Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-28
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GENERAL WOOD
Experts Tell Congressional
Committee That Enemy
Army of 100000 Men
Could Be landed in 30 Days
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/ Washington, Jan. 27.--The position
OF the United States In war-torn
world was described to the house mill
tary committee today by Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood as like that Of "a ship
at sea, with typhoon signals coming
from many directions
I'VE are living In an era Of war" he
said, and gradually are accommodating
most of the troubles OF the world"
General Wood, who appeared at the
committees hearings on the army in
crease bills, repeated In the main the
testimony he previously had given be-
fore the senate committee. He said
II would take an army Of million
and a half to hold line from Boston
south. Should conditions at the close
Of the war in Europe invite attack, he
declared, the more powerful OF the
helligerents could land 500 900 men on
American soil in less than thirty days
Army and Navy Weak.
A regular army OF 100000, fully
trained and always under arms, with
at least 100000 reserves behind
them should be provided he urged, 10
meet this situation The United States
navy, he classed as fourth in figntine
efficiency and declared II could NOT
maintain control Of the sea or defend
the coast
While General Wood and Col. Ed
win +. Glenn, chief Of staff of the de- 4
partment of the east, were testifying (
before the house and senate military
committees, respectively. Admiral r.
s. Griffin, chief engineer of the navy
told the house naval committee, con-
navy increases. of the me-
ohanlcal Ills to which submarines are
heir, and of the problem of finding
suitable engines for battleships and
destroyers.
Naval Record Is Good.
Admiral Griffin said he believed no
foreign power was outstripping the
United States in naval design and
type; American craft was as efficient
MS any afloat. To show the condition
of American submarines, he read a
report stating that they each had done
from 1000 to 1000 miles of surface
cruising. and several hundred miles
last year Their engines
were available for duty approximately
300 days Of the year, he added.
Members of the committee asked
for detailed information about the
Neff system of submarine propulsion,
which does away with electric storage
batteries and their dangers by use of
oil engines both on the surface and ]
submerged. The department has /
asked for $4,000 to test the system {
Admiral Griffin said two objections
urged against it were that the noise &
n the motor might reveal q submersl- /
lle to enemy ships equipped for I'M {
lerwater signalling, and that the en- /
CINE exhaust might create a wake of |
bubbles, making discovery easy.
The inventor, however claims to
nave overcome these difficulties, and
admiral Griffin thought it would be
wise 20 try out the system.
Wealth Chief Menace.
Colonel Glenn told the senate com
nittoe that the United States would /
% practically powerless to resist an '
INVASION Of any first-class enemy. The q
wealth of the nation, he said, had be- t
'omc its chief menace and would t
brow greater menace as the needs j
II potential enemies became greater. |
lie pictured an enemy landing on the
asst coast anywhere north of Chesa-
'eake bay, establishing . line to Erie,
Pa, through Washington and Pitts
lurgh and securing the northeast sec
ION of the United States, containing i
III of the more important ammunition :,
actories of the country such an in
'lsion, he said had been outlined in :
lctail by German war experts
Il am not enc of those who be- i
ieve we are in no danger from Great {
jriiain,' Colonel Glenn said Great a