Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-03
WEDNESDAY,. NOVEMBER ;, 1918.
TIE AMERICAN ARMY.

iJameS Galloway III Macon telegraph
William Harding Carter. major general.
United States army, has been writing Of
our army. lie j. not warIikc iii tone. Vet
he advocates a better prcparedne-~. lie
= not with the extreme militari~t~ nor 81
the peace advocates. like Mr.. Bryan. lie
Is not alarmed over the present condition
Of our military affairs. hut he points ont Il
line OF procedure for the future. lie saws:
" ought to nationalizc our
forces; We should no longer attempt
TO make war n 4 federation oi forty
eight states. The basis Of our defense
should be a federal army OF r~ceulars
and volunteers under the direct con-
trol of the president
General Carter does not oppose state
organization, hui makes plea for increase
of regulars aud volunteers under control
of the president.
Major George Il. Duncan. United States
army, in the October number NJ thc North
American Review. has an instructive arr
ticle on military Preparedness" he
takes the ground that a. our people are
entering more fully into the affairs of the
world, the greater l. the possibility III fric-
ton. We are no longer Isolated. We ARE
being brought into closer contact with ma
tons and must take our part w Tho A.
hberations of the world. The ocean h. hut
row q highway 81 travel and commerce.
Nth a timetable almost aS accurate a~
those of our ranscoutincnta railroads.
Our Atlantic scaboari N within II fort
nights reach of the armed camps or En-
roDe.
Fifty years ago there was time Tor war
after the fact, but there Y none today. 4
modern war would bc brought Ia 4 close
before the embryo armies could be- hroueh.
into being, much less dcvcloned into \
tate of efficiency. There il much greater
reed of discipline and preliminary train
ing and drill than formerly. The Oh idaa
that n uniform makes 4 soldier much be-
abandoned. The leading nation, N tir
world require a compulsor, military tram
nc for their citizen. The Emitted States
must have more trained men. Major
Duncan, hike General Carrier, advocate. =
large increase ~ regulars for thc army
ana II more tlHtitM stale iHfftlia.
Rear Admiral FiSkc. III hi- article W.
preparedness, calls attention Ia the fact
that physical force Il now more than ever
asserting itself to settle disputes. War
engages the intellect and energy of man-
kind IL never before. There seems NJ ~
no lasting peace. 4 seeming indifference
pervades our people. But we are not se-
cure. We are comparatively dcfrn-clc--.
Our country Is AN nndcicndcd treasure
land. Are We moi living Nv u fool para
disc. Rear Admiral ti~kc says.
"Bnr If the present rate ~ inven-
tion and development continues. i'm
provements in the mechanic arts will
probably cause -ich increase Ill thc
power of weapons OF destruction. and
IN the swittncS- and surcnrs~ ~
transportation and communication.
that some monster Of efficiency viii
have time t. acquire world mastery
before her period -. dccadcncc SETS
in In this event wars will ~ IT \
magnitude beside which the present
struggle will seem pygmy. and will
range over the surface of the earth.
for the gaining and retaining Of the
mastery of the world"
Georgia Should consider her part in the
necessary prcparcdnc~S. The initial step
Is with this coming extra session. VIII
the appropriation be such - to meet the.
demands or they viii be cut. leaving our
state institutions weaker. instead W
stronger. The noted lobby. known a. the
ssfhird house. has no consideration for
this preparedness BY the state, and is or
gained for a different purpose. But the
legislature should not yield, but sustain
the state Institutions at all hazards.