Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-20

negligible efficiency i'm most others.
The most deficient states are making
the least progress to the desired end.
This is largely due to a lack of ade-
quatc state appropriation, lack OF
general interest i'm the National Guard,
improper armorics and in some cases
to incompetent adiutant generals.
AS to equipment, the greatest def
cheney is lack of sufficient wagon
transportation, tentage and horses ana
mules. Wagons. however are being
provided as fast as possible, but the
question Of animals is still problem.
New York is the only state with
completely organized division.
Generally speaking, cummondable
progress has been made in instructing
officers and men in important work.
both theoretically and In the field, cs-
+ pccially among the best state forces
Many officers Of the army and select
] ed men are on duty with the National
! Guard as instructors, and much i'm
portant work has been accompanied,
| DEFICIENCIES DESCRIBED
| In speaking of the probable proportion
OF the National Guard to be combined
with the regular army in case OF war.
Cen. Robert *. Evans, L. S A.. an au-
tbn,itv IN tbo condl,top 81 ,bo National
| Guard ,,aI,es IN, fol,ooing statement:
| "1rbonovor a., o,,,or,,o-r,. b,s arisen in
the n,a, ,ocoss,,o,i,,, ,bo coli,,,,, o,,t OF
largo hod,es of troo,s .hc American peo-
ME. with tho,r natural ,nnattnnco have
insisted unon nusbinp troops nj once TO
the front. without regard to the length OF
| time that 10 REQUIRED 70 nroperly prepare
them for fold service Assuming that this
! impatience will manifest itself again the
regular army will be at once pushed to
the front, in whatever state of readiness
it may be, and all deficiencies in mon.
equipment ana supplies will there be nndo
touu as l'S' ~ -. az va .,,,,.,.
will be sent 10 Join the regular army
after being reasonably, but not fully,
equipped and after arrival at the front
its deficiencies will also be made good as
rapidly as possible. The two forces, name
", tho regular army and the organized
militia, having come together, they will
then He combined into a single force az
homogeneous as possible. The war de-
partm"nt mas estanIlshed the principle
that the comolnatlon OF regulars and
m'.liA IN S"ch cases small he IN the
W 0. ther TINS conhinh'ion Will take place
III DIVISIONS p1RadeS' regiments or
SH.' "r UNITS Is not known
IT Is H'l tho"SH' 'na' larEe proper
ton OF miiiua could with sate'N be COM
'Iu'u win FEWER regulars III lac'' con-
Sld'ilng inc many d'hcionol's as hght-
ing force mat lnh"r'''ht'N oeionR 10
cI'lHo" Solol'iN "''n HIS, put into 'H'
7
one regular '" '"e 'N'i I'M P'"''o' ',u'
th"t ca" n' "uo1t'" WIN r'"9o'" pl'
prospect ~ securing talrF ei''OtIV'
ior''' ana 'ha' '!' proportion Oh '''e u
one "oHIu De much SAFER
MILLS FORTSEES DISASTER.
AS 10 'n' p'""S lo' ia .''',ni ''e''7' ",N
'H' proper P''p'I w." VI an a'''9 Vi ''''
service 'T''erdl NILS - - a. Sa's
Inc ARMY war NoI'tEe anu ''e ni.'
SION VI lHl''''a "'lni nav VI s"'''N'N ~,
ih'Ii,'d 'i'o x u'N'SoiS' i'"a"''E' "e''
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clossod nc auviIiarv TO the n,artrv. Tn,
daeciopcv &c nsperi7Ilv anperert in tn,
field artillery The division Of militia IF
fairs is bend,nq every effort to create IN,
missing troons. mt is meeting with onl,
slight success
IF the present so-called and unbal
, anced divisions are ever pitted agains
equal forces. adequately provided witt
field artillery. we are foredoomed to de
feat. Other factors being equal, to piac
. the so-called divisions of the militia il
such action will cause such disaster il
morale, time and actual loss of life a
VIII ara" Oh the heaus Oh ."e 'e'pons'
Die au'hor'tieS "'a'e"'' ti'''' -u"' Oi'e CIV
OF the lana 10 'he otheI' ne PreNei'
tive, no" IN time OF peace Is e!tHer I
create the necessary held artillery unit
or convert the relative excess OF Infan
; try into this arm. What has been sal
' of field artillery applies 10 all othe
1 arms. but in a lesser degree with pos
n l,1l.I he ton, Of fl.