El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-24

effect, and that It would remain there I
In time of peace prepare for war"
This was the message which, major
general PeOnard Wood and secretary
the people Of FL PasO Thursday at the
business mems luncheon Of the cham
Der Of commerce. Both Gen. Wood and
secretary Garrison spoke of the un-
preparedness Of the United States Tor
a war with q first class power, ana
both offered the same solution-the
organization Of a reserve fOrce-tO
answer the call to arms and to follow
the cOlors.
Introduced by vicepresident Clai-
borne Adams, of the chamber of COM
merce, secretary Garrison made few
1eLcltlous remarks about the presio-
ing officer, told a story in which he
said that the people of FL Paso had
been so insistenL about the necessity
for the enlargement of the post from
all points OF view that they almost
convinced him, until Gen. Scott drove
him IN an automobile Thursday morn
ing over that ''horrid road" to the post
and then he knew that they could not
be sincere
by their works shall ye know them
especially their public works" the
secretary said, with a broad gage
smile This made a big hit with the
crowd and was cheered by everyone,
especially those who must travel the
fort road. A P. Coles later made q
-Ale-AD-4 NAAdL tue ADdu " u n GAcA a.
once. and acting mayor J. L Hewitt
responded by saying that work would
be started soon.
Ell PasO an Exception.
Seriously. secretary Garrison said:
1t is the unanimous testimony of
the army at Fort Bliss, from the COM
mandlng officer to the enlisted 9nen.
that you have taken them to your
hearts as If they had been fellow citi-
zens OF the same town. This is cspe-
clally gratifying and is more unique
than you have any idea II $ lament
able, but true, that there are but few
places where the citizens know or care
about the army. once in a while they
feel a flutter Of pride upon single
achievement of the army, such as the
Panama canal, the invention Of The dis
appearing gun, the wire wound gun,
sanitation. the making OF smallpox, gel
low fever and other diseases things Of
the past They give these single things
a heeting thought. but ordinarily the
army is given no thought and no care.
If you citizens do not realize what
those At the head OF the army are try
ing TO do you cannot expect your repre-
sentatlves in congress to give any at
tentiOn to this great matter II you
care nothing about the army, it wiz
not spend its time looking after it.
Volunteer Force Needed.
The country needs no greater stand
ing army at this time. There is no
higher type Of officers in the world.
They are trained so carefully they can
turn their hands to anything in the
field of human activity, and make a
success Of it The enlisted men are of
the highest type
The great mass Of citizens is IN
able TO build a fire. care for them
selves or TO shoot. They are not only
Inefficient, but they hamper the eff
Gent men when called TO arms. We
must be turning back TO the r.
men The solution is shorter
term and an obligation upon
the men to return to the
colors when needed, and we must have
a volunteer force Congress would have
60 enact a volunteer law If a great
crisis should arise. Think Of that in
shines There is woeful neglect upon
your part and upon mine Since the
Spanish American war we did not put
our hand 70 the ploW and finish the
fuFroW which we started ar that time
All should do our little along this
Secretary Garrison was given a pro
lonSed ovation when he arose and again
when he closed MS address, and Gen.
Wood was given an equally typical Ell
PasO greeting when he was introduced
by chairman Adams as the man who is
making the army what II IS by precept
and example,"
Gen. Wood Talks.
4 want 10 add just a word along the
general line upon which the secretary
spoke" Gen Wood said in a slow, de-
uberare voice" We are now attenDt-
ing to get into the homes of the peO-
pie with actual knowledge of mill
tary history and military policy, past.
Present and future. The college camp
at Monterey. Cal, and at Gettysburg,
Pa, is an effort IN this line
I'VE do not expect to make soldiers
OF college boys in two months, but TO
give an idea of the history and some
idea OF a sound military policy. Yet
in case of war with first class power.
we would not have two months in
which to prepare. We might have to
get ready for war with a first class
power within 80 days. We never have
had a war with a first class power. The
revolutionary war was fought at q
tine when we received invaluable aid
from France You know that the war
OF 1872 on land was one unbrokert
chain of disasters until New Orleans
was reached
'ToElIustrate how truly the secretary
has spoken, our successes in that war
were nil, except at New Orleans Our
sea history was a glorious one as to
Individual effort. but our commerce was
cut IN three. We did not lick England
as our histories taught Us. even with
one hand. but with two fingers
Need 100000 Ready.
1T would require 600 600 men to start
q war with a first class power and
we have 10000 regulars and militia
at the present tine. This means that
we must raise 100000, and we cannot
raise II with wind We must have