The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-12

our good time. although we may be a
little bit slow In getting TO them. Laugh
ter and ~applause.l
Now. returning to the question OF
armament. we never met q quota OF vol
unteers in the Spanish American war.
Both the Confederate and the United
States Government were forced to re-
sort to the draft system In 1852. during
April In the South and August In the
North.
The country we ave most reason to
dread is prepared to the minute. To-day
We cannot depend on the good will OF
unknown peoples who are coming to us
from everywhere. AS old Thomas JEFF
ferson recommended In n letter to Mon
roe. we must train and organize all OF
our male citizens and make military in
struction compulsory in our colleges. I'm
I'll We do we will not be safe.
That Is as true to-day as II was In
Jefferson's time. We must have now a
system Of trained citizen soldiery similar
to that of switzerland and of Aus
tralia.
I'VE want a big. efficient navy. per-
haps not the biggest in the world. but
certainly the second biggest, and we
want u tTdileu, hoDile army. NiAhout
a mobile army our coast defence systems
are useless.
you men here have lone perfect won
ders In two days. but to raise an army
for our defence we would require 10000
officers to begin with. Therefore you
must see that in training you we
ave made only a small beginning"
Gen. Wood followed this by saying
that the United States should have
6 $1,000 troops now for foreign g~arrisons"
and from 100. 900 to 49, 900 mobile troops
with the co,ors to do police work. in
the States proper.
Trained soldier All Important.
There u nothing in God world"
Gen. Wood concluded impressiveiy. that
takes the place OF the trained soldier
on his feet"
, Down the hills and out over the dark
Ia he the applause rolled then. Straight
talL straight from the shoulder had been
heard from. as one regular officer put IL.
"the best Informed n clearest thinking
officer in the United States army to-day"
The. men were dismissed then and they
ambled up the grass terraces toward
their tents talking over the address in
tones which showed that they were
deeply impressed.
One line OF Gen. Woods address which
the volunteer soldiers carried up the hill
with them (some of them have served
in the National Guard ran as follows
with all due credit for what the
National Guards have done. there Is no
doubt In my mind that there Is a neces-
sity for a more effective contro! of the
National Guards"
Just before supper In the mosquito
barred tents preceding Gen. Woods
speech. the SrN reporter happened upon
Robert l.. Bacon. ex-Ambassador 10
France. while Mr.. Bacon was working
with knitted brow over the intricacies
OF his pack and poncho. Thereupon Mr.,
Bacon. who has two sons In camp. gave
forth his first interview since last fall.
This poncho.' he began. lis the mos,
useless thing Issued to us. ! mean that
you go out in the rain wearing 1t and
begin to sweat. They'rs hot. In a few
minutes yours wetter inside than out.
81 am here" Mr.. Bacon continued
when asked TO say something for pub
l~ication about the amp and wars and
m OF wars, AS a protest agains,
this country's unpreparedness. hope
that the idea back of this camp will
strike into the people out there" said
the diplomat waving his arm north
east. south n west. Evidently II