The Detroit times., 1910-12-06

protection TO be accorded TO our home
Industries. are questions wmch tie
people must decide through their
policy is adopted. IL is clear that the
necessary legislation should he based
on an Impartial, thorough and con-
tmuous study OF the facts.
"Daskiag asd Currency heferai-"
The method OF impartial scientific
study by experts as preliminary 10
LEGISLATION. which | hope 10 see att.
mately adopted as our liked national
policy with respect 10 the tarin, rivers
and harhors. waterways. ana pubic
buildings, IL also being pursued by the
non partisan monetary commission OF
congress An exhaustive and most
valuable study OF the banking ana
currency systems OF foreign countries
has been completed.
"A comparison OF the business meth
ODDS and institutions or our powertui
and successful commercial rivals with
our own, is sure To be OF llniaSi1s"
value. urge upon congress the I'M
portAnce 81 a non partisan ana disln-
terested study and consideration OF our
banking and currency system " Is
idle TO dream OF commercial expansion,
aud of the development OF our natlohhl
trade on "A scale that measures up 10
our matchless opportunities, unless we
can lay solid foundation in a sound
and enduring barking and currency
system The problem Ia hot partisan,
| IL is lot sectlonal--it Il national
War Department.
Tho war department has within Its
Jurisdiction the management ol tno
army and in connection herewith tho
coast defenses. the government OF tue
dependencies of the Philippines ana OF
Porto Rico. the recommendation ot
plans for the Improvement OF harpors
and waterways. and their execution
when adopted. and. by virtue or an cN-
ecItfve order the supervision OF the
construction .of the Panama canal
The army of the United states Is
small body compared with the total
number OF PEOPLE for the preservation
,Cf whose peace and good order IL - a
last recourse. The army now huihpct
about S0.0oO men. OF whom about ls'VVu
are engaged in the coast artillery anu
detailed TO tho mana cement and use
al the guns I'm the forts aud hattcrles
that protect our coasts. The rest 9l
the army or about 10000. IL IN" Uloptte
part OF our national forces and Is III
rided into 81 regiments or infantry, in
Guiding the Porto itican regiment II
regiments or cavalry, d regiments "t
field artillery, corps OF oFunhhte, 81
engineers. and OF signal quartz
masters department. COmnlssary a"
partmcat, and a medical corps.
The general plan for an army OF lhc
United states at peace should DC 'ha'
OF n skeleton ORGANIZATION with an eN
able OF rapid enlargement by enlist
ments Il be supplemented IN emer
Ssney by the national militia ana u
volunteer force. In some measure inns TINS
plan has Been adopted In the very
large proportion OF cavalry aud held
artillery as compared with infantry IN
the present army and on q peace pas -
An Infantry force can be trained Ia SIN
months; cavalry or a light artillery
force not unde: one and one-halt or
tNo years, nonco the importance on
having ready q larger number or the
more skilled soldiers.
The militia system. for when con-
rress by tho Constitution is author
ized to provide. was developed by the
so-Called Dick law. under Whlch IN"
discipline, the tactics, the drill the
rank. the uniform. and the NarouS
branches OF the militia are assimllateh
as far as possible 10 those or the reg
ular army. Under the militia law, as
the Consultation provides, the COVE
nors OF the states appoint the mn .,
officers, but By appropriations from
congress, states have been induced 90
comply with the rules OF assimilation
between the regular army ana the
the efficiency OF which differs IN differ
ent states. which could be incorpor-
ated under a single command with the
regular army, and which TOO some IllilS
each year receives the eenent or drlil
and nlaneuVers under conditions APP
proNlmating actual military service, un =
der the supervision ot regular army
officers.
In the army OF the United states, I'm
ADDITION - the regular forces aud IN"
militia forces which may he summoned
10 the defense OF the nation by the
president there Is also The volunteer
force, which made Up very large part
OF the army in the CIVIL war, aud
which in any war or long continuance
would become its most important con
stituent There is an act which dates
from the civil War known ne the vol
unteer Act which makes provision for
the enlistment OF volunteers in the
army OF the United states Ia time OF
war. This was found to be 40 dvt"c-
tive in the Philippine war that spe-
cial act for the organization or NOlun
teer regiments To take part in that war
was adopted, and IL was much better
adapted 10 the necessities OF the case
There Is now pending In con gress Dill
repeating the present Volunteer Act and
making provision for the organization
OF volunteer forces In time or war
which Is admirably adapted 10 meet
the eXigAncics which would be then
presented. The passage of the bill
would not entail dollars expense
upon the government at this time. or
In the future, until war comes, hut
when war does come the methods
therein directed are in accordance with
the best military Judgment as TO villa
they ought TO be. and the act would
prevent the necessity for the discussion
OF new legislation and the delays Incl
dent 10 its consideration and adoption.
| earnestly urge the passage OF this
Volunteer Bill.
further recommend that congress
establish commission &c determine
as early as practicabl. conprehen
sive policy for the organization. mobil
iZatior and administration OF the reg
Llar army. the organized militia. ana
the volunteer forces in the event of
war.