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EDITORIAL. 
happened to England in the South African War, which was prac¬ 
tically at a standstill until enough mounted troops could be got¬ 
ten to the scene of action. The United States does not pretend 
to keep a large standing army, our policy being to maintain a 
nucleus which is rapidly augmented in time of war from volun¬ 
teer recruits; but we cannot recruit the cavalry arm of the service 
at short notice. The horses must be procured (not the least 
difficulty at the present time) ; they must be trained to the serv¬ 
ice, and men must be trained to ride them, and ride them intelli¬ 
gently and well, so that they will assist and not hinder at a 
crucial moment. 
So that, in view of the difficulty that would be experienced 
in recruiting* our cavalry from the National Guard, because of 
the scarcity of horses, we believe it imperative that we maintain 
our eleven regiments of cavalry with its 8,580 men (which we 
would like to see increased to 10,000), and urge upon our read¬ 
ers the necessity of bringing the matter before their representa¬ 
tives in the Senate to whom it will soon be referred. 
Bill to Commission Veterinarians U. S. Army (H. R. 
16843) referred to Senate Committee on Military Affiairs (Senate 
Bill No. 5792)—Henry A. duPont, of Delaware (Rep.), Winter¬ 
thur, Del.; Francis E. Warren, of Wyoming (Rep.), Cheyenne, 
Wyo.: Joseph M. Dixon, of Montana (Rep.), Missoula, Mon.; 
Frank O. Briggs, of New Jersey (Rep.), Trenton, N. J.; Norris 
Brown, of Nebraska (Rep.), Kearney, Neb.; Simon Guggen¬ 
heim, of Colorado (Rep.), Denver, Col.; Joseph L. Bristow, of 
Kansas (Rep-.), Topeka, Kan.; Wesley L. Jones, of Washing¬ 
ton (Rep.), North Yakima, Wash.; William Lorimer, of Illinois 
(Rep.), Chicago, Ill.; Murphy J. Foster, of Louisiana (Dem.), 
Franklin, La.; Joseph F. Johnston, of Alabama (Dem.), Birm¬ 
ingham, Ala.; James P. Clarke, of Arkansas (Dem.), Little 
Rock, Ark.; Robert L. Tayler, of Tennessee (Dem.), Nas'hille, 
Tenn.; George E. Chamberlain, of Oregon (Dem.), Portland, 
Ore.; Gilbert M. Hitchcock, of Nebraska (Dem.), Omaha, Neb.; 
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi (Dem.), Benton, R. F. D. 
No. 1, Miss. 
