The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
UNITED STATES UNPREPARED .
FOR WAR. SAYS MA GEN. WOOD
Commander of Dept. of
the East Believes an
Adequate Reserve Of
Trained Men for Both.
Regular Army and
Militia Would Relieve
PrcsentCrave Situation

I 1.
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nr,fas.i,ral md ,,.p d., tb. ,g,. nrsss
r.1or,r huf pos.ihly NOT r~opcrlv sug-
e,s.rv. 'n the man IN the street. What
~ r,urr ask ourselves 4. How. far are
W prepared 10 meet the demands Of
armed s'ritcp And thor. What arc or
ava.'abla resources for filing tho gan.
a~d maintaining our barrie strength
...ar tho ,rs, brlof n.rlod NJ tho initial
I Jasbp
Most ~ .hc .,,s,rars that can bo pivan
- these questions are already available
n tho official r.ports ~ Tho chief ~
stof ~ tho I-pitad STATE ARMY ara Il
Ia M vio,stlor ~ tho rr.ssn, n,iar for
sr,rco tfIha,r e. ha,,ar ,,,1aus,o.s
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''''i''' ''' ~ '""' VI "eeu
we nave no reserves Keep
"s "I's III hi'nu III we" OF our eN-
'"''d ''iunehtaI coast lines and what
gu nave learned Tor \ourset OF the pos
80 "ds'ds' OF rhouerh warfare.
III my idS' annual report mat tor
Wv "N''' WV OF I'l"' you VIII nhu the
''""Ni"E me SUBJECT OF reserves Is
Wv u great hdtond' importance. Mll-
u e'"'@' '''i'S al" i'd'i''aiheu dur
INK peace a. the minimum strength
'oH''s''n' with training. When war
.'"I'' u VI" De- necessary TO increase
'"''' "'E""'<a '''"" htaEly Z" three
"'''' .''' p'''V strength 'h'"SS some
NS''" - au"P'eu 'hroukH Mhl'h
ta'"'p men can ne assured su'h IN
'."S' "luSu come from 'ne uhralheu
N''"'ah> constituting the mass OF the
popuauon' ana 1t Is evident that or
7a"'Na ,o'a H',Ieaseu ~ thlS manner
"ou!' p' rendered lheHecu'c TOT I'M
"'r.'t' use
hut before We take up the SUBJECT OF
way 70 Pr"Flu' THESE reserves anu
~" ofncerS let US grasp the state OF
'""n' a. '''S tN's''
Wv nave II" Warrant ior p'IeN'hs
"a' man TOT man our "shtlhs person
"' u any better IMAM thht OF possloIe
We hdN' reason i"r p''de IN what
"T "ne''''H sooner mas proved MN
"a 10 10 on inc He'd OF paltle' ana mat
f'd'ItElhs III hS promise TOT the lu-
'"'' bHt oVercuhliuehce Will hurt us
more I"ah II VIII! he'p' LOT war II u
ONO tor us wiz come suuueniy' ana
40 Enemy "oulu osre 10 ATTACK us on
uNn sHo.es uniess ne were iu'iS
r'.oI 80 Wv Isl Vi ,Ioue' s,a"u ~,
o"l NJ ' .ous"t oeu'pp.u WV" az
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-, " w 49,. ,,ut.os
- 30 .xao,,,t,," an,hor,,v -, 49,
80. "a 81, .,,harai.a,e, ~. 49,,
AraI C.o,,o-,n,ort wh.r ~. ,roons boys
neon mus,ered into the regular oresn,.
z,tlon and discIriIne over them reIe-
gatsd IA Tho Secretary of War pri-
r1arily the feeling is that these State
'roops are for service mainly within the
borders OF their own States and their
transfer to the national defence a dis
cretonary matter resting with each