The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
"OFERNIGHT ARMY" A
MOB, SAYS GARRISON
war secretary RidicuIes Brysn's
Views at Republican club.

Secretary OF War Lindley NJ. Garrison
Democrat. was choercd at the Republi-
can Club yesterday afternoon when he
SAID the United States must as soon As
possible have an adequate army and navy
and an adequate system Of national de.
leHce. And il did not sadden his hosts
10 hear him say that an overnight army
oi $50 900 men, such as secretary OF State
Bryan eloduently evolved AZ Baltimore Il
.ew weeks ago, would be mob and
rabble"
The subject OF tine non-partisan discus
sion at the club was THE Military Needs
Of Our Country" The present. Secretary,
aided and abetted by former Secretary OF
War Henry L. Stimson, held up their
end Of the discussion, and the Rev. John
Haynes Holmes took the other side. that
the army has no needs and the country
no need OF an army. The effect Of his
speech was TO arouse Mr.. Stmson. when
/ came his turn to speak. with reference
10 Belgium. Thermopyle and other heroic
defences. All of which showed. the for
mer Secretary said, that there 3 a higher
law than ruined homes and dead men
which Is paramount in the scheme Of:
human events
Secretary Garrison. the first speaker.
said al the start that he was glad to at
Tend Il non-partisan discussion. because
;Ae army has no business In politics. and
poiltics has no business in the army
Army Used 100 Times
We Americans are a very proud pep
D.e" he said. We are non-sggressive
ald We think ourselves very peaceable.
out our little army has been formally
sed 100 times in our history. in war.
riot or similar disorders. We have had
war for every seven years OF our ma
'onsl existence"
Speaking OF a larger national defence,
the Secretary said emphatically: This
is no; mIltarism Militarism is used 10
susta.n Itself and no army in this coun-
ny will ever do that The country CALI
Tor proper defence, and that being settled
Just ~ other great questions, 1t should be
evolved"
Mr Garrison said he had been studying
The subject for two years and he had
come 10 the conclusion that the citizens
must study II also. study IL until you
can provide for this adequate defence"
ne said. 1T is not an occasion for hys-
teri or for terror"
He referred to the present mobile army
OF tho United States, a little less than
1000 men. and said not even the Gov
eminent has accomplished what It should
ave done, since the coast defences at
present are between 10000 and 10000
luen short Of capacity. We do not need
great standing army" he repeated,
unless you are unwise enough to neglect
me other precautions you should take"
ref rah IN 10 L., IL .t.
10 called for reserve army of $780,
% 100000 men, and also to his request
or an addition OF 25, 900 to the mobile
army The United States now lacks 1000
'H'arrs o. command the additional $4,000
nen, he said.
Refers 10 National Guard.
The secretary. in referring to the Ma
.'ha Guard. said some Of II is efficient.
me not so efficient and some inefficient.
.Ne United States has not treated the
National Guard right, he thought. At
e'tS win the people TO have a proper
"uird and they will have to change
'e.r attitude in order to do 10. They
nus cease looking askance at the men
'ao sacrifice themselves for the guard
ne belief tina. they simply want 10
.u,m. "
4"is country mus, have more rifles for
~ soldiers, more artillery to support
mem ana more ammunition. These thinga
,'Rnoi be provided over night, but the
N''k must be done as soon as possible,
a.. Secretary said.
lnen, back of The militia and the regu-
ar army, come the Uniformed and unin-
'o,im'l public, which must be educated.
~ i'l must make people look on the
Lu,'ed states army and the militia in a
-assIent light" Mr., Garrison said.
me Secretary asserted II was part OF
"s plan 10 keep track OF all the men
whose terms Of enlistment in the army
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