Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-09

this natter must supply them win the
training they mead 70 take care 1f them
selves and % H. rhe military arm Of their
<nvernmsnt. whtch they viii not allow 70
direct them. they nav property use TO
serve thefu and make their Independence
sscure-and not their own Independence
merely eut the rights also Of those with
whnr1 they have zrate comm0u cause.
should they also Dc put IN Jeopardy.
They must he nrred u riay the great
role In The work.. ard particularly In this
herlisphers. o8r whlch they are quail
aed BY principis and By chastsned anot-
ten % play
II 10 with ,h.se deals IN mind that the
pians az the department. of var for mors
adequate national defense were conceived
which viii ae laid hefpr- you. and which
urge you 70 sanction and put Into e.
fs~r n. sson as trey chi hs property scrtT-
, 1nixed and eiscusssd- They seem % ne
the essential irst steps. and they seem
10 ne for the present sufficient
They contemplate an Increase Of the
standing force % the regular army from
It's present strength % 5r5 ctfcers and
ise sss enlisted men OF AL services to n
strength ot LIS officers and IA " en-
listed men. or IA ~ all told. all serv-
iresl rink and dle. by the addition Of !
companies Of enase artillery. Is com
pa1ies of engineers, tan regiments ef IN
tzntry. fur regiments Of fsld artillery.
and four ssr1 saaadruus. besides - on
GERS required for a great variety Of extra
service. especially the aii-tmportant DUTY
u training the citizen force az which
snail presently speak. ~ 1on-cumr,ts-
stoned officers for service In drill. recruit
inz and tire IKE. and the necessary quota
u enlisted men for the Guarteruasfsr
cnrps. the hospital corps. the ordnance
department and othsr similar auxiliary
sarY 70 render the army ateG1ats for IT,
present duties. duties which II has 70
o~rc0ru not only upon our own CONT
mental coasts and hor,ierz and at cur IN
tsrtnr army poses but also IN the Phil
tpusns-s tn the Hawaiian Islands. n the
isthmus. and IN Porro Rico.
Fer-s- 81 Tr.issc citizsna
~ vax cs naxsng rh- country rsasy
u as.err sunn~s part OF ~ real power
ocrasicr arise. tas plan also eortempiares
ssppler1-1rins ths army ~ ssrr- OF
80 fiscirrn-f cfrfz<nS raised IN incr.-
r-srn u i1.n1s n year Throughout a Pc
rod Of three years This Il 10 rrupo.ed
TO In by q prue~ss % enlistment under
vtsrif rss servtesaale men az the cugn-
Try would - ASKED % bad themselves 70
serve win the cuicrs tnr purposes Of
training for si11r- periods throughout
se esli n arg -irss throughout an add
eouai -rzriouSh- period Of three years.
This tnrEs Of 90. Ne man would be 7ru-
vffies1 VITA personal accnur-=menfx as fast
xs snAst-t and ra.ir sslipment OR the
feld made reafy 70 - supplied as any
tine. They would be assembled Cur tra.n-
lng a stated intsrva-s At convenient
places In azssriartsr vfrh suitable 1nirs
1c ne regular arrv- Their period Of
annual training would not r~-essar<lY Ak
eeed cx1 months IN the ys2E
II would tepeud UPON the patriotic csel-
ing sf the younger men af the country
whether they responded % such a cal
N service or not Il xpuld depend rpor
the patriotic spir1t Of tns employers Of
the country whetsssr trey male * pn~f-
Die TOR the Younger men IN their en-
riny % resvorf under favorable cnrdi-
auns or nor 7 for one DO not DOUBT
the patriotic devotion either % our Faunx
Een or % those VINO give them employ-
-snt-shase for whose beneat and prur-c-
ton they would IN Fact enlist
The prog-zru which VIII - laid s~c1r-
you BY the SECRETARY ac the navy Is sim
larry conceived II Involves only
shortening Of ire time within which nlans
luug uaturet snail Dc carrsest out bur IL
toes maze defnirs ard explicit q program
Whtch has her-tofars been only tupIlrir
heid IN the minds az the COMMITTEES On
naval at-zirs and disclosed Il. the 1ehzres
% the rv0 houses bur nowhzrs rarruu-
lated or formally adope.L Il seerrs 70
NE very clear tHar Il viii De 70 the al
vantage of the country for rhe congress
70 adopt n comprehensive plan for pat
ting the navy upon a draI footing Of
Strength and efficiency and 10 press thar
nia- to completion within the ,exr I've
Fea-1 We have always looked 70 the
navy Of the country as our first and ehfec
-
70 be our manifest courses Of prtldence
70 be strong on the seas Tear BY year
We have been creating n navy vhlcn arv
ranks very high Indeed among the 1avtes
Of the maritime nacnnss We shuris NV
deitnitelT deterrutne how We shall com
ptets what We have Begin. and how soon
Program for the Navy.
The secretary az the navy is asking
also Tor the tznaet,tate ADDITION % the
personnel Of the navy Of $50 sailors.
80 Apprentices seameu and so Marines
This Increase would De sufficient To care
for ths ships which are 70 De completed
WITHIN tire nzcal year l9T- and also FOR
ne number Of men which must be put In
raining % man the ships which win Be
completes. early In l9l2 II - also nec.s-
sary that the number Of r,Idsnlurnen AZ
the naval academy at Annapolis should
be increased by At least no IN order thar
oily added tos and authority q asked 20
arpofnt f5r engineering duties only. m
proved graduates ot enx.r<e-.ng colleges.
and csr service IN The aviation curux a
eer-ai1 number Of men taken from civil
HE.
II this MI program slould Be- cz--fed
5ur We should have butt ar bufIeinx IN
3-i- according 70 the estimates of survfv-
A. and standards Of Classification t1lT1red
~ the general board OF the department.
/ an effective navy consisting Of = barrIe-
ships et the irst line. six nar-ie er7zisers
> oarrissnips az the second line. ten ar
mnr~c cruisers. = scout cruiserx. 1ve
1rzr-etass cruisers. rhrza sscnusf-.-lass
crzfsers. ten thIr1-elazs cruisers uE d.
| rroSerN . dset submarines. IL coast sub
marines. SIX monitors. % x-.nhoars. nuur
supply ships s fuel sh4ps, fur trans
ports. three tenders 70 sorresta vexs-I=
eight vessels az special types. and rx1
Ammunition ships This would b. a navy
lifted 10 CUR na~fz az6 worthy II cur
Trace and shippirg
But armies and Instruments OF var NJ.
| only part u what hAa 70 Dc cuurs,t.--s
x Ne ara n consider the supreme r,nr..-
[ Of national eif-sufrfclency and .---,.rtrx
n A. II aspecfs. There ara arher xr-ar
rarrers which vii De thrust upan eur A..
t-nr1on whether We VIII or not. -her-
"a n1r example, n very pressing question
oc rAte and shipping involved In his
<reAt problem Of national adequacy I,