Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

each division may be complete In itself,
and when united the whole may form
we'll balanced army.
In the administration of the organized
militia the War Department recognizes
fully that for purely state purposes the
organized militia has little use for certain
OF the special armS-for example. the
field artilIery-and none at all for the
amount necessary to supply the needs OF
a field army. The endeavor TO balance
the divisions in this respect is purely a
federal aim, and it is but right and just
that the federal government assume the
financial burden necessary to accomplish
the purpose.
1.-THE Importance of the divisional or
ganization cannot be accomplished. A
good army. whether consisting of one or
several divisions, is made up of force OF
infantry supported by the proper proper
ton of cavalry, field artillery and engi-
neers, signal and sanitary troops. Each
division must be organized and equipped
with a view to acting independently or in
cooperation with other divisions. The
reason that each must be balanced lies in
the very probable fact that 10000 infan-
try unsupported by cavalry. field artillery
and the other above-named special troops.
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but half its strength in infantry, but sup
piled in proper proportion with auxiliary
troops.
1.-The natural tendency of the states is
to organize disproportionate amount of
infantry as being the most useful and
economical for them Hence the desire on
the part of the War Department for
better balancing.
"A word more: l want to emphasize.
too, the need for sanitary among other
special troops because this is a vitality inn
portant consideration. In the past the
armies of the world have devoted them
selves to infiicting the greatest injury Oh
their enemies Only in recent years has
attention been paid to preventing disease
and to keeping a large moving body or
men from nfiicting injury on itself by dis
regarding the elemental rules of health.
In one of our wars twenty two men out or
every hundred died of disease. and but
five out of every hundred died of wounds.
THE progressive training OF the organ
lied militia includes, first, that given in
the armories, and, second that gwen IN
the field, including therein the annual
state camp OF instruction and. every AFTER
nate year, general maneuvers in which
both the army and the organized militia
participate. Armory work is the mech
anism of drill and discipline
The annual camp of instruction in gem
eral terms includes rifle practice and field
training for organizations up to and in
Guiding the regiment and the brigade. The
biennial maneuvers embrace the training
principally of brigades in divisions. An
important feature of all maneuver work Is
working out the attendant problems of
transportation and supply.
so far / have talked of the mobile
FORCES of the ORGANIZED militia The
artillery troops are of large Importance
Using state troops in the coast defense
forts is a recent development of our mi
litia system, but il is producing good
results These state forces, trained in
their own armories with dummy arma-
ment provided by the War Department
and annually in the actuilA forts. In time
of war will be needed support to the