'The development of the military strength of Turkey. [Translated from the "International Revue" for November 1893 and "Die Reichswehr" for February 1894.]' [‎6r] (11/16)

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Art. 174.
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■ Brigadier-
Ncltive subalterns are promoted from the ranks or posted to regiments
from the military schools.
Prom each regiment two suitable men of good character will be sent to the
model or training regiment for six months; they will then be attached to a
regiment in the capital of the Empire for a further period of two years (or
posted to a miltary school), and at the expiration of this time may be posted as
Lieutenants under the orders of the Regimental Chiefs.
Besides these such a number of suitable young men shall be selected from
each tribe that there may be one to each regiment; these will be sent to the
Cavalry school at Constantinople, and on passing the examination for Lieutenants
shall receive their commissions.
Thus in this way it is intended to fill most of the officers’ vacancies, but
should the numbers so obtained fall short of the requirements, ^on-Com-
missioned Officers will be promoted.
Those officers who have passed through the schools will receive pay like
the rest of the army. Promotion shall go in the tribe on vacancies occurring,
but the Imperial Government reserves the right of filling them with regular
officers, if qualified and suitable men are not forthcoming.
Native officers take the oath of allegiance to the Sultan on each promotion.
We consider the raising of the Uamidie Cavalry to have been a most for
tunate step, and think that the measures adopted will soon attain the desired
end, more especially since they so fully recognise the tribal peculiarities of the
people.
When the necessary discipline has been infused, enormous masses of
serviceable cavalry will have been added to the Osmanli ranks at a compara
tively small cost.
Endeavours are, moreover, being made to utilise the horse-keeping races
for the benefit of the rest of the army, and the State is providing a good class
of stallion gratis.
The Sultan has been particularly active in dictating special measures for
the prevention of cholera, and under the eye of the new War Ministry the pay
of the troops is now regularly disbursed, and the condition of the Subaltern
officers considerably improved.
Thus it cannot be said that the development of the armed strength of
Turkey slumbers; for it is well known to all that the Government intends to
push it forward as fast as financial considerations will permit of its being done.
This is, moreover, further proved by the attention which is being given to roads
and communications.
In addition to those Railways which we have had occasion to notice in
former issues, the following are in course of construction, viz :—
Salonika-Monastir,
Beyrouth- Damascus,
Eski Slier-Konia,
and there are also a number of good roads being made.
What has been accomplished deserves recognition, not unjust criticism.
O. d. O.
In contradistinction to the foregoing, I append the following extracts from
the Beichswehr on the subject of the incompleteness of existing Turkish
military preparations.
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