The Government has decided on a very large measure of
Army reform. The Report of the Committee for the Recon- stitution of the War Office was published on Monday, together with an authorised announcement that the Govern- ment had accepted its main proposals,—the abolition of the Commander-in-Chiefship, and the substitution of an Army Council on the Admiralty plan for the present War Office. If the advice of the Committee is accepted in detail, a point not yet fully affirmed, there will be an Inspector-General to "inspect and report" on the efficiency of the military forces ; and the Council will consist of seven members,—viz., the Secretary of State; the first military member, who will regu- late military policy, staff duties, intelligence, mobilisation, training, and military education ; the second military member, who will control recruiting, pay, discipline, and rewards; the third military member, who will arrange for supplies and transport, and the fourth, for armaments and fortifications. The first civil member will control civil business, and the second finance.
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