The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
EXPERTS CALL
FOR AN ARMY
OF 100000
Mobile Regular Force Of
100000 Needed to Repel
Invasion.
ALL [. :. DANGER
+ POINTED OUT

AREAS POINTED OUT
/. WAsaINoruS. Dec. 1o.-warning the
nation that Germany could send an ex-
,sdl,ion II 3sO.o0o men to American
shores within fifteen days and $4,000
mon within forty-six days. the War
College division Of the General STAN In
= report to- Secretary Garrison urges AN
snormous increase in the regular army.
Expenditures Of more than $500 .o0o..
ceo in 1917 are proposed to place the
army Of the United States on IA proper
basis Of expansion and growth.
Although urging a plan of organize
ton somewhat similar TO that proposed
nv Secretary Garrison and Endorsed by
President Wilson. the recommendations
OF the army experts exceed by huge
amounts the estimates In money and
men which have been Incorporated In
the Administrators army programme.
This is the report that Republican
members Of Congress v been de-
manding for some time. II represents
thu minimum which the experts believe
should be done to put the country on
a preparedness basis so far as its land
forces are concerned. Mr.. Garrison
realized that there was no hope OF OBJ
tanning from Congress the experts
recommended. and 90 he sought TO CON-
p,cm,se. The General STATS report was
prepared at the request Of Secretary
Garrison. but the latter delayed making
II public until after his own proposals
had been published.
100000 Men by IO24.
The Administration programme calls
for the raising in three ear OF $4,000
officers and men. including those In the
regular army. the continental army and
The National Guard. The report of the
EXPERTS urges that by 1924 there shall
b. made available on the active list
and In reserve. regular army and con-
tinental army. more than 1000. 600 men
Whereas Secretary Garrison's plan.
which President Wilson has laid before
Congress. would require an expendi-
ture I'm 1917 Of sls2,7l1.2s1. the ex-
perts urge an expenditure during the
same year OF s5o3. 92s.7s
Setting II forth ss the principle upon
which their recommendations are based
mat tHt III stotNF u - - 49,
bile army In time of war sufficient 70
NEE. a foreign foe at any point along
either coast line where there are no land
Qualifications to repel "a landing, the re-
por Of the experts goes into n careful
estimate of just how many troops each
Of the big Powers OF Europe and the Far
East could transport to the United states
IN a specified time.
The report shows that Germany n
Austria ungary together are sum.
riently supplied with transports a. land
IN this country In SIX week, two expe.
ditIcn> t0talling 1907 INN Officers and
men and n NM animals provided the
United states navy were uuabie to In.
iercspt the transports.
On the same assumption Japan IN two
months time could land 23s.367 thor
oughly equipped troops provided with
means Of ~intrenching themselves AT some
selected base on the Pacific coast pend
ing arrival Of further reinforcement
ard 10000 animals.
Germany alone In forty.slX days, the
experts say. could land = ,ODO trOopsvOn
United states soil provided the United
states Meet were destroyed, Great Brit
ain i'0.GW In %forty.One days, France
+S+.m0, Italy 227 900, Russia 10000.
Two tNpeOtttDme Nesuuteus
Tho ability of these Powers TO land
troops on American soil. provided always
'hc navy cannot prevent. depends chiefly
~ the ounag- OF transports available.
Az of thes, figures are based on the
assumption that there would be two ex-
1'ftioi-. II f. eStimut ii, 'or instance.
'at Germany could land 3S1 .o00 in six
teen days lu th- tirst expedition II 44o,-
NM m. L.. sL..s.,
DAYS latrr.
From what has been stated" reads
the report. we are forced to the conclu-
SION that We must he prepared 10 resist
o. combined land and sea operation ot
formidable strength. our principal coast
cities aud important harbors nav been
Hready protected by harbor defences
winch 10y passive methods alone can deny
70 IN enemy the use of these localities
as bases for such operations.
Tile enemy being unable TO gain a
'oothold In n Of these fortified areas
nv direct naval attack will therefore lie
'orced 10 find some suitable place on
me coast from which land operations
'nn b" conducted both against the inn
'"rtirt coast cities and rich CONNER
'ial centres Ia the interior. Long
%'tfel'il"- Of coast betty zen the fortified
~ ~ Wv AN'NlNN w 'N'hF
reasonable way in which these localities
can 10" defended IL by providing IA mobile
IAN" force Of sufficient strength. SO To-
'aI"i mat II may be thrown in ~ threat
ehf7i points At the proper time.
W has just been shown THAT the
Strength at these expeditions might he,
IL NrIl 80 the time required for any
on" Of them to develop Its whole effective
'"'''. Hence IL can he seen, when we
consider the possible two months delay
provided by the navy. that our system
should he able to furnish 500, 900 trained
.iH organized mobile troops at the out
nt'aN of the war and TO have at least
a'",o"o more available within ninety
ot's hereafter.
'l"I', however, 1t must he pointed
OUT mat " expeditions alone will pro
''l" "a force large enough to cope with
'i '''u", unu mobile troops. and conse'
lI'I'h Nt must at the outbreak of hos
.'Il'- DIVIDE Le system 10 raise and
ram lN addition at least 500, 900 troops
TO replace the losses and wastage IN
."IN'u''l Incident 10 war. To provide
u"s org tlIzed. land force IL the military
P'ohI'Iu before US for solution"
steps for Preparedness
FI'' are some Of the things that The
Arius "&perts say as regards the steps
" prepare" the United States:
ne bhllInHAA .lAntata. a.. do