The sun., 1912-08-04

'""' by a defending force r Connecticut.
".:'. tho object us ELL or CarturinG the
'rsiny Of driving him into the s"l
N"' until Connecticut u reached by
t' invaders will actual ho..ilities begin
lo'!t the attacking arriy and the army
= defclc" will he made up OF regular
'roops aad The Nationa! Guard
When similar man ccu".ea took place
august 1900. thousands of National
'uardemen not only agreed will Gen.
William 7 Sherman tia. war i. the anti;h-
isis cf heaven. but went him one better
and declared thai mimic war vas even
worse.
The War Department made the great
mistake thea oT assIniin, tina. citizen
-oldiers. called suddenly from their
rs1al vocatiors and naturally ia an un-
Prepared ply >ical condition. could under
20 severe and exhaustive military duties
- well as regular troops.
tfter the manuouvres commenced the
"nr Department discovered that 80
9rea. was the strain it had placed on III"
National Guardsmen that il was ncce--
.I:v to call Of tn" operat ions. and more
IMPORTANT still was the far that 50 dis
h"srt.ned were members Of tho guard
"i.rally that recruiting foil on. Thou
'ands Of Young mon throughout the United
''ates who had intended enlist!rg re-
'oled not 10 do 80. while members whose
'"rn- Of enlistment were about 10 expire
coded to take their discharge and -let
y National Guard so hang" as some of
ON expressed it, They were willing
'p give their time and services to say
notnna Of making financial sacrifices
20 'hs state for nothing. but they did not
rt"nd TO take any future chances Of
'oe,iblc illnces and hardship in tho carry
>, ou' Of plans devised by some regular
''"ers a. Washington.
l'it tho War Department has learned
tv experience. Taking Il leaf out OF its
'9o3 book, this year il rnade note of its
mistake Of three years ago. and while
te forthcoming manRuvres are to be
thorough. effective and busincsslike there
Will ho no undue dr. wing Of tho National
E'l"d and then criticising IL for having
'al.c.l down in its work. There will be
II" Useless tramping back and forth
through heavy. muddy roads in pitiless
railsall..
IN the play war In which moro than
2op"o troops will participate there will
t~ plenty Of opportunity for sensible in
-trIctIon which will benefit not only
National Guardsmen but the regular
'oroes too, Spectacular exhibitions will
not 10 permitted. but field instruction.
which National Guardsmen cannot posi-
o!y receive In armories. will he Afforded
While it will bs without doubt the most
important and instructive war game ever
Played in this country the War DEPART
'Neht leels that IL cannot publish its plans
without revealing secrets and robbing
"a" mannuvres OF much Of their interest
,o1 value. 1t is intended that they shall
y" as near an approach to real war as
i"te" conditions make possible.
II here will be no reasona BILE lack OF food
'h's time through the failure Of the COM
'"''ary department to do its work. as
was the case in 1909. There will he no
ing marches. having no actual results
value. with hundreds OF men falling
Il' OF IN" ranks because OF exhaustion.
mere VIII be no overloading of guards
''''' "lth unnecessary baggage or equip
''Nt simply To harden them On the
"'"f Nand there will bc Il greater cxer.
'''' "' common sense aud regard for the
HH''a'lp', Of men who are unused To
'H'"lc iIhysical excrtion
FI' Tor tncsa and other reasons that .he
.'eTn'ntn, expects that the military
I"r'''ons soon to take place will be Of tho
s'"'"s' 'alue, not only to tho rank and
'' h4' To the tacticians who ve worked
wy Ia" detail, % this war game.
- poor soldier who doesn't kick
~ "ii saying in the army, and while
,''fo hay he some kicking among u few
s'"'''fh"n during and after the ma.
'1'I"a II IS expected that op Ier cent
VI ,hein Will bc glad Of tho experience.
~ ~ ''r the regulars. we'll. with them il q
=" ~ the days work, They do what