The Keota news., 1915-12-10

necessary in times Of peace a. in times
Of war: and We shall always SEQ to II
no longer than II actually and continuous
ly needed for the uses Of days in which
NO enemies move against uS. But We
do believe In . body of free citizens ready
and sumcient to take care OF themselves
and Of the governments which they have
set up to serve them. In our constitutions
themselves We have commanded that 1.-The
right Of the people to keep and bear
arms shall not be infringsd." and our
confidence has besn that our safety in
times Of danger would lie in the rising OF
the nation to take care Of itself. ~ the
farmers rose at Lexington.
But war has never been . mere matter
Of msn and guns. Il II Q thing Of disci-
plinsd might. II our oitissns are ever to
hght effectively upon . sudden summons.
they must know how modern fighting 10
done. and what to do when the summons
comes to render themselves Immediately
available and Immediately effective. And
the government must be their servant in
this matter. must supply them with the
training they need to take care Of them
selves and Of II. The military arm Of their
government. which they will not allow to
direct them. they may properly use to
serve them and make their Independence
securs-and not their own independence
merely but the rights also OF those with
whom they have made common cause.
should they also bs put in jeopardy.
They must bs lifted to play the great
role in the world, and particularly In this
hemisphere. for which they are quail.
hed by principle and BY chastsned ambi-
tion to play.
II 10 with these ideals in mind that the
plans Of the department Of war for more
n
which will bs laid before you. and which
urge you to sanction and put into ef-
feet ~ soon a. they can bs properly scru-
tinised and discussed. They seem to me
the essential <nrst stems. and they seem
to me- for the present sufficient.
They contemplate an increase Of the
standing force Of the regular army from
1oe.ses enlisted men Of ali ssrvices TO ,
strength Of 7.l3s officers and 12l,7o7 on.
listed men. or 1l.sSs. all told. all ssrv.
Ices. rank and fle. by the addition OF IS
companies Of coast artillery. Is com.
panies OF engineers. ten regiments of in.
fantry. four regiments Of field artillery
and four aero squadrons. besides 10 ON.
GERS required for . great variety Of extra
service. especially the all-important duty
Of training the citissn force Of which j
shall presently speak, N2 non-commis.
stoned onlcers for service In drill, recruit.
ing ana the IKE. ana the necessary Quots
OF enlisted men for the quartsrmastei
corps. the hospital corps. the ordnance
department and other similar auxiliary
services. These are the additions necese
sary to render the army adequate for it,
present duties. duties which It has &c
perform not only upon our own cont.
mental coasts and borders and at our In.
ter1or army posts but also In the Phil.
ippines. In the Hawaiian islands. At the
isthmus. and in Porto Rico.
Force Of Trained cltlxene.
BY way Of making the country ready
to assert some part Of it1 real power
promptly ana upon q larger scale. should
occasion arise. the plan also contemplatea
snpplementing the army by Q force OF
10000 disciplined citissns, raised in incre.
ments OF 13s.ooo year throughout . ps.
ROO OF three years. This It 10 proposed
70 90 by . process OF enlistment under
which the servtcsabls mon OF the coun.
try would be asked to bind themselves tc
.erve with the colors for purposes OF
framing training for short periods throughout
tnree years, ana to come to the colors
AZ ea'I at any time throughout an adj.
.r. monal "furlough" period OF three years
.., rms force OF 10000 men would be pro.
aIoeo with personal accoutremonts a. fast
ss - enlisted and their eQuinment for the
uelo ., made ready to be supplied At any
,'. uhe. They would bs assembled for train.
ing at stated intervals At convenient
p.'ees In association With suitable units
VI ING regular army. Their perieA OF