Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-14
REORGANIZATION OF
ARMY URGED BY
GENERAL WOOD
Retiring Chief Of Staff Points
Out UnprepafednesS for War
and Suggests Remedies for|
Ineffioiency

3 of vital importance, essential 10 plUCc
. tho United states army in state Of
reasonable prepare lness for posabla
war, we're recommended to Secretary
! Garrison today BY Mai Cen Leonard
Wood IN his last annual report as
chief Of staff
General wood proposcd
First Establishment OF rescr,
Of trained men sufficient 10 bring tho
regular army Immediately % fun stat.
nlory strength ana 10 replace lbe
!, lessca Of the first three months VI
war.
Second Prompt provision for the
remaining fofty-two per cent of the
. field artillery project, including guns
!. as yet unprowdcd for. ANA the ncces-
safy ammunition for those now ma De
!. or under manufacture
!. Third The creation of The nccca.
!. aary organizations to giYc three com
/. pletc tactical infantry divisions within
!, the continental limits Of The United
! states
:. Fourth Enactment Of such pcr-
. sonnet legislation as will eliminate
. the unfit ana stimulate the efficient
: officer 10 continued efforts through
. establishing q condition under which
) progress IN rank and command
. win have close ana dependent
) relationship upon capacity Gtncss
) ana accomplishment
Z The establishment Of the reserve
and the completion Of the artillery
Z project, General wood said had 10 Be
carried out at once TO avert disaster
IN time Of war The shortage OF
ammunition, he added. constituted
grave danger, as the ammunition
could not be manufactured without
great delay The tactical infantry
divisions are necessary 70 complete
one field army OF about 10000 regu-
lar troops within the continental linn
I "a of the United States This would
mean a field army Of about 10000
mobile troops in population Of more
than So,0OO,OO0
Tho report referred to the Mexican
situation only IN connection with the
border patrol for the enforcement OF
the neutrality laws and the protection
OF The people on the border. Cen
crai wood said this work hps been
{. performed IN an admirable manner.
The division assembled at Texas city
. he snid,, had been maintained IN cx-
/. cellent condition, the camp sanitation
! reflecting great credit en- the medi-
!. cal corps
/ IN connection with the creation uf
, a reserve, which be regards as The
, most important army subject that has
; been before congress in years. Gen-
, cral Wood pointed ont that IN ease
of war the army would require several
; thousand officers lie suggested the
: creation of reserve of officers bv
, selecting each year four hundred
young men from the graduutins
/ ciasscs OF military schools, with army
? ctficer us instructors. go be com-
? mssloned provisional second lieuten-
I nnts In the army for periods At one
year, subject only to physical exam
nation.
II the infantry regiments abroad are
20 ho maintained M full statutory
Z strength the report said. ton addi-
tloual regiments must be provided.
Z General Wood expressed the opuioa
thm the Philippine scouts should not
bo intiudel ma estimating tho strength
an tho army, end pointed out thu
their exclusion would permit the on
sanitation 81 The infantry field ARE
tillcry ANA engineers necessary 40
. complete tmec tactical infantry di-
Visions.
To encourage the development az
. the ruvalry auu now sadly deficient
/. m tho mlta thp general suggested
Legislation authorizing the inamte-
nance of limited number of horses
Tor the guard men. New York he
J said. was thr only state which had
nHde progress during the past year
| towards the completion at divisional
militia organization and les militia
may shortly DE 5-p,e.ca 90 complete
the plans for smoothly passing into
| federal service in ease of need. The
| import favored federal pay for the
| militia when it is promptly available
| for federal service.
| General Moud recommended admit
| ting tn the military academy upon
physical examination alone Young men
of proper character who have passed
entrance examinations TO schools ana
colleges whose tests equal require
ments at West Point
Though the consolidated quarter
masicr corps has operated sucec=s-
fulN. The report advised that Il shoulc
be relieved of an construction worn,
which should be transferred to the en-
glneer corps Also the ordnance de-
lpawmeut should manufacture an
0uartofmaster supplies which IL caa
mako