The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-16

Total ............. 100000
Continental Army:
Under training, three
months a year for each
Of three years ,... 100000
On furlough, subject TO
months additional train
ing before taking the
field ............ 00,0OO
Organized Militia:
No provision beyond an
nual appropriation of
100000 and repeal Of
all acts requiring state
soldiers TO be received
into United States ser
vice in advance of any
other force in time of
war.
Grand total, regular
and continental .,.... l,500,00
In estimating the cost Of this es-
Establishment the report figures as fol-
lows for the first year;
Regular army ......, s25S,96O, 900
Contilentals ......... $500, 900
Militia .......... 100000
Total ........... $685., 100000
In addition to these figures, Secre-
tary Garrison points out in a digest
of tine special report, an annual ex-
pense of $4,000, 900 for each of four
years would be necessary for harbor
defenses and reserve material would
cost for the first year alone sl29, 1885,
1856, making the grand total for the
first year s503, ,22s,7s6.
II was the cost of the war college
plan which led Secretary Garrison to
devise the modified plan which has
been presented TO Congress with the
backing of the administration. Under
that plan the first years expenditure
would be $1S2,7l7036 and force of
regulars, militia men, and continen-
tails of 670,S43 would be produced
within three years whieh would be
more than doubled by including the
reserves Of each branch which would
be created within the first six year
Continental enlistment period. The
annual upkeop cost Of the war college
plan after the system Is in full opera
ton is estimated as S3l9,473,000 as
against Sls2, 2,234, $50 for the admins
tration plan.
Secretary Garrison's statement
shows that the war college has been
asked TO renew its consideration Of the
subject in order that certain of its
estimates may be more fully worked
out.
The report opens with considera-
tion of the military problem confront
ing the United States from which it
reaches the conclusion that "The safe
guard Of isolation no longer exists"
since "The oceans, once barriers, are
now easy avenues Of approach by
reason of the number, speed, and car
rying capacity Of ocean-going ves-
sells" II declares that the successful
outcome Of the wars in which the
country has been engaged has given
the public a wrong impression, in as
much as careful study of these wars
reveals "a startling picture of faulty
leadership, needless waste Of lives and
property. costly overhead charges aug
mented by payment Of bounties to
keep up voluntary enlistments, undue
prolongation of all these wars and
finally. reckless expenditure Of public
funds for continuing pensions
"But We have not learned our les
son." the report adds. at has never
been driven home by the bitterness Of
defeat We have never known jena
or Sedan"
Turning TO sour avoiding national
policies" the board finds these TO the
Monroe Doctrine and the policy of
avoiding "entangling alliances" To
maintain these, IL says, a co-ordinated
policy Of land and sea defense must be
evolved
The report contains table u the
military strength Of tho se~ea leading
foreign powers as OF August, 1914,
and also an estimate II the available
shipping for military expedition TO
the United States. ]; says reason
able estimate" shows that Austria
Hungary, with a total trained force OF
1870 600 men, could send 10000 men