St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-12
INCREASE the ARMY.
Gen. Schofield Declares Our
Present Military Force
Inadequate.
HE SOUNDS A WARNINGS
Domestic Disorders of Last
Summer Not Eradi-
Gated.
TAKE A LESSON FROM CHIN IA.
Our Nation at the Mercy of
InvaderS--Schofield to
Retire.


war his report on the operations of the
army during The past year. Gen. SchG-
field. who has been at the head of the
army since the death of Gen. Sheridan,
announces his retirement next year.
The report is principally devoted to
discussion of the necessity for strength
ening the military arm of the govern
ment to cope with internal disorder, as
we'll as possible danger from without.
Particular reference is made to the
Dcbs strike.
During large part of the year,"
the report says, "the army has been
employed in the suppression of domestic
violence. which took the form in many
eases of forcible resistance to the execa-
ton of the laws of tine United States.
seizure or the destruction of property
under the care of United States officers,
and open defiance of national authority.
These disorders, at first local in their
character. spread at length to about one
half iii number and two-thirds in are a
OF all the states and territories. inclnu-
ing Alaska. So widespread and for>
midabie all lnSurrectI0n called for the
vigorous action dictated by the presi-
dent. At the city or Chicago resistance
to law assumed such formidable pro-
portions that it was necessary to con-
centrate at that place nearly all line
army that could be made available from
all parts of the country; while en- the
Pacific coast the navy department
placed at the disposal of The department
n lar ftltAn :;v nd maj far =
at The Mare Island navy yard. and those
forces rendered valuable services. The
responsible duties thus devUived upon
the army department commanders were
performed by them and the troops under
their command i'll tbs. most satisfactory
manner. lie instruction was promptly
suppressed without any unnecessary
sacrifice OF life III any case. The
Prompt AID Vigorous Action u
of the troops i'll all cases, aud the great
furhearance manifested by Il EN- when
subjected to all sorts OF Insults and in
| dignities designed 10 provoke relaiia-
| ton, were worthy Of the very highest
concentration. They illustrated III a
most striking manner HE great value TO
il government Of Il we'll disciplined force
at all times subject to orders of that
, government for the enforcement of
! at would seem unnecessary to point
out the fact that any force iikeilhe
militia of a state or the police of city,
! acting primarily under another author
| Ivy, though highly efficient in their
| appropriate service, cannot DE reliable
! INSTRUMENT for ,he prUinpt and effective
| execution OF the laws Of the United
States. ManifestIy. every government
| should have an adequate force of its
own for the execution of its own laws,
not less than the judicial and executive
officers necessary for the same purpose.
| The country is now for the first time
| squareiy cU.iirunted with the necessity
OF making adequate provision. not only
for defense against any possible foreign
aggression. but also for defense
against domestic violence III the form
of forcibic resistance to the laws
of the United States. just estimate of
these INT ans Of defense requires con-
sderation of the vast extent of tine
! United States and the great amount OF
properly widely dispersed throughout
this territory, either belonging TO the
| United States or in such condition as to
be under the protection OF the national
| government. When these facts are
duly considered it becomes manifest
| that the present strength of the
Army s MOI Adequate
TO the performance of the service which
may at any time be required. 1t is
certainly manifest that the present con.
ditiou of the country. with population
OF nearly 10000, coo under the danger OF
disorder DOW known 10 exist, cannot b.
met by the SAME force that was deemed
adequate twenty-five years ago, wheI
the population of the country was less
than half its present amount. and
domestic violence was not appre-
hended. One man to fourteen
square miles Of territory, or one man tt
$500 of population. is surely very
small guard TO protect property and
prevent violation of law, leaving out OF
consideration the force necessary tt
guard the extended seacoast against
sudden attack by foreign enemy. II
Is also worthy Of remark that more than
once in the last summer an Infatuated
mob i'll single city was twice as for
midable In numbers and capable of
doing vastly greater injury to life and
property than the most formidable com.
binalion of Indian warriors that evel
confronted The army in this country
In other words. the army has recently
been required to deal with all enemy
far more numerous and dangerous t
the country than any other savage
enemy which it has heretofors beer
called upon to meet.
"lhe effective strength Of the army
should be considerably increased. This
can be done at very small comparative
increase in cost. Tie present regi-
mental organizations need not be large |,
increased Two additional regiment.
of artillery for the necessary seacoas
defense; two additional! regiments Of
cavalry To patrol the long lines of rail
road under government protection, ant
the present twenty-five regiments OF
infantry. converted into thee battalion
organizations, would, it is believed, be
just dnd conservative estimate of Wha
is ROW actually needad. For the pres
ent the existing humber of commits
stoned officers Is nearly sufficient. but {
considerable increase i'll the enlisted
strength of the army should be made
and a still further increase author
iZed to he made by the president, when
in HIS Judgement an emergency re
Quiriug II may reasonably be foreSeen
1t is not good military system in whiel
the executive has no authority what
eyepr 10 increase the effective strength
OF the army in the time OF need. bu
must await the slow process OF legisla
ton for that purpose.
Wise Forethought
! in apparent anticipation of such c0ndi-
tionS lis those wiich have confronted
the government during the last veal
dictated several years ago the establish
meit under the authority Ut congress oi
large military posts near the great bust.
ness ami railway centers of the country
Several OF these large posts are now In
condition 10 be occupied by troops, with
others III the Dructso of construction,
| mi IL tpk nStit f,n,,, RI
which 1t Is presumed congress will III
due Time make the necessary appropri-
lions.
But in respect to the military neces.
sites which may pGSSibiy arise Out ui
contict with foreign powers. il has for
MANY years seemed inpnssihie 20 I'M
press uboa the people of tile UnItt,l
Statts iii general Tie view entertained
~ al tiiUngGtuI mn.iar; stu,,ert
ms impossiUiu!y appears to have re
suited very largely from the nssional