New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10
CROWDS CHEER TAFT
IN THE GRANITE STATE
Towns Turn Out to Greet the
President as He Motors TO
the White Mountains.
ADDRESSES LEGISLATORS
Executive Tells Vermont AS
sembly at Montpelier That
Army Reserve Is Too Small
and Gets Loud Applause.
rBy relsgrapii 70 The Tribune. ]


Breton Woods, n. H., Oct. 9-President
TAFT was greeted by large crowd when
he arrived here late this afternoon after
run Of five hours through northern
Vermont and New Hampshire. A dele
cation from Breton Woods went to Lit
tlcton 10 escort the President TO the
White Mountain resort At each stop Mr..
tart was greeted with enthusiasm.
To-day's run was the shortest the
Presidential party, which includes Mrs.
Taft Miss Mabel Boardman and Major
Rhoads. has made since the start from
Beverly last Saturday. The President
eft Montpelier shortly before noon, after
an address to the joint Assembly OF Yer
mont lie lunched in st. Johnsoury and
drove into Breton Woods as dusk was
falling He made several short speeches
on the way from Montpelier, but followed
his rule OF no politics on vacation tour
The President spent the night at the
Mount Washington Hotel. He expects 70
Use early tomorrow and TO play hole OF
two on the golf course before starting
for Dublin n. H., where he VIII be the
%uest overnight Of Secretary MacVeash
o.f the Treasury Department
Churchill Declines TO Stay.
Winston Churchill, Progressive candi-
.}ate for Governor, niotored up from Cor
fish to-day and conferred with his sup
rprters before going to Woodsvtlle, where
lie smoke tonight When urged 10 remain
here and assist in receiving the President
he replied: We'll, guess not" He nm
Sized his work in haste and left here ten
minutes before the President arrived
rassing him on the road
while the President was speaking 10
Isrre and enthusiastic crowd at Litteton'
D. c. Remich, who had been invited 70
,crve on the committee 10 welcome the
pres,dent drove about the town giving
way dodgers advertising the political
meeting In Littleton on Friday evening, at
which winston Churchill. james w.
Renich and other prominent Bull Moosers
viii appear.
" MONTPELIER to-day President Taft
attended the unvefling OF a memorial 10
Vermont's privetes In the Civil War, adj
crossed the Joint Assembly and made
several short talks to school children
The Presidents topic before the 1olnt
) ssembly was The Common Soldier OF
The Civil War" He adhered closely 20
the subject his only DEPRESSION being III
relation 10 a large reserve army. lie de-
clsred that while the militia was efnclent
il was not large enough; Ihere WIN llot
ne time IN future wars, he said, as tneTe
Was In the Civil War. 10 prepare great
force OF men. Modern wars. the President
pointed out. wound be decided in com
paratively short period, and q trained re-
serve force was essential at the outset.
The House chamber was packed with
oF legislature tnelE
friends. The Presidents speech was ap-
p.auded frequently and loudly Mr.. Tart
said;
want 70 urge upon the people that
as long as war is possible, as long as
we are making preparations for war ia
many directions, certainly the most rea-
sonable preparation that we can make
il 10 arrange q reserve OF partially trained
soldiers who can be called 10 the colors
when exigency requires and who can pc
rapidly whipped into 9 formidable mill
tary force.
(3e ought also 10 keep the number Of
our officers much larger than IS needed
for the actual command OF the men ~
lie army to-day, because officers cannot
he trained as quickly as men. We DO
have more cavalry and artillery in pro
portion than we have infantry because
cavalry and artillery need so much
I'm that respect we have a skeleton army
arranged with some sense, according 10
Inc necessity in the exigency OF war.
nut | make this depression only 10 in
vite YOUR attention 10 the necessity Tor
more expenditureS-not greater-but more
expenditure, TO keep In reserve force
maj yyjll have some military training.
HE national guard offers a very excel
lent reserve force, but IL rs not large
eToueh we have a volunteer law, but
Il Is ancient and not adapted TO our pres
ent situation. We have tried 20 get
through a new one, but the best feature
IN n is opposed, that il. the feature BY
,rblrh the general officers down 10 the
,or,nanv Officers are appointed at large
by the President and not by the GOV
rruoTs OF states. Modern wars are likely
ia he QUICKLY fought, and everything must
no directed toward quick preparation.
we cannot count on such training as
our men had IN the Civil War before the
war Is over and the issue is decided