Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-12-10
NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS IS THEME
Of PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE
Regular Army Of l4s43 Supplemented by Force Of 100000
Trained Citizens Is Urged-Gravest Menace to the Peace
Of the Country Comes from DsoyaI Foregn-Born
Cfzens-Pan for Larger Navy Outlined

It's present strength Of SOFA officers and
lO2.9S5 enlisted men of all services TO n
strength OF 7,l36 officers and l34707 en-
listed men, or Hi S43, all told, all serv-
Ices, rank and file. by the addition OF %
companies OF coast artillery. Is com
panics OF engineers, ten regiments OF i'm
fantry, four regiments of field artillery
and four aero squadrons. besides $50 offlA
GERS required for "A great variety OF extra
service, especially the all-important duty
of training the citizen force of which I
shall presently speak, 792 non-commls-
stoned officers for service In drill, recruit
ing and the like. and the necessary quota
OF enlisted men for the quartermaster
corps. the hospital corps, the ordnance
department and other similar auxiliary
services. These are the additions neces-
sary TO render the army adequate for Its
present duties. duties which II has to
perform not only upon our own conu-
mental coasts and borders and at our in
terror army posts. but also In the Phil
ippines, In the Hawaiian islands. at the
isthmus and In Porto Rico.
Force Of Trained Citizens.
BY way OF making the country ready
to assert some part of Its real power
promptly and upon a larger scale, should
occasion arise. the plan also contemplates
experimenting the army by force of
100000 disciplined citizens, raised In incre-
| ments of $4,000 a year throughout pc
| Rod OF three years. This II IL proposed
| to do by process OF enlistment under
which the serviceable men OF the coun-
| try would be asked to bind themselves to
| serve with the colors for purposes OF
| training for short periods throughout
| three years. and to come to the colors
| at call at any time throughout an addi-
tional "furlough" period of three years
This force OF 600 men would be pro-
yI xyIth fro ant A ia AZ
as enlisted and their equipment for the
field made ready to be supplied at any
time. They would be assembled for train
ing at stated intervals at convenient
places In association with suitable units
OF the regular army. Their period of
annual training would not necessarily ex-
coed two months in the year.
II would depend upon the patriotic feel
Ing OF the younger men OF the country
whether they responded to such n call
to service or not IL would depend upon
the patriotic spirit OF the employers OF
the country whether they made II posi-
BILE for the younger men In their en-
ploy TO respond under favorable condi-
lions or not. I. for one do not doubt
the patriotic devotion either OF our young
men or OF those who give them employ
| ment-those for whose benefit and protec-
| ton they would In fact enlist. I would
| look forward to the success of such an
| ~. WI eu',e 'on.ue"ee
| 80 s'y 49, "
solutely imperative now. We cannot do
| less
Program for the Navy.
The program To he laid before Won con.
| templates the construction within five
| years of 10 battleships, battle cruis-
| ers, 10 scout cruisers, 60 destroyers, 10
fleet submarines. IS coast submarines,
| ammunition ships two fuel-oil ships and
| one repair shin II is proposed that OF
| this number we shall the first wear pro-
vide for the construction OF two battle
| ships two battle cruisers three scout
| cruisers. Is destroyers, Ave fleet subma-
| rines 25 coast submarines. two gunboats.
and one hospital ship; the second year.
| two battleships. one scout cruiser ten
destroyers. four fleet submarines 10 coast
| submarines. one gunboat and one fuel
| oil ship; the third year two battleships.
| one battle cruiser two scout cruisers. five
| destroyers two fleet submarines and 10
| coast submarines; the fourth year. two
| battleships two battle cruisers two
| scout cruisers ten destroyers, two fleet
! submarines 10 coast submarines one am
| munition shin. and one fuel-oIl ship: and
! the hfth year, two battleshIps, one battle
| cruiser. two scout cruisers. ten destroy
| ers two fleet submarines IS coast subma-
| rines, one gunboat. one ammunition ship
and one repair ship.
The secretary OF the navy is asking
| also for the Immediate addition to the
personnel OF the navy of $500 sailors.
SEQ apprentice seamen' and /. 500 marines
| This Increase would he sufficient IN care
for the ships which are TO be completed
| within me hscaI year lsl' ana also Tor
| the NUMBER OF men whlch must DE put IN
framing 10 man the shlps which VIII DE
competed carry IN 1913 IL Is also heces-
sary that me NUMBER OF hlushipmen al
the naVal academy at Anhapohs should
DE increased py AT least So w oruer tha'
INC torce OF oincers snoulu De more rap
luly auueu 'o' ana authorltv Is asked 10
| appoint TOT ehslneerlhs uutles only APP
proved graduates OF ehslneerins eoheges
| life.