The chronicle=news., 1913-11-12
Army Reserve Pa,,
Fostered by Wood

ments. except Of the uou-commis-
sIoneA officers sad few privates OF
approved skin. and BY this policy Of
progressive Instruction resulting
from xervie. with tho eoiors we
should be able 10 call from civil life
. great body of trained men. ON oc-
casion. to the advantage oi the conn
try and the effectiveness Of the work
In the field. whether offensive or de-
fensivc would suggest that the
men enlislsd In the reserve be paid
50 per month durinx their term of
enlistment. aud ] would require them
to serve With the army In camps OF
Instruction. not exceeding ten days
each year. % that they nigh, be we'll
grounded In the school of the sol.
dier."
In General Woods isst annual re-
port somc OF the thing are noted
which would seem TO show how III
prepared the army now Is for ready
service In the field.
II would take 3ls additional guns
for the present regular army at war
strength.
To make an cfficient fighting or.
Ganisation OF the infaatry and cav.
airy In the existing 'orsa anIscd milf
tIs." sos guns are needed. There are
now s. militia batteries: there ought
10 be i7% batteries. There 's on
hand material" for 81 batteries. II
the i07 additional batteries necss-
sary to make the militia effective ax
part Of the Federal defehse should bo
organized. the War Department
would not be abie 70 supply them
xIth one round Of ammunition.
This Is not condition that speaks
we'll for the policy that has been piir.
sued toward the army.
Last year the Joint manocuvrcs If
the regular army aud the organized
militia called Into service 10000
troops. and during these inanocuvrcs
much valuable traininG Of the most
practical sort was given 10 both
branches Of the service. During the
late summer two aud = half regi-
mcuts Of cavalry Of the regular army
were cuEs xod In practice ut Wtnches-
ter. Va. and with the most satlsfac-
tory results. II II the intention Of
General Wood to repeat tn.s expert
mcnt In the training OF this arm Of
the service next year with four full
rcxin,cnss. and every year thereafter.
On tho rcceit review Of the cavalry
regiments. which were In training ut
Winchester by the President. there
was every evidence that a finer and
better trained body Of troops had not
been seen ON American soii since the
great war closed more than 80 years
ago.
General Mood believes thoroughly
In military training as an aid to good
, citizenship. Last May he invited the
president, Of mauy American univcr-
stiles AMI colleges to send certain
number OF their students TO expert
mental military camps OF instruction.
One OF these camps was held in Mon
teIey, Calf. and the other at Gettys-
burg. mt the time OF tho great celG-
brntion OF the 50th annivorsary Of
tho battle at that place. Fifty uni
versitics and colleges were represent
cd at tho Gettysburg camp. and In
the opinion OF President Drinker. OF
I.ehish University: THE country
owes u great debt Of gratitude TO tho
men who devised and put into effect
this experiment for the benefit Of
our youth" The training was Sc
we're: but it was Of the largest bene-
tit to the young mon who got It. tho
camp being. in fact. "a training
school for manly men and good citi-
mns with the best Of good influence
cs.''
81 can think" President Drinker
has written. "of no six weeks that
conid be spent by our boys to better
advantage to themselves and with
better promise to our country OF de-
velopment Of good manly men and
gentlemen"
There is u better feeling In Con-
gross, II is believed. toward the planp
General Wood has In view for the
creation Of an effective military re-
serve, and the necessity is no great