Arizona republican., 1913-12-22
THE MILITARY
 POLICY IF J. s.
Major Evan NJ. Johnson Jr., Secretary of Infantry As sociation, Complies a Pam phlet on Nations Lack of Military Platform.
tContinued from Yesterdayl


 Ks an additional evidence of the increased responsibilities of the coun- try, the following brief comparison of the requirements O. the army at the beginning and end of the period in question is made.
 In the early part of the period un- dor consideration, tEc necessities of the country. SO far as they concern the army. were, apart from being III q presumed state of preparedness tD resist foreign aggression, confined to manning q few coast forts which were obsolete both in type and arma- yuent, and to protecting the settlers If the west from the discontcnted and frequently hostile Indians. The army. as it existed tt that time bN unusual eNertions made itself ade- quate to ali demands. until foreign complications arose in 1898, when it vas found to be inadequate.
 on March 3. 1885. Congress adopt ed the recommendations of the Endi- c0tt board as to the protection of our great commercial ports by a system Of modern scientific Qualifications. This action has resulted in the cm- placement of guns and other means oi protection at cost of about ? $IOo,uoo,'Ho- WHICH require HI Iiltii present state of development a force O. 5400O officers and men for q sin e't manning detail. that is. fore 1 exceeding the total strength of the army of 1870 by A per cent. Our TrescnJ force Of coast artillery is only 1 about 1S.000. We have approximate l ly mobile army of 23, 900 men serv- l ing outside of the continental limits 1 Of the United States in the Hawaiian l islands, the Philippines, the canal 1 zone and Alaska-and have before Us | the pressing necessity for an addi- | tional force in those possessions of about 15.0OO troops. Thus it is seen
 that the 25.0O0 men who constituted | the regular army for the greater portion of the period in question were but equal to 46 per cent of the force
 necessary at present to properly man cur coast defenses. and were about equal to the number of troops which Ne are compelled by changed condi- tions to keep at present on foreign II service.
 II IL seems evident that the responsi- blitics of the country aS to condi-
 tons within it's own territory, a~
 well as to conditions arising from its more extended and Intimate relations with foreign powers. have increased many fold in the last forty years and tfat those responsibilities arc still increasing with the extension ol our commerce and territory. and the :neistence of the country on the main tcnance of it's traditional policy under the MonIoe doctrine.
 Having considered our increased re- responsibilities, let us see whether ", have profited by our experience 1T the past and are better prepared fol the emergency of war should thi. come.
 The army exclusive of the Philip pine scouts or Potto Rican regiments ltas been increased tp about S0o00. 0
 i which I9.O00 belong to the coast ar tillery and 6.000 to the staff corps
 leaving mobile force for field opera
 tions of 55.00O men-230O0 of whom
 gre constantly on foreign service
 1 leaving about 5000 available fo l l duty within the United States. ; We are still without proper re : serve system. although at the las
 | minute of the last session of congres : 1 :. clause was tackled on to the arm | appropriation bill which makes som provision for a regular reserve.