Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
j. S. UNPREPARED
FOR A REAL WAR
Army in Too Many Posts-North
No Place for Cavalry, Says
Stimson.

mort to the President. Secretary of War |
Stimson declares that the contingency OF
war with first -class power would find |
the army of the United States practically !
unprepared.
He attributes this largely to the fact |
that the army is scattered out over the |
country" in too many posts, am to n
lack of reserves. The army on the peace
footing habtually maintained. with
miniature companies and troops, he char
actcrizes as ineffective for any serious
war service.
As to the unprcparedness Of the army
in artillery and ammunition, Secretary
Stilnson says that Eat the present rate
Of appropriation 1t is estimated that II
would take more than 80 years to secure
n reasonable supply of field artillery
guns, cartridges and ammunition that
would be necessary in the event of war.
The report makes the somewhat start
ling statement that at "A conservative
estimate the expense per effective rifle
man in the United States army is be
tween two and five times as much AS
any first-class power on the continent
of Europe ThiS comparison Is made after
excluding from consideration the higher
pay and better subsistence that Amer
lean soldiers receive. This fact is stated
os an illustration Secretary Stinson
declares of the extrovayanoa of the .x
listing system of wide distribution of the
army.
| CITIZENSHIP FOR PORTO RICANS.
Dealing with insular affairs. the secre-
'ai9 Vi war urges that the rlsht OF Ah1erl-
! can c'tiHehsilp ne granted 10 me natives
| VI Ior'o RICO Porto hlcah traNeiInE
ABROAD now Is literally man without
| country anu MI Stimson says mat u
| continued REFUSAL to grant citizenship 70
! ue islanders VIII 'EraVely wound the
! sensiolhtleS OF TINS loyal people The
/ demand LOT citizenship of the Porto
! Klcahs Is entirely disasspciated from any
! thought ~ statehood and it Is asserted
! mat neither IN the United states nor IN
! For1" ftico ~ there any contemplation
I "l statehood as the ultimate form of
government IN the island.
3 ''A+r's@ IS urged t" CYPRESS its wishes
! regarding tic dir osa' II the uGoccupi At
~. IT,
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strictly brsinae. basis ana NOT with the
fid., nf ,r,,f,,ro, nj, oovorri,c do,.or-
dent reonlo. The question of tolls he he
lioyes. should be left to the determination
Ior the President. based upor acquired
experience. American shipping should be
granted practically free use of the canal
The Interstate commerce commission
should extend its jurisdiction over the
new transcontincntal route through ,ha
waterway and to regulate rates. thus
preventing the great railway interests
from exercising control. While the gov
eminent should build and operate dry
docks, repair shops and Coaling stations
along the canal Secretary Stimson urges
the opportunity he offered for the sale
of coal and other supplies BY private
persons.
DEADwOoD IN TUE, Ap>y
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az c,mnI.,o ra,i,,o ,,. ,n y.
sorioritr ia 1900 liI,, VI
mon, in ,bo n.,r,or,,aI ,',', -.
there is much Jeadwood il, IN. army.
ana many backward tendencies
The army posts as at present located
are declared to be wholly unfit and to
lead to great extravaganza. They were
originally in many cases located with
! reference to possible Indian troubles and
| few of them are in position suited 10
meet the strategic needs of national ac-
ton or defense The average numher n,
comDanies to each of the 40 posts is only
nine
"In short "savs the secretary Eve have
| scattared our army o,.r III. countrv os I,
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