Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-10
Regular Ranks Then 10000, for
Mobile Fighting on the Cont
nent $4,000 Troops.
NO FEAR OF WAR OR DEsPoT1sM
Simply Demands Adequate Prepar-
edness for a Great Country.
MUST NOT LET EXPENSE HINDER
"UnanswerabIe Indictment" Will
Lie Against Responsible Ones
Who Shrink from Cost of
Nations vital Interests.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Secretary Gar
rison of the War department makes the
following recommendations in his annual
report TO the president;
That the federal army be Immediately
recruited to its full war strength mean
ing an addition of 5000 men and 1000
officers.
Immediate legislation to create an
adequate reserve force and deal more
satisfactorily with enlistments; Uniform
state provisions.
Legislation to complete what congress
has begun toward putting aviation for
military purposes on Il substantial basis.
Adoption of the bess method for the
training OF more civiliens to become Of
ficers in case of necessity.
No Fear of War.
The secretary disclaims apprehension of
war, but Observer that every nation
must have adequate force to protect it
self from domestic insurrection. to en-
force it's laws and repel invasion" As
TO the matter of expense" he says:
IT do not overlook this. but / think
those who are charged with responsibility
on behalf of the public should realize the
unanswerable indictment that will lie
against them II they shirk from mourning
expense for what is vital to the nation" "
Thus recruiting the army, as the secre-
tary recommends, would bring 1t to about
10000 men, Of whom $1,000 would be avail
able as a mobile fighting force in the
continental United States. The present
mobile strength of $1,000. the secretary
points out. soon will be cut In half by
additions to the garrisons in the canal
zone. Hawaii and the philippines. .-'r-'-
The report directly mentions the Europ-
can war but once
imperative Duty.
1T would be premature" 1t says. ito
attempt now to draw the ultimate lessons
from the war in Europe. 1t is an i'm
perative duty, however, to heed 80 much
of what 1t brings home to us as is in
controvertible and not to be changed by
any event. leaving for later and more
detailed and comprehensive consideration
what its later developments and final
conclusions may indicate"
In addition to Strengthening the regular
establishment. the- secretary urges that
steps be taken at once to create a more
adequate reserve army. He dismisses as
impracticable all talk of immediate dis
armament, and as groundless fears of
militarism in America, and recommends
military preparedness on the ground that
eternal vigilance is the price which must
be paid in order to. obtain the desirable
things of life and to defend them
Present War strength.
The present full war strength Of the
United States is summarized by the re-
port as follows;
''The Organized militia of the various
states totals S,S2S officers and 11s,Oa men
The enlisted men therefore required. In
order TO obtain the financial aid which
the congress authorizes the secretary OF
war to extend under certain conditions, to
attend twenty-four drills a year and five
days annually In the field. II all of the
national guard could be summoned ir
the event of war and should all respond
Gan inconceivable result), and II they
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