Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-12
GEN. SCHOFlELD'S REPORT
On The Operations Of tho army Dur.
IE6 the YoiF.
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WAsnINoToN, D. g., Dot H.
MuJur.ueusfsi schofeii has made t.
tue secretary OF war nls report on tho
operations VI the army during tue Iai
year.
The report lie principally devoted to a
discussion Vi tue necessity Tor stIength.
enjoy the military arm 1i the govern.
ment to cope with internal Jisorlef. %
wei A. possible danger from without,
pafueular reference being made ~ Tue
Deus strike.
"During large part Of the Year,
tue rep ~ says In part, "tne army hss
utun employed la tho suuuro--,ou OF
domestic violence when tOuk tut
.Urm la many casrs VI tofciUis
rvslstauce 10 the execution ui
NE laws Of tue United states.
seizure or destruction Of pfupi T.
" under the care VI the Unitei states
Onlcef nud open defiance of nauoual
authority. These uisOfdur, nj first
'ucal IN character, spread ~ lrugtn ~
about Unt-hHt Ia number, anu Two.
thifJa Ia area Of ali tue states aud ter.
fliOfitsi excluding Alaska. 10 Wide
spread anu formidable au inauffsctou
called lot tnr vigorous action dictated
ny the President.
al the city Of Chicago resistance to
law assumed such formidable propOf-
tons tnat Il was necessary TO couceu.
ttato NJ that place nearly all the army
forces that could be- maze available,
irOm all parts VI tho oOuutfy, while on
he Pacific cOhst the navy department
placed NJ the dispJsai OF the depart.
mont comma der tho naval ana ma
fine iOfces at the Mare Island navy
yard, anu these forces rendered valu-
sble services. Tho responsible dulies
thua devoiyol upon the army depart.
mrut commanders were performed ny
them aud The troops under their co "a.
mand IN the most satisfactory manner.
The insufroctiou was promptly sup.
preasnI without any unnecessary sacri-
Zee Of lite IN any case.
"lue country IL now for the frat
line tquareiy confronted with tue me-
ceselty VI making adequate provision
not Ouly for defense Ryainst any posi-.
Die foreign aggression, nut also Tor de-.
iunge agsinst domestic violence In the
form Vt iOfciulr fuslslhncu 10 thu laws
OF the Uaiiud states. A just estimate
OF those means VI deftnso fCquiTta u
consideration uf tue vast ,Atent vi tue
Uuited 3 aIcs anu tue great amount VI
property widely dispeuvd Throughout
this ttTfitOry, either belonging 10 the
United States ~ Ia such condition ~
u be- under the protection OF Me ma.
tlonai government Whun thesu fauts
are duly considered II becomes mani
test that the present strength OF tue
army ~ not adequate ~ the perform
auue OF the service which may at any
time be fequifcj. IL II certainly
manifest thai the present condition Vi
the country with a population OF near
~ seventy millions under tue danger
VI disorder now known TO sNi6t, eau.
not be met by the same force that was
deemed adequate twenty-five year
ago, when the population VI the coun.
Try was lees than half Ne Present
amount and domestic violence was
not approholdcd. Ono man to four.
teen square miles VI territory, or one
mun 10 tweniy.oight hundred VI popu-
latiuu IL surely very small guard to
protect ptopefty'and prevent violation
OF the law, leaving out oil COnsiuofa.
ton the force necessary 10 guard he
extended sea coast against sudden Of.
tack by foreign enemy. Its also
worthy u remark that more than once
IN the iAtt summer an iniuriated mob
IN n single city was twice ~ formlu.
able Ia number auu capable Of De-.
INK vastly greater Injury TO life
aud property than the must formidable
combination Of Indian warriors tuat
ever confronted the Hfhy IN this c0un
Try, In few wOrds the army hR,
becn recently required 10 deal with an
army far more numerous aud danger.
our 10 tue country than any savage
enemy which II has heretofore been
called upon TO meet
"rhe elective strength Of the army
should be considerably increased. rhi-
ca be done At n very small cOmpaIn.
tive Increase In cout. Two additional
regiments OF artillery for the necessary
| seacoast defense; two additional reg /.
menls OF cavalry u patrol the long
linr8 Of railroad under government
protection aud the twenty-five tegi-
monts VI Infantry converted into three
battalion organizations would, Il IN be-
htvud, be u lust, conservative estim ,ie
VI what IL now actually needed"
General SuhOiieli Aiso recommends
tho inoieaie OF the supply Of modern
arms anu n0les the growing uemRuu
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