ANOPERATIC ARMY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13108, 6 May 1908, Page 9

ANOPERATIC ARMY.

For its size, the Haytian army is (says the "Pali Mall Gazette",) one of the most interesting military organisations in the world. Doubtless, it has itsspecific uses, but these can never be properly understood without a referonce to its muster-roll. Including all arms, the Haytian Government calculates that it can put into the field at any moment 8000 men, of whom CSOO will be generals of division. A few years ago there- were some 7000 regimental officers in addition, but unpaid, and employed to look .-liter tho SOOO men ; but, with a view to oeonomy. the general has become his own regimental officer, so that there are now four generals to each private, the explanation being that tile term general, as well as the rank, is conferred as a reward for services. It is frequently given to the servants of the Presidential mansion, to the sentries on duty at the Presidential gates, and in a hundred other quarters. Every general is not necessary a paid general, although every general tries to pay himselt Nominally, tho pay of a general ot division is JL'llO per annum, but a private receives GOs a year, and that on an average of once in every three years.