Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-30


which we have come to occupy, an add
tional obligation lies upon us to enforce
the Monroe doctrine against all Corners;
and no observing man can fail to see that
there Is possibility, at least, of our hav-
ing something more than friction with at
least one continental power, whose naval
force Is of as recent creation as our own;
and the least programme that we ought
to set ourselves is to be able always to
prevent war with such a nation. by hav-
ing an armament so far superior to hers
as to render war hopeless on her part
But while the preparation OF navy Is
imperative, no less Is the need for a care
full preparation of the nucleus of an army
and If the people, through their represen-
tatives In Congress. will only heed the
voices OF those who have given the great
est thought to this matter. we will soon
be In n condition that will forever pre-
vent the scandals and mismanagement
which occurred In the early days of both
the Civil and Spanish Wars: not only Is
there on foot a plan for the reorganiza-
ton of the army on modern lines, but
there is also a comprehensive scheme Tor
the arming and equipping of the militia
now before the Senate. having passed the
House of Representatives at Washington,
which, providing as 1t does for the linking
Of the forces of the different States with
those Of the general government, which
practically assumes large part or the
burden of the task, and will result in pro
vidng strong and well-drilcd second
line of defence: but as the entire organ
lied militia of the Union amounts to only
a little over 1O,0 COZ men, even with these
men in the field the military resources
Of the country will only begin to feel the
draft upon them: in ar extensive war
there will be numbers of volunteer regi-
ments vet to be raised, as was the case in
the Civil War, and would have been in
| c1, haI hat
greatly prolonged. The obtaining of
sufficient supply of competent officers for
such a force has always been n problem.
A reasonable solution was proposed over
50 years ago, by man we'll known by
reputation in Vermont and elsewhere as
the founder of what Is now the military
college of the State, better known to the
general public as Norwich University,
Capt Alden Partridge. His original plan
was to have in each congressional district
n public academy, to which the brightest
boys of the country district schools should
be sent to obtain a better education than
was possible In those days, and in each
of these academies there was to be MAIN
tanned military discipline patterned af-
ter that at West Point; he was far in ad-
vance not only of his day but of ours:
finding no support from the public at
large, Indifferent to the future then as
now he founded in his native town that
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prove the correctness of his theory. In
its early days the course of study COM
pared favorably with that of the colleges
of the tine: but It had this great advan-
tage over them, that its founder added TO
the general classical instruction, some
| thing entirely new. viz: the study or
mathematics and natural science, togcth-
er with physical instruction in the snap"
Of military drill. Capt. Partridge thought
! quite as much. II not more, of physical
culture. as the most advanced athletic IN
structor of to-day; but he believed that
the whole student body should thus be
| instructed instead of having select
| eleven from the whole number of stu
dents to go upon the foot ball field and
| do the exercising for the rest whose duty
appears to be in modern times to endeavor
to dsconcert the opponents of their breth-
rem by shouts and cries, such as would
have been considered disgraceful within
the walls enclosing the bloody sands OF a
| Roman amphitheatre.
He believed. as do all men who have
| had the advantage of a military train
| ing that not only does a man acquire the
! erect stature. the manly bearing, the alert
| eye the trained observation of the SOL
dier hut that there IL learned in mill
tary institution that habit of obediehce
| and punctuality which is so necessary to
| success in life, and that there Is also ac-
| Quired the power OF command as well as
of self-control which makes man capa-
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