Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-15
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grossman Anthony, of Kansas, look"
Ing toward the concentration Of the
army into fewer and better posts on
tho ground that Concentration OF the
army IN few posts r. no economy
The position II further taken that n
the country has got to maintain "a
standing army, let US have the bone
fits equitably distributed" meaning
thereby tho distribution OF the money
paid out by the government over a
/ wider area of country.
In passing lot W notice for "A
moment the romark that outside or
a few places directly benefited, with
"a few army officials who can have a
better time socially. nobody ought 10
favor the scheme Of concentration
So far the officers OF the army are
/ CONCERNED Il may be admitted as a
| fact that almost without exception
! they favor concentration OF the army
! in larger posts than Is now the rule,
. bat to say that they favor Il simply
/ because thoy can have a better time
socially" is 10 bclittle men who WORK
hard and take pride In their profes-
sion who as a class are the equals In
attainment Of any iu the country and
most Of whom are big enough and
/ broad enough 20 prefer the efficiency
/ of the army 10 their own personal and
social advantages. Tho remark is un'
worthy of the World.
/ The fact should not bee lost signt Of
that the army Is created Tor certain
spGslf.c purposes. and primarily for
tho common defense as provided in
tho constitution OF the United states,
and not as channel f0r The disIri5u-
tiou OF government funds, as seems 20
be the idea of the writer OF the edi-
torlal This being the case, the pur-
poses for which the army is created
should Dee carried out iu a manner
that viii best combine efficiency ana
economy. If the writer had kept him
self more thoroughly informed upon
army matters he would know that
army officers are agreed that conoen-
tration in larger and better posts viii
bee a measure Of economy as well as
efficiency. and they have advocated II
for that reason. Ordinary experience
IN every day affairs would indicate
the same thing and il stands TO rea-
son that II should be 20. Not only
that. but for some time past the army
has gradually been concentrated into
larger posts. where it was found pos
sible 90 DO so. and the smaller posts
abandoned. and the results indicate
10 dollars and cents. that it is a meas
ure OF economy
But suppose that the cost is pre-
c.seIy The same, there sull enters into
the calculation ;hl question Of the
efficiency Of the army. is it to be
supposed for moment that a single
squad. ISOLATED from the rest Of the
country can be thoroughly trained
as ~ lhe entire company We're to-
sether? Is il TO be supposed that a
single company. isolated from the bat
TALON or regiment can be as thor
al-hls trained as IL there are half a
dozen or a dozen companies working
with il u battalion or rc-imental ev-
oluuous and field maneuyers? II Is
absurd on The face OF f. II the writer
of The article knew anything at all
about things military which seems
not % be the case. he would know
that the manual Of arms and the
squad and company drills on the
streets OF a city are only the alpha
bet OF military knowledge. and that
there are many other things In which
troops must be instructed in order
20 attain efficiency. and be trained
soldiers IN every sense OF the word
and many Of those things can be
learned only In contact ana combina-
ton with other and larger bodies OF
troops. II the larger bodies are bril-
gades and divisions. so much the bet
ter. for there is then opportunity for
the combined mancuveurs Of infantry
cavalry and artillery. That football
or baseball team needs practice to-
gether. in other words, needs team
work. IL probably apparent to every
one. There is exactly as much reason
for team work in training the differ
ont organizations OF the army.
: A paper Of the weight and stand
/ Ing of the World should be bis
enough and broad enough to prefer
the efficiency Of the army as whole
and the consequent welfare of the
b whole country, to the local considera-
= tion Of few paltry dollars. 1t Is
, very unlikely that Fort SIN will b'
abandoned. or Fort Lnayenworth
either for that matter; on the con-
trary. It is generally understood that
the war department plans To enlarge
Fort sill, and make Il brigade post OF
Il, but II the efficiency Of the army
can he best suhscryed 10y abandoning
Fort sill. let it be done by all means
T and the same with any other post
3 either In oklahoma or elsewhere. even
II there is little sacrifice Of local
or state pride and not the loss Of few
dollars. Instead Of scattering tn,
army about the country in little ono
company posts. TO follow out the reas'
onirg Of the World to its logical con-
clusion. let it he so organized and
stationed as to most economically and
efficiency fulfn the purpose Of Ia
existence.
WM. HUTCHINSON.
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