New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
PAUL E. LTNDBL AID e CO.
Manufacturers IN Rare Woods.
I03 PARK AVENUE
FOR AN ENLARGED ARMY
President Expected to Make Recon-
mendation to Congress.

Washington. Sept. s-President Roosevelt IN his
final annual message to Congress will probably
recommend increase IN the numerical strength
of the army to at least hundred thousand men
At present the army is on footing OF sixty thou
sand men. the number provided for in time OF
peace.
To the General STAFF it has become evident In
the last years that sixty thousand uen ars
too few properly garrison the posts at which
IL Is necessary 10 maintain army force These
posts include the garrisous in the fnsular pos
sessions Of America The law provides that ths
army may be increased to hundred thousand
in time of need This provision, IN the
opinion Of the military experts Of the government.
is likely prove serious handicap 70 the army
II absolute necessity should arise for larger
force 1t is pointed out that the recruiting OF
army from sixty thousand to one hundred thousand
would bring into the service an addition or
approximately two inexperienced men TO every
three experienced soldiers
The injection Of 50 considerable a force Of
recruits 1t is said by military officials. would de-
tract seriously from the efficiency OF the army. 10
would require many months Of instruction 70 whip
into shape the thus mustered into the service.
and in the event that the army was needed IN an
emergency the presence Of large number OF
inexperienced soldiers in the ranks would prove
handicap TO the main body.
II has been shown BY letters received at the War
Department that the people Of the country are i'm
nnenseIy interested in the nanoeuvres OF the army
try. In years gone by little has been known OF
the operations of the army but in the last two
years. since public attention has been drawn to
the work OF the regular army in connection with
the National Guard of the various states, at the
several permanent camps of the United States
people generally have manifested the deepest In
terest in the army's mansUvres. and have ex
pressed to the War Department their desire TO
come more intimately in contact with the service
1t will be necessary in the judgment OF the Cen
eraI Staff considerably 70 increase the strength OF
the army in order properly TO for the posts
and fnrtifcations in this country and the insular
possessions. It is pointed out that considerable
will be required to garrison the fortifcatons
Pearl Harbor. in the Hawaiian Islands An
immense amount of money be expended the
Of the Pearl Harbor fortihcatious. and IL
is the opinion of army officials that garrison Of
at least two thousand viii have TO be main
tafned there in order TO protect the works and In
sure against invasion by possible enemy Just
now there approximately thousand Japanese
in the Hawaiian Islands In the remote event OF a
war between America and Japan and some other
power with which Japan Is on friendly terms IL
would be impossible for the comparatively small
force of United States troops now IN the Hawaiian
Islands to prevent the landing Of arms and an1Tnu-
milton to supply the japanese in the islands With
an adequate force at Pearl Harbor difficulty
would be experienced in preventing the landing OF
munitions Of war which might De used against the
United States
It is expected that the President viii recommend
in his annual message increase OF the army by
the addition OF least regiments OF Infantry
five regiments Of cavalry and several companies OF
coast artillery. This recommendation. II adopted.
would not increase the present force to the maxi
mum strength of the army provided for by law. ous
would meet the requirements which. in the view
of tine General Sta1. necessary 70 place the
army adequate footing