New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-10
GARRISON REPORT
PLEAFOR DEFENCE
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uents OF field artillery, ffty-two com
NAMES Of coast artillery. FIFTEEN com
nar;os Of engineers and four aero
squadrons.
Secretary Garrison proposes to sup
nlement the army that is constantly
n,dor arms by a continental army OF
400 900. raised in increments OF l'''oVO
vosr The continentals are to De Cd
Eosted to devote a special time 10
training for a period Of three years
and then to be on furlough TOT q
period Of three years without oohsa-
ton. except to return to the e0!ors IN
the event Of war, actual or imminent
1t is proposed to increase the AsS's',
oncs given TO the national guard ana
TO organize a certain number OF caoe'
conpanles, to be attached TO regimen"
or other appropriate units Of cavalry
field artillery, infantry, engineers
coast artillery and signal CORDS
SlZI,Z0],0O1.lU NNbe
Using reserve material as far as pos
sihIe 20 equip new organizations, the
estimated cost of the regular army on
the proposed plan of 1855 ofhcefs ana
,2a 7o7 enlisted men. would be Sl2I-
234.55e.7O. The national guard force Oh
100 600 would entail an estimated ex-
pense Of slO,OOOOOO, and the cost OF
the continental army at the end OF
three years is put at $4,000, 900, which
thereafter would be its annual cost.
When the system is in complete
operation, without considering reserves
Of the different organizations, the total
force Of 670,S43 enlisted men and off,
GERS would cost 1882, 234 $3.50.
An increase in the physical capacity
Of West Point, so as to provide for
ITO students, 146 more than are now
there, is urged.
Right Must Be Defended.
$50 long as right and wrong exist in
the world there will be an inevitable
conflict between them. The rightdoers
must be prepared to protect and defend
the right as against the wrong"
Unsparing in his arguments in an
swer TO those who would have no IN
crease in the country's military pre-
paredness, Secretary Garrison declares
that the American people must view
their responsibilities and measure up
to them, and then goes on TO take up
the various arguments of the opposl-
ton separately.
There are some who do not feel free
to base their conduct upon a considera-
ton of facts or conclusions of reasons,
because of their Interpretation OF
divine Injunction" he says. They do
not believe in resistance TO physical
force; and those whose consciences are
so convinced surrender life and all
that they cherish and love at the be-
hest Of the aggressor. This attitude
concerns the individual, and him alone.
II cannot be made the general rule OF
conduct under our form of government
without departing from the basis upon
which our government is founded.
There are others concerning whose
clarity of vision we are not advised, and
concerning whose soundness Of reason
we are not informed. because the atti-
tude which they take is admittedly not
based upon either vision or reason.
They are those who predict that war
will never come 10 this country, and
assert that, therefore, precautions with
respect thereto are unwlse and need
less. Since wars have come upon ma
a. . afa ~
history to this moment, there is no
basis of fact for such a position, but
an actual demonstration of the non-ex-
istence Of such basis.
I'VE were early warned that there
would be wars and rumors Of wars,
and that nation would rise against ma
tion and kingdom against kingdom. and
the end was not yet; and that predlc-
ton has been fully verified. There are
no basis and no foundation to conclude
that this great evil has been eliminated.
and IL therefore must be treated as are
al other existing evils and must be
prepared against. Surely. as between
resting upon prediction or upon prep
araton wisdom would not hesitate.
Inaction Springs from Mistrust.
There are others among us who
are TOO intelligent arr clear-sighted
not 70 see the facts and TO realize their
significance, but who counsel inaction
because they mistrust themselves and
he nation. Those 20 HON now refer
do not believe in the doctrine of non
resistance: they do not rest upon the
prediction that an evil which has ex
.sted since the world begar eas ceased
to exist and been sbolisheo,-id should
not therefore be- considered A. one to