broken the true , degraded military , sty inferior le ! Nor in position was it long , now before for the it coup was degrace deemed be by the made military for a final powers destruction that the time of the was civil come financial when an effort check mi alto ght - gether _ wm ^ - ^ o ^ ^ mr ^^ mw ^^ v ^ M ; ^ m and ^^^^^ mmr ^^ ^ nv this ^^ ^^^ rm ^^ m ^ mr has ^^^^ ^^ w ^^ v been r ^^ ^^ v ^ mw ^ h ^^ done ^^>^ b ^^ v ^^ ^^ ^ m ^ . The ^^^ wm ^ mw ^^^^ Controller ^^^^ ^ m ^ ^^^^ ^ w ^ ¦ ~ mmr ¦¦ ™— ^ mw k - ¦ in ¦ ™ ^^ -Chief ¦¦ ^^^ ¦ —— ~^ ^^^ ~— ¦ has ™ - ^~ - ~ ¦

      been appointed to absorb all the heads of the executive and B supp ranch ly branch , the Contract es—the heads Branch of , the the Commissariat Store Branch , Branch the Barrack , the though p would Purveyor lace and have decayed ' s position Branch left some functions — thus to sli absorb g re ht of ndered counterpoise civil them finance { vacant and , . from of ? Therefore cours No the , not e , yet to the take existing ; mili that the - , tary ^ P ^^ V ^ fa w officer ^ mw ^ k m ^ mw ^^ r v ^ 4 b who * * ^ B ^ v ^ mmr has ^»^ ^^^ r ^ mmr been wmmw ^ mr ^ mm 1 * mmw s ^^* ubstituted Mr ^ m mrnmr * v ^ v mtm mw ^ i ^ v ^ v ^ mr ^ fmm for v ^ tmr ^ B these ^ v ^ B ^> ^ mr mmw ^ mw different ^ w mw ^~^* ^ mw ^^ ^ m * - ^^ ^ ^ p heads ^^^ w ^ mr ^^^ v ^^^ ^^^

      he has been has been put been into put into a position on a position the second sam e platform only higher to with than the the Minister they Military held— himself he Under has ; Secretary See the . And wei now ghts , British of equal Public amount , behold ! your Surel counterpoise y they must ! balance same scale beautifull —both y pulling ! But the what same is this way ? , both They general are both officers in the ! and against b the ¦ mw double ¦¦ strain vb h financial ¦ bwmr ¦ -mmr control i and •••~~ the vr

      interests WT A ^ But ^^ Bl ^^** S ^ what 1 h of ^^ " ^"^ m ^ the «* ^^ ^ w of unhappy ^—^ that » ^ ^ ? m ^ ^^ r ^ - Who ^ tax ™ -mw - w- payer ^—w c are ^ ^^^ , s " ^ v ^ for m kick ^ ^ w— ' ^^^ the the ^ ^^ Tax beam mm ^ mw ~^~ »^ - ^ r ^^ . " fttt ^ - ^ er ^^^ 1 ^— ^ Are v — ' — not ^™^~ " ^ now things agree now made in every pleasant point i n P Does all Mall not ? Do m not pay ilitary the two " sword Kings " ^ fraternise b 0 hr m ^ rmf ^ v ^^^ f mmt *^ mt *¦• ^ k MS mmw ^ BW friction 4 * ^ most mt m mw mw ^ mw a wmw ^^ amicably ^^*^ v * ^ K v ^^ wv ^^ ^ m ^ *^ ^ w ^* ^^ be w v g with v at v ^ v - ^** «¦¦ ^ mt the ^ v ^^ " ^ end ^ mw military ^^ ^^ <¦ ww ^^ ? ^^ H ^ w im ^ And ^ r ^ M m j " supp wmw ^ ¦ v ^^ H ^^ for J % ^ lies ^ r ~ w «^ r * mw the _ V ^ MM - and ^ w-mr ^^ mm ™^ ' fc ^ ' ¦ p will v v ^ " « ^^ ^^

      not all ^ " " now an ^ as Purseanother bearer , million who cares . He for must him do ? it The I He re I is our Order insubordinate him to bring and us if he growls or appeals to the Ministerwe are two to ; against him , and can soon twist him down , Such is an accurat ¦ e and exact icture of the state of affairs now

      a existing sine w ^^^ r vv V ^ mw mw qud mw in ^^ w ^ v ^ p ww Pall ^ non v v ^* ^ w" ^ mw Mall of ^ w ^ ^^ ^^^ b his ^ pr . *^ p ^ ^ v ^ v giving The ^^ w ^^ rw ^ mr *~ new * mr ^ 0 rwt his ^ mw ^ r p w ^ Controlle w ww services ^ wr ^ w ^ v ^ ^^ ^^^ F ^ ww *^ r to h -in ^^^ r the - *^ Chief ^ w ^ www * w public ^ ww ^ mw vmr has ^ p ^^> ^ b , ^^ ^^^ w that mad mwmwi ^ mr wmi mu e his ^ m ^ it finan plans cial , his check estimates of , his officer expenditure of the shall same not or even subject of the next any inferior ordinate— rank the . Accountant " They any may -General be looked —but at they by a shall still not smaller be even

      subsentative canvassed of by the the Assistant old Secretary Under at Secretary War , the . He last is the ma repre ining - blig shadow hting of shadow the civil on check our new ; theref arrangements ore he shall . He not has throw hitherto that has done been his , duty disagreeable to the public , and strictly I will have and fearlessly nothing to ; therefore say to him he . I won ' t be controlled . Am I not a Controller ?"

      permanent mmm 9 And T ^ apr ¦*¦ ¦ ^ B ¦ ^^ ¦ to this ^^ " administrative — - " ¦ ^ the — ' ^ v ^^ v Secretary -m ^ ^ r-mw ^ ^ ^» w ^ «¦¦ " of Govern ^ m ^ v ^ mw State mw ^^^ ^^ B ^ ment ^ mm for ^ vvir mw mw War ^ mwr w under » " ¦ mmw ^ B and w which the powerful we have the happiness now to be , have consented .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 6, 1868, page 226, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_06061868/page/2/