Arizona republican., 1913-12-22

is most incomplete and inadequate.
 being more in the nature of a bounty
 than reserve system, but step
 inasmuch for the first time in our
 history the principle of reserves has heen recognized. There has been d bill before congress for the last two
 < oars introduced and ably advocated by MT. Tnson, NJ. C. from Connect- cut making provision for an adequate reserve, the cost of which could be paid for ten times ever by the pro per concentration or our army. This measure should be enacted into q law. and would go lar towards rem edyinG the defects pointed out, pro ! VidinG as it does a body of trained l men with which to swell the ranks, i not only of the regular army but the 1 organized militia and volunteers. 1 We are still without a proper ] organization. or the troops needed l tncrefor. Our regular army is stiH | scattered at great and unnecessary | cost in small posts all over the coun- 1 try. For several years Senator Du- | pcnt Of DelcWare has been endeavor- | -ng to have passed by congress d | volunteer bill which would provide ! fer an organization of our volunteer l forces in event of war Should such { 1 Nar could be formulated in time of Deace Ly the general staff. but thus far he has had no measure of sue cess, although his plan will not cost one cent.
 We still have a faulty militia law. and under if are unable to order be- N"und the boundary of the United States the militia or the country.
 Companies are still kept at peace strength of siXty-five in the regular
 @lmy. and fifty-eigh in the militia.
 and another war would find a renew
 @i of the difficulties encountered in all our previous wars in filling them up There are no reserve stores of
 any account There is not enough
 mmunition for the field artillery to
 fight one battle, and this cannot be
 bought or manufactured rapidly. To
 hold the Philippines until the fleet
 can reach them requires d division of
 troops 10000 men; We have I2. .OOO exclusive Of scouts To hold Pearl harbor and oahu in the Hawaiian islands requires a division of troops: :
 wc have about 5000. and the navy
 demands that the army hold this as 5 naval base to enable il to operate in the Pacific. We need a brigade of , 1000 troops in Panama: We have one | regiment of infantry. 1.50O
 Two years ago We attempted to , mobilize war strength division at san Antonio. It took us three weeks
 before we could assemble troops from
 all over the United States in order to
 get d division together. We took the
 G'n neral from Washington. the chief e Of staff from New York. the other
 members of the staff from different
 r"rts of the country They had ncvc;
 worked together, were compelled tC f improvisc a division administration a and supply system; and finally we
 never did assemble, in spite of every
 effort more than about 13.0OO mcr . out Of the 20.00O necessary to put tho i division on war footing
 Last wear we again concentrated q | division in Texas. ana while tn. \ i movement was more expeditions tin, f division is incomplete. having bu i l2,000 instead of the 10000 men need.
 ed, in spite of the fact that there ma, I Dc occasion for it's use at any mo . ment
 :, During the civil war the law al
 l lowed the military authorities to con 2 t:ol the railroads in event of military Q necessity. The law has been repealed . and there is no power which wil n enable the war department to talk Q control of railroads in the event O
 war, or in any way hasten the rapi' r. concentration of our troops.