El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

| be strong so that we can reject evil,
we should likewise make our physical
force strong IN order that We may
maintain the right as againt those who
! would physically impose the wrong
upon US"
Many Are blinded.
Mr. Garrison declares that the eyes
Of many aTS blinded TO fact and their
minds closed TO reason by an abhor-
Z renee of what they term 'militarism.
4 without any actual conception of Just
, what this means or how it should af-
I feet the proper consideration of the
subject Those who really fear militar-
ISM OF, more, accurately stated, those
who dread real militarism, should be
the strongest advocates of reasonable
preparation. The latter is the proven
tive of militarism. If they unwisely
defeat reasonable preparedness, they
, leave the country in a condition where
the inevitable result Of defeat, humilia-
ton or acgte apprehension will be
hasty and ill-advised provisions as to
armament far beyond anything which
calm reason and wise provision would
deem necessary"
Must Defend the Right.
30 long as right and wrong exist III
the world, continued Mr.. Garrison.
there will be an inevitable conflict
between them. The right-doers must
be prepared to protect and defend the
right as aginst the wrong Their prep
arat1on VIII tend to prevent the tri-
umph Of wrong and in those instances
tempt IT can prevent the success of the
attempt. Wisdom demands precaurion;
precautiOn demands preparation; prep
aration is against the day Of evil from
any quarter"
3lr. Garrison takes plain issue with
those who hold that the cause Of arbi-
Jratlon viii be advanced If we refrain
rom adopting a proper military policy
but will be set back if we do So" This
belief he says seems to rest upon the
idea that If We are feeble and weak in
action. we viii be strong and per-
suasiVe in counsel; that by avoWedly
neglecting 10 protect our rights We
viii be better able to secure their pro-
lection by appeal, by arbitration or by
argument"
Our Present s'Fix.'
As showing our present woeful IN
preparedness. Mr.. Garrison points out
that all the nation possesses outside
the standing army is "a statute pre-
scribing how volunteers may be raised
this with the proposed system under
which the country would have force
already organized, already clothed and
admed and differed, which has been
trained" and declares the advantage
thereof over the other situation is liter
ally incalculable." He does not main
tain that q few months training viii
make continental soldier the equal of
a regular but contrasts the advantage
OF a complete organization over no or
ganizatiOn Of reserves at all, as at pre-
sent
Necessity for More Men.
IF the determination arrived at by
those whose knowledge. skill, and ex-
perience makes their judgment prac-
rically conclusive is accepted, we should
have in this country a force of at least
500 900 men ready for instant response
10 a call in the event Of war or the i'm
minence Of war" he said Tt is surely
not necessary to state the many rea-
ons why this force may not be supplied
by a regular standing army Of that
number constantly under arms. There
is no legal way that the National Guard
can, in time of peace, be governed Of
ficered, or trained by the national gov
ernment- and there is no legal way,
excepting by volunteering, that il. can
be made available to the nation in time
Of war TO any greater extent than
specified in the constitution, which
cOnfessedly falls short of the necessary
uses to which an army may have to be
put in the event Of war with a foreign
nation.
1T becomes necessary. therefore, to
devise some method of making avail
able for the use of the nation in time
OF war a national force in supplement
OF that part Of the national force, 10
wit. the regular army, which is con-
stantly under arms; a part Of the army,
in other words, 10 be raised and main
tanned by congress and governed in all
respects in accordance with its direc-
lions
DEGREES Swiss System
The report takes up in detail the
plan OF military preparation already
made public and endorsed by president
Wilson. and declares the Swiss and
Australian systems are founded on