The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
Calls Attention to the
Alarming Shortage in
Field Artillery Gun S
and Ammunition and
to Fact That They
Cannot Be Nj a d e
Quickly

quickly
company officers " reserves or volun-
.ecrs. l. we were called upon 10 mobil-
10 10 NEE. first C,HSs Power we should
require Immediately several thousand
nnicers. Where are We to get them :
This IS a matter " vital importance and
one which should he attended to at once
aud not eft TO the rush. hurry and CON
fusion preceding war.
Il am + the Opin'oH that X would be
practicable to select from the gradual
ing classes Of those military schools at
which we have officers of the army as
military instructors, on the recommen-
dalton OF such Instructors, 400 men each
year who could he commissioned as pro-
Visional Second Leutenants In the differ
cnt line branches Of the regular army.
including coasi artillery. for a period "
one year. subject only TO physical eX-
animation, to receive the full pay and
allowances of a Second Lieutenant, TO be
Iun,or 20 al, Second Lieutenants Of the
regular establishment. and TO be dis
charged at the end q one year with
certificate uf proficiency. II they merit
IT, as company. troop o. battery officers
" miliiiu, volunteers and the regular
establishment in war. believe that
proposition ~ this kind on me part OF
the Government would 'nNe: With gen
rruuS response. and 'ha. % ia prac-
tlcable way % pr r.tiGg reserve Of
I officers. The .e.l.ta obtained would
justify ,heSxpenso.
AS You know, for IN" pasr two SUM
mars We have conducted students milf
AIRY l.struct.on camps. To enter one
% re-. camps applicants must he citi-
lens D. tho United states between Is
and 3H years Of age. ~ good moral
character. physically qualified. and stu
dents IN, or recent graduates NJ. uni
verslties, colleges and the senior class
a; high schools.
AS matters have been up 70 date the
students have been Obliged 70 pay for
their transportation 10 and from the
) camp. FOR their subsistence at the rate
Of $3.50 per week. and also for their
Uniform. costing about S.. The Govern
nent has furnished Eratultously only the
Instructors and the camp equipage.
You nllsht imagine that this proposition
was not an appealing one, especially az
the Government expected TO be the Ill
innate beneficiary. The results, how
ever. have been extremely encouraging
During the past summer we had
flour camps one at Asheville, y. G., from
1July to August !; one at Burlington,
VI. and one at Ludington, Mich, at the
same time and one al Monterey, CAL
from June &c 10 July 81 inclusive. Take
the Burlington camp as an example.
We had there $50 students and AZ
the end OF their five weeks of training
l29 were recommended TO nil lieutensn-
cies and captainCies Of volunteers. In
five days of target practice 60 per cent. of
tho $50 students made the rating of
marksmen or better. which Is h high
-,
ceil,nt and only one man was sent home
from camp because Of an infraction.
The men were as keen as mustard for
the work and were heartily interested in
both the practical and the academic
side OF the training. Their student
habits made 1t easy for them to follow
tho books and To absorb the lessons de-
signed for them.
The officer In charge Of the Burling-
ton camp frankly said that the results
,s were such that had he not witnessed
them himself he would not have believed
, ! them possible. The extension OF this
camp idea Is full OF possibilities both
for officers and men of the volunteers
~ and its logical expansion would provide
means for an almost unlimited number
OF excellent material
" Undoubtedly the burden OF expense
- now paced upon tho Students limits
70 thu attendance and We should have a
larger number and richer returns II We
=, could attract 10 these camps other
&c splendid Young men mat cannot anord
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