The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-30
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The present militia T.: al the
stztes p the United State IL wholly
/ inadsqUa fDr the defense Of the
nation. In 1912. the total militia oi
the National Guzrds II Ill the states
aggregated approximately one hun
dred and twenty thousand nen. Such
a number Of men would be wholly
Inadequate for the defense oi the na-
ton 10 case Of var with any frat
clags power.
"To rely upon the regular army
u one hundred thousand men, and
a militia Of one hundred and twenty
thousand men. war With frstclass
power would be an act cf supreme
folly The citizen-soldiery Of the re-
public must be reOrRaHizsd. regener-
ated and enormously increased. There
should be At leagt a body OF citizen
goldiery trained to the use Of arms,
organized and maintained through
out the different states NJ the United
States In the aggregate Of at least
two million men. How cen this be
accomplishgl without imposing TOO
/. great hardship upon It's members
and upon the Taxpayers Of the nation?
It can be accomplished by the adop-
ton Of two measures.
First: By requiring every college
: and university In the United States
which receives from any state or
from the federal government any
, support or appropriation Of money,
, 10 give a military training 10 its stu
dents during the four years Of the
, university or college course. AS part
, Of the physical and mental education
Of the student, he should be COM
: PEELED. II In such an institution, as
part Of his curriculum, to devote suf-
hcient time TO enable him TO become
wellInformed soldier in time OF
war. That this can easily be ac-
compllshed Is proven by what has
already been accomplished in some
Of the universities.
"One Of the greatest needs OF the
British and Russian armies at the
officers to take charge OF the enlisted
men. We should profit by the ex-
amples furnished in this awful war
now prevailing In Europe. For de-
fensiyc purposes at least we should
have an adequate number OF we'll
drilled men. graduates OF our educa-
tional Institutions, who could, in case
Of war take charge Of dad whip into
shape the soldiers who would ny to
the defense OF their country's integ-
rity
Another method o. increasing the
numbers and efficiency OF our state
militia would be for the federal gov
ernment TO make more liberal ap-
prOpriatiuns for the maintenance OF
the same On the average the mil
itiaman OF Illinois does not receive
TO exceed fifteen dollars year, and
that only when he is m active ser
vice
This beggarly allowance Is not at
tractive to the ordinary farmer. me-
chanic or clerk.
"Ail OF this should be changed. II
a militiaman were maid one dollar for