The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12

action arrives. For this new .sr,o
ut his accustomed post he vii, coona,
ATE with n army authorities. v~arryins
out IN the way he knows best IN.
things needful to military ends.
But this cooperation must 20 fur,h.r
than that OF mana ging existing trnnL
lines. The authorities mus, be IN y
position TO build. repair and ope-a,s
possibly now roads. Lines W..
there are only single tracks now mo,
nave TO be doubled OF eAistln, ro,ro.
Otherwise amplified so tina, trains ma,
DO rushed to the front and the rela1
lively empty cars re FASTENED back !.
the rear or base OF supply.
There must be sldlngs where ca.
can be run for unloading withou, in
terlering with continuous traffic ma
these expansions may he called for -,
out OF the way points simply because.
the enemy may try II iake us on ,h.
flank instead of attaching at once NJ.
ultimate obJectivc-a large ..a, or
1t was Just this that Mr.. Markhon
meant when he sail "'he fingers Ar.
as important as tho arm" Now ~
come to an organization OF railroad -.
serves.
As fine and as efficient a, .4e LIN.
siheer Corps OF ia. army, tiese h!sa!,
trhlhed men are called upon 20 % =
class OF work quite apart from that az
railroading. Therefore it il nece,ss1
TO supplement this corps In tim. Of
need by a reserve Of men skilled IN
railroad work Of every solg. Th.s.
civilian specialists of to-day would hs.
come part OF "A d. finite orsg ni,a,io,
upon the outbreak Of war and eyen
Held army would need u certain nun.
her Of them.
Because Of their famI,iari,v yi,,
railroad construction. bridr, hp,,J,,s
and oil I'M OF repa!r work no,
would know best how 10 utilizc su.,
materials as might J." imm,diat,Ir
available. The problem would no. b,
alone that OF administering or opcra,in,
well appointed lines. Tho task vou,.
te nat or Keeping up existing ro,.s,
iaDoring under The stress of ,ycess.y.
service as well as the reupen!ny q,
Lines possibly damaged by "a foe.
And this leads To- the consideration
OIL mat form of uctoncc which my,
Involve aggressive operations. F.l
instance, II we should he ob.s,d Ia 2,
! INTO a foreign country the undertaken,
Tor ns there would probably be Ak,
10 the difficulties we would !.terpo.-
here 10 the advance OF an .n.m.
BESIDES having at hand u force of ri.
road operators ana builders wa sbou,,
nave accurate knowledge beforehand :
/ ny fha ~ i1t,n.1a - ~.
Try II Their condition. 50 tj.d: va
could bring IN the necessaIy MAE
ila!s Tor Replacement or repa.. WITH
me least possible delay. VIA; Stored
or railroad equipment are T., once d
be had, and where? or. lacking tAesei
at what point can they he produces
and rushed to the front IN ne shorJ
est time? These are questions tlaA
must, as far as possible, he autcis
pated.
As has been sad. Gen. WOOD Va,
not permitted 10 give any specid .ns
stances. but not long ago AZ cssa ap.
peared IN the journal az -, Military
Service Institution which &. W. wo..'.
quoting from now. IN i.u. a...Ge
Brig-Gen. Tasker H. N..-. t. : A,
considered the question NJ muJi.!s.aa
the railroads and oitcd some ,oHcre'S
examples OF what ha- actually hdpN
pened here IN time Of peace when u !
Ing 10 transport n small urinary lol !
destined for cXpcd!t!onDry sery.,e ~
said: I
IN California the department ,ou !
mander received orders duri !
night TO take two regiments %" /
try 10 San Diego. The com" !
with wagon trains, tcutage a 1
lion. rat!ons, forage were
ready before daylight. j., t.ri .. I
that day for the railroad 20 =
the necessary transportd'... ..g -
regiment n still longer IT, .l. p..'f
and II required from three g. .1st fat
TO move the two regiment .".fss
OF less than 500 miles.
And there is food for -gl,, -.Hea
ton in this. We often epclG a. lows
ing--that's our favorlte w,Il s r. 70
throwing great masses 81 mo- .1 tf
or n n frontier threatened ~. sn4.
den danger, We can s'pr 'he pHsa'
ton OF the blood for only OIL it7;aH!
without destroying TN" lite e., '., q"
Eanlsm; and the ra'lrutI- .re -
veins and arteries ~ $50 .'.l l'
They are non Of them military. 's-
IL. none OF them has bee. cNu-trle'e.
with a secondary view 'o ,nur.o- :
and a primary one to military ro1l''''
ments.
II do not think stlf" t'' '0''
to- strongly when sty ti-'
were received that a hosts" ..
voy!ng transports W., ol'. . 49,
between Asia and lluuu'|..
10 the southern oas Of '.'' 49,
division OF troops WITH ',I PEI
sary supplies for WILT ,.I'' =
sent from san Francisco g. : N'''
in time 10 meet Il, unless cF'
road on tho Coast We're i's'U
by the military and transport '.
every passenger and every ''.'i "
freight for commerce. '"'
stopped,
THE railway systtIus ct 'us ed
States are am essential Ia'' 4'
military and must t "N'
available in tlmo Of VA 7 PEI"
come as much Il par ut i'' l
organization as mc tu tiu'
and supply trains Of au rtlnt
Is no greater problem bet "'
the working out Of a yr.'u. E
orderly handling by w".y.. ,
military and C!Nil iu-..'-
Tor mOhillLing the IH.lrp..