Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-14
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The report directly mentions the
European war but once.
1T would ybe premature" it says,
TO attempts now toaSiraw the ultimate
lessons from the war in Europe It
Is an imperative duty, however, to
heed SO much OF what il brings home
! to us as is ineoptrorertihle and not
, to be changed 10y any event, leaving
: for later and more detailed and COM
prehensiye consideration what its lat
er developments and final conclusions
may indicate" > 4. ....
In addition to strengthening the reg
ular establishment, the secretary urges
that steps be taken at once to create
more adequate reserve army. He
, dismisses as impracticable talk of i'm.
mediate disarmament, and as ground
i less fears of militarism I'm America,
, and recommends military preparedness
on the ground that eternal vigilance
| is the price which must be paid in or.
der to obtain the desirable things OF
, life and to defend them"
| Whatever the future may hold in
the way of agreements between ma
tons. followed by actual disarmament
thereof, of International courts OF ar
i bitration, and other greatly-to-be-
! desired measures to lessen. or prevent
conflict between nation and nation
says the report, I'VE all know that at
present these conditions are not exist
ing. We can and will eagerly adapt
ourselves to each beneficent develop
nlent along these lines; but to merely
enfeeble ourselves in the meantime
would, in my view, be unthinkable
folly. BY neglecting and refusing to
provide ourselves with the necessary
means of self-protection and self.
defense we could not hasten orsin any
way fayOrabiy influence the ultimate
results we desire in these RESPECTS"
Present War Strength.
The present full war strength of the
United States is summarized by the
report as follows: K.
The organized militia CT the vari-
Gus states totals 1898 officers and 49,
T0S7 men. The enlisted men therefore
required. In order to obtain the finan-
cial aid which the Congress authorizes
the secretary of war to extend under
certain conditions, to attend "a drills
"a year and 5 days annually in the
field. IL all of the National Guard
could be summoned In, the event of
war and should all respond Can ineon-
,ceivable resultl. and ii they were all
found fairly efficient in the first line
that is, the troops who would be en-
pected to Immediately take the field
We could summon force in this coun- |
try of regulars and National Guard
amounting to 1918 officers and 14S,492 +,
men. This would ineinde only reg
ulars OF lighting force stationed in the,
United States properties 80.
And this is sbsoiutsig Glls~ The
only ether recourse would then bts
volunteers, and to equip, organize,
train and make them ready would
take, at the smallest possible esti. /
mate, SIX MONTHS So, ,se /
Anyone who lakes the slightest
trouble to invest gate Iiu find that in
modern warfare 20. sprepared enemy
would progress so far on the way to |
success In six months If his antag.
onist had to wait SIX months to meet |
him, that. such unprepared antagonist
might as well concede defeat without
contest =
AZ to Efficiency.
: OF the efficiency Of the present /
army Mr.. Garrison says:
While our existing organization is !
CT the exceedingly small numbers al !,
ready mentioned, 1t is unquestionably.
IN as excellent condition as any SINH
lar number Of men In any other mill
tary establishment in the world. Were
It, not for desire to avoid invidious
comparisons should say that man for
man 1t Is better than any similar ex-
listing military establishment in the
world. do not believe that anyone
VIII dispute the statement that the
army has never been in better condi-
ton than 1t is today, from the most
recently enlisted man up to the hiGs-
est officers. There is. an. esprit de i
corps, an eagerness to constantly
strive toward perfection, willingness
to undertake and satisfactorily per-
form any and every duty, that is most
and encouraging
Need for Larger Army. s.s 5.
Passing to the need for a larger
army, regular and reserve, the secre-
tary Sdiscusses a some length peace
and the use of the word 'militarisln, " 4
touching upon the mooted question Of
whether military preparation tends to
prevent war.
1t is, OF course. not necessary to-
iwell on the blessings of peace and
he horrors of war;" he says. Every |
me desires peace, Just as every one
desires health. contentment, affection, !!