New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-26
Bartholdt for Garrison Plan.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Secretary Gar
rison's recommendation for the crea-
tion Of reserve for the regular army
we're Endorsed to-day by Representative
Richard Bartholdt, OF Missouri, who
for years has been a prominent peace
advocate. lie has also acted as the
American delegate TO the Interparlia-
mentary Congress. Human conserva-
ton is the term applied by Representa-
tive Barthodt TO the system of mill
tary training and education proposed
by the Secretary of War.
Mr.. Bartholdt argues that military
trimming would increase the efficiency
of the young men of the country in in
dustral pursuits. He is opposed to pro-
fessional soldiers and thinks that the
regular army should be used as an edu-
cational institution to train young men
for peace as we'll As for war.
"The recommendation of the Secre-
tary Of War are along the right lines
he said. although man of peace, !
am a believer in certain amount Of
military and physical training. Such
training conducted along scientific lines
is human conservation. In my opinion,
while we are conserving our rivers and
harbors, our water power and forests,
We should not neglect American man
hood. Short and intensified training
will make real men of the American
youth. Nothing would do more TO in
crease the efficiency and the ability or
our young men to make a success in
any walk of life than physical training.
at would be a good investment for
the country If every youth could be
given a years military training after
L 3 - al ba q ft4l
and industrial progress OF Germany
during the past thirty or forty years
is due more to the military training
Of its young men than any other one
thing. Really. | am convinced that the
efficiency of the Germans in every line
is based, 10 a large extent, on the edu-
cation which they received in the army.
One-Year Enlistments.
81 am opposed to a standing army
composed Of professional soldiers.
Such an army is contrary TO the spirit
Of American institutions. Secretary
Garrison is right in asking for more
officers with which TO train the en-
listed men. The only professional sol
diers in the army should be the OIL
GERS, who are in reality teaches OF
military discipline and science. The
balance OF the army, with possibly the
execution of the commissioned Off
GERS. should be young men who stay
in the army just long enough to re-
ceive the benefits of military edu-
cation.
Secretary Garrison says that this
can be accomplished in a year or even
less time. If this is true the enlist
men period should be reduced 10 one
wear and enlisted men should not be
permitted to re-enlist. Our regular
army should consist, aside from the
officers. Of young men who are recely-
ing a military education. II should
not be necessary 10 reduce the time a
how STAYS in school TO give HIM me
benefit of the education ne would re-
ceive under the highly educated and
trained officers Of the regular army.
"Such a policy would not only give
the country an army of millions q
trained men, which ! sincerely hope
we will never have an occasion to use
in war. but would do much 70 produce
the best type Of citizen. We should
90 shane our military policy as 10
create an army of the people and not
of professional soldiers. Our army
could be used at one time as an edu-
cational institution and TO create
largo number Of trained men II we
should ever be forced to go to war.