New Britain herald., 1916-01-06
DELE FEDERAL FORGE OF MILLION l MEN IN SIX YEARS
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(Continued from First Page.D Rbers. Tn addition, therefore, to ge with the colors subject to in- Ht call, there should be at all
 hs in the country large numbers of available, by reason of previous aice for military purposes.
 Dur immediate problem, there-
 B seems to be how shall we meet .e requirements. !. @.
 l 5000 Men Per Year. A'he Adjutant General after a most aful consideration of the whole Beet matter and personal attention
 Heto, reaches the conclusion that 7annot expect, under present con- Ems, to recruit more than 50,000 I per year for the army. It would
 Refore seem impracticable in the adegree to consider that the prob a can be solved by providing for
 hnding army of the size neces-
 q for this solution.
 9 do not in any way share the
 8 of those who think that proper
 8ary preparations involve any in
 Rrence whatever with the suprem- 8of the civil auth critics. I do,
 ever, firmly believe that in a
 bcracy the defense of the nation i'd rest upon tho citizens and not
 s a professional, paid military
 B, constantly under arms and de-
 Fl solely to military pursuits. I ||ssx 1t Is clear that from every stand lE we can dismiss the suggestion 8 the situation should be properly
 a by 8 standing army of 500.000 s constantly under arms.'' S National Guard.
 @rning to the National Guard MT Bison said:
 At the present time this force Fists of approximately 9,000 men 7 officers, and it would therefore |Rcessary if it is to be expanded to poo to add 271,000 men and off,
 NJ this policy should be attempted |e adopted, Congress would first 8 to require the states to raise amaintain all of these troops and Estates would have to practically Be their existing equipment. I |Aot know whether Congress would 3 any power to impose this bur |#upon the states. It seems to me
 N mere statement of this situa- |I Indicates how utterly futile it is |Itempt this solution"
 N Called for Three Purposes. |f. Garrison pointed out that the #pnal Guard could be called in |8ra1 service only for three pur- |B, to suppress domestic insurrec- H to enforce the law, and to repel |Bion, and added: There is no N thing so free from dispute as the basis of any proper military Elm must be unity of responsibility, Nority and control. It is abso- |g impossible to have this essen Hunity under the Constitutional H Hsions with respect to the or Fed militia or National Guard. Hhe suggestion that the situation |pPoperly be met by some sort of .sion making these troops subject Ell of the nation for all purposes, @2se of war, instead of only for Hthree purposes specified in the Htitution, overlooks and disregards Fundamental basic trouble which |sremedy does not even touch much cure. The National Guard Ever, as it exists, is a federal as- H It is so circumstanced that it ', Band be taken in as it's exists. l. IRfore, propose a large addition to Federal aid extended to the Ma Ell Guard, so that the system may Iperated to it's maximum capacity |be available for the federal pur- Is specified, in it's most effective Hition.
 Militia Pay Bill.
 Eith respect to the so-called Mill #Pay Bill, I only desire to say this. Eve always felt that any pay for |e training should proceed from Estate and not fro mthe Nation. Se Congress prefers the method of Et federal pay, it is not a mat Nn which I have any individual #EDenL upon WHICH tdEe IO H. E. Garrison took up suggestions the Swiss or Australian military Ems be adapted to American needs. She former, he said, universal Eary service and the beginning of Training work in the public schools Bed it's most prominent. elements,
 b the Australian system likewise Bred military service from all citizens. Tn this country he 1nued, ''it is not believed prac- lie at this time to found a fnili- policy upon either of the two ItiaI bases of the systems just de- l led. The national government has Jurisdiction over the public school ] ms of the various states. A con- ltional amendment would be re- |ed to give it any such jurisdiction. Hhermore, it is not believed that Speople of this country have zhed the conclusion that compul- military service is a necessity. lever rational such conclusion may 2hnd however inevitable it may be light that the people will eventu- reach such a conclusion, it is F. to found q policy upon any such Sisite at this time, if there is not aonable hope to expect that it will