The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
Our Prepardness For War
1.-The Measure of the Ar1ny.
BY Hederie j. Haskiin

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Shoald the Gniteo S1ales 20 70 W ~.
uomorrow II would nnd tnaI y Eau
IaFatlable tor lLn1neosate use al A1 1411
1 of ABOUT 3s:eoe men
i TIE whole army OF tae Gnit teaa
! S0.o9e men me larSest UNI OF l thhe'e
i is tha1ot S9,eoo "nacn repre repre-, iIG .as
/ mobile forces IN consnen1al Cei oeo
4 States. there are. IN aooi1.on, 800
imen stationed IN the coast 1esss
OF the nau:on, "no may no. no. pe -
en- from those forts FMS prinss shs
total men under arms IN co 'Ls,1ta':
Unfaed States up 10 4o,ooV>s ~ 80
are 10000 regular troops IN su 49,
ippines ana tae o,Vyo l r...pD,.sI
scouts In Hawa11>tnere are sealoneo
..Soo troops ano on cue 1nciSen
I adoiIsonai o,Vyy. i1eie az. a. a1asI-s
tai troops IN ! soreo elSo 80 t,a -aeT,-
Such IS the dasposn.on 60
lar army, o1 tne onateo e.-r,.a,,a1v
IRIS army: aiL1ousn
small LOT 2 n[se ets.ss Es-.,, ,,f.
mooel N ii4ahs szl-.., - s,,,,,,t
! Incte sam > sololess 49,. 49, 80 r-sa 5esi
sise0S We =, q 800
more ,nan ans oste3 a,.;S.s11
us nsneins 49,, IA
! der IS Wen uFti1eu. $50, ~.
! well cared tor. he Is se esus'.1a..s
! versed N n.s csii,ns 20 ,, t,e sor1d
among me oest euaese os. -. s+s-,ds.
I B2ck OF 1nas seSuiai :. -, 49,
Inc $500 ~
aooul i-2'VVV nieu .1e 80, ~.
]! ia"lihs pe Sailsu 49, ,.,,s- vo1-
4 Vasioh' ou.s ~ - as..;ra5,fe for
! unleel oelo O. 1910 Ti,e
I al arouho iniit.ai s..oa,>.
1 mlllaa are Vel equiis rI'st..,
i lmpoEtan1 " dncil .4fesS a.
cent some CT then, axe 1N.e,,.
" trained. OUT an. OF Len 49,.
sometolnE Oh hii.a $500 $500 srii1eS
/ the mliitla Is not q .as..i,.
/; and eq.lppeu iot my
army out u wo.lo oe 1e 49,. -
:, 1unct 10 the ia1ee1 III eese u -
! ion
Besides the regular army. anu no e ~
militia. the United Staees nas ~
i trained soldiers rms is the niat, ,e-
/ in which We differ from pracucaAy
/ every other power Almost every -
| ropean has reserve OF men W W.
I have served certain term II tne
/. army. and are bound os Ia % ! Isspon
to call TO arms IheS can oe , pue
! into the field almost lnnineola,els- 1ne
4 United states government "nen nl0l
| troops are needeo tndn 1ne $3.50 &c.
army and are bound oy Ia" 70 i fssp '1,uu
must cali Cor volunteers, ana enen
tram them for service
1 IN case on war between eife .,!sunsst
States and foreign power me p ~
mary clash would oe oe."een lns
\ American navy and that OF the ene1t1s-
/ II the United states snouto pe s.s.
cessfu1. It would have aVallaois . LIS
$4,000 men With *n1cn 10 TAKE az
4 taEe OF tS V1ctors. S'oVpous.s ~, 80.
not be IN a position TO 1oito" 10
victory by an offensive move e.,
II, on the osner nano T.:+ed
navy should oefeat that Oh cue =
States. thereby opening tue ~
the landing OF trained nalusn -
army OF .ee.te men. there "ou.o
available TO resist II again onis us I,is
mobile force OF 1880 men un L. lte
4 militia could be cat.ed INTO ac' l'1A,
Z. The nations army OF so.eoo men mas nag
within the last Two years. oeen leol.
gained The new oasls OF lts slo
ton IS that the forces "nicn q I $3.50
toned away from contlnentai IEteo
states should be maintained on war
basis. Those that are kept at nome
may remain. TO consleraote eAte e!1l
TRY company n the Philippines, 10Y m
stance. is kept recruited UP TO Us va,
strength OF l9o men An 7o1an u
Icompany at any OF the posts IN 1ne
United States Is likely 70 nave OUT %
men in it. A company OF casalIs
stationed IN TIE HAWAIIAN lsidn SEsnf
bers 100 men, while such a company
at home contains but % men.
The theory IS that war may come
suddenly and make It lmpossto1e 70
! bring troops stationed abroad up 10
= given standard They may De lsoIateo-
4 They must be on such basis as 70
serve their purpose at moment 3