Arizona republican., 1910-12-07
and continuous study of the facts BANKING AND CURRENCY RE
 FORM

The method of impartial, scientifi | study by experts as a preliminary L legislation which l hope to see ulti mately adopted as our fixed nationa 1 policy with respect to the tariff riv
 CTS and harbors, waterways and pub | lie buildings, is also being pursued b, ! the non-partisan monetary commis ! sion of congress. An exhaustive ant
 most valuable study of the bankinl and currency systems of foreign coun.
 tries has been completed. A compari. son of the business methods and in. stitutions of our powerful and sue cessful commercial rivals with oui
 own is sure tO be of immense value l urge upon congress the importance
 of a non partisan and disinterested
 study and consideration of our bank
 ing and currency system. It is idle to
 dream of commercial expansion and
 of development of our national trade
 on a scale that measures up to our
 matchless opportunities unless we can lay a solid foundation in a sound and enduring banking and currency system. The problem is not partisan, is not sectiOnal-it is national.
 WAR DEPARTMENT.
 The war department has within its Jurisdiction the management of the army and, in connection herewith, the coast defenses. the government of the dependencies of the Philippines and of Porto Rico; the recommendation of plans for the improvement of har- bors and waterways. and the execu- ton when adopted; and. by virtue of an executive order, the supervision of the construction of the Panama canal.
 The general plan for an army of the United States at peace should be that of skeleton organization with an excess of trained officers. and thus capable of enlargement by enlistments. to be supplemented in emergency by the national militia and volunteer force. In some meas ure this plan has been adopted in the very large proportion of cavalry and field artillery as compared with infantry in the present army. and on a peace basis. An infantry force can be trained in six months, d cavalry force or a light artillery force not under one and one-half or two years. hence the importance of having ready a larger number of more skilled sol diers.
 The militia system which congress by the constitution is authorized to provide for, is developed by the so- called Dick law. under which the dis cipline. the tactics. the drill, the rank. the uniform, and the various branches of the militia are assimilated as far as possible to those of the the regu- lar army. Under the militia law. as the constitution provides. the gover- nors of the states appoint the mili tla officers. but by appropriations rom congress states have been com pelled to comply with the rules of assimilation between the regular army md the militia, SO that now there is n force, the efficiency of which diff CTS m different states. which could De incorporated under a single com nand with the regular army and which for some time each year re- 'eives the benefit of drill and maneu- 'ers under conditions approximating | lctual military service. under the | of regular army officers |
 In the army of the United States. | n addition to the regular forces which | nay be summoned to the defense of | he nation by the president. there is lsO the volunteer force, which made | ID a very large part of the army il he civil war. and which in any war T long continuance would become its nost important constituent There is n act which dates from the civil ,ar known as the Volunteer act. which makes provision for the enlistment Of Olunteers in the army of the United tates in time of war. This was ound to be so defective in the Phil pplne war that q special act for the rganiZation Of volunteer regiments D take part in that war was adopted nd 1t was much better adapted to he necessities of the case There is ow pending in congress d bill re- ealing the present volunteer act and laking provision for the organization volunteer forces in time of war. 'hich is admirably adapted to meet ne exigencies which would then be resented. The passage Of the bill 'ould not entail a dollars expense pon the government at this time or the future, until war comes. but
 ! hen war does come, the methods herein directed are in accordance ith the military judgment as to what ley ought to be. and the act would revent the necessity for the discus on of new legislation and the delays Icident to its consideration and adop- on. I earnestly urge the passage of lis volunteer bill.
 l further recommend that congress 'tablish commission to determine } early as practicable a comprehen- ve policy for the organization. mobi- zation and administration of the reg lar army, the organized militia and le volunteer forces in the event of ar
 FED FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICERS One of the great difficulties in the 'ompt organization and mobilization
 militia and volunteer forces is the 1sence of competent officers of the Ink of captain to teach the new my. by the unit of the company. e business of being soldiers and of king care of themselves so as to