The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-09

4 tVAaHHellaN TOT til4 are sHtu.Hp
less than for 1918.
The president then explained q
some length che national reserve "a
sociation system recommended by d
monetary commission and urged con
gress to examine the plan impartial,
from all standpointa and then to adop
some plan which viii secure the bene
fits desired.
Concerning the tariff he had little 4
say IN view Of the fact that a new
congress has been elected on a plat
form Of tariff for revenue only.
Army Reorganization.
Our small army now consists 81
sssOs men. exvluding the 5000 Philip
pine scouts. Leaving out Of consld
GRAFTON the coast artillery force
whose position IN fixed In our various
seacoast defenses, and the present
garisons Of our various insuIar pos
sessions, we have today within the
continental United States mobile
army OF only about $4,000 men This
little force must be still further
drawn upon to supply the new garri-
sons for the great naval base which
IS being established at Pearl Harbor,
In the Hawaiian islands, and TO pro
tect the locks now rapidly approach
Ing completion at Panama. The
forces remaining IN the United States
are now scattered N nearly flfty
posts, situated for a variety OF bis.
torical reasons IN twenty-four states
These posts contain only fractions OF
regiments. averaging less than 700
men each In time Of peace It has
been our historical policy to admins
ter these units separately by a geo
graphical organization In other
words. our army In time OF peace has
never been a united organization but
merely scattered groups Of compa.
nies, battalions and regiments. and
the first task IN time OF war has been
to create out Of these scattered units
an army At for effective teamwork
and cooperation.
To the task OF meeting these pat
ent defects the war department has
been addressing itself during the past
year. A comprehensive plan OF re-
organization was prepared by the
war college division OF the general
star This plan was thoroughly DIS
cussed last summer at series OF
open conferences held by the aecre-
tary Of war and attended by repre-.
sentatiyes from all branches Of the
army and from congress In printed
form It has been distributed to mem
bers Of congress and throughout the
army and the national guard. and
widely through institutions Of learn.
Ing and elsewhere IN the United
States IN IT. for the FIRST time, we
have tentative chart for future
progress.
Under the influence OF this study
definite and effective steps have
been taken toward army reorganIza-
tlon 80 far as such reorganization
lies within the executive power.
Hitherto there has been no difference
Of policy in the treatment OF the or
ganizatIon OF our foreign garrisons
from those OF troops within the Unit
cd States. The difference Of situa-
lion is vital. and the foreign garrison
should be prepared to defend itself
NJ an instant's notice against foe
who may command the sea Unlike
The troops IN the United States. Il
can not count upon reinforcements
,r recruitment It is an outpost.
ipon which win fall the brunt OF the
irst attack in case Of war The his.
orical policy OF the United States Of
,arryIng It's regiments during time OF
'eace at half strength has no appll.
'ation to our foreign garrisons Dur
zig the past year this defect has
)een remedied as TO the Philippines
garrison The former garrison Of ~
'educed regiments has been replaced
" a garrison OF six regiments at full
strength giving fully the same mum
)er of riflemen at an estimated
economy in cost Of maintenance Of
,ver $1,000 900 per year This garri-
on is to be permanent Its regimen
Al units, instead Of being transferred
back and forth from the
United States. will remain in the
stands The officers and men com.
oosing these units will. however.
erve regular tropical detail as
Isual, thus involving no greater hard
hip upon the personnel and greatly
the effectiveness Of the
garrison A similar policy Is pro
'osed for the Hawaiian and Panama
,arrisons as fast as the barracks for
hem are completed. ! strongly urge
Ipon congress that the necessary ap-
,fopriations for this purpose should
,e promptly made It IS, in my opln-
on. OF first Importance that these
rational outposts. upon which a sue.
'essful home defense will. primarily. |
Iepend, should be finished and placed I
n effective condition at the earliest
'ossible day
The Home Army.
simultaneously wHh the foregoing
Iteps the war department has been
with the reorganization
4 the army at home The formerly
iisassociated units are being united
nto tactical organization Of three
/ IiNIeianA. each combating OF two or