The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-04-21
rHE 6DvRgfEERs SEMtWEEKLY

AFTER II will come the annual army appropriation
,udget. supplying the funds for carrying out the
lplsns authorized 1T viii &c well into the summer
before this money is actually available but long
I6efbre That and Just as soon as the Hay Cham
IBefiain Act conference. bstweeh the two.military
affairs committees is completed, all possible ma
.hnery 81 the war department. and the general
taf will be set in motion toward building up the
ew organization, Ons gan pow prophecy, With
itoierable accuracy tbaifhe 5@hIaE Adl2 VII be
tffbuf it'd tt4dt adthkrizsdi Ah9a 81
about 10000 to about 10000 and this will be re-
cruited, organized and drilled plans formulated
from the experiences of armies in the European
war. Es..#lH4 f... ".t 49,.
4 1t seems equally certain that provisions will
be made for training many thousands OF young
ltrIen probably in the course of the next two or
,hrec wears as manv as 25O00 or 10000, for Off
GERS These will be drawn from the many mill
tary schools of the land including the forty eight
Tor more, so-called land grant, or agricultural col
IIeges of which there are at least one in each of
1.-THE fortyeight States OF the Union. 1t also APP
lpears certain there will be three classes of re-
serves The first and, perhaps, the most important
Twill be reserves from the regularly enlisted forces
A regular for example, while enlisted for con-
siderable term probably six years, will be eligible
latter one year on the recommendation of his COM
In1ai1ding officer can return to his home and usual
Occupation but liable for call to the colors when
needed. Then, if the senate has its way, as 1t
Likely will have, another force of volunteer re-
serves, will be built up from the many civilians
}, lwho have served in the training camps, the first
lof which was at Plattsburgh, in September
Several of these training camps were, held for
lmonth last autumn under the instruction of regu-
lar army officers and many more will be held
during the coming summer and autumn months
, 4 A will the Ma
tiona Guards of the several States and Territories
| (which congress is now trying to federalize and
which is expected to yield 100000 fairly good sol
oilers, or thereabouts in time OF national emer-
gency. In short, within year or so, congress
and the President eSpectsto have forces of rising
three-quarters of million men, available for quick
mobilization and the machinery for recruiting and
Iorganeirg another, million or two without very
lmuch delay, One nnportant featuretef this larger
army enterprise will probably be- TO make every
one of $1,000 postmasters in as many postoffces
recruiting officers with authority. the approval
of competent physicians to enroll the prospective
privateS and provide them with transportation to
= the nearest training camp
So much for the third line OF defense, with pro-
Ividing which congress is now pretty well through.
But the larger second line OF defense is being
authorized in the Fortihc ations Bill, which has
received comparatively little attention although,
when better understood, it is likely to become
matter of intense popular satisfaction. The house
lis about to pass this exceently framed FOrtihCa
tons Bill the largest reported to congress
lin all the history of the American government,
carving a total Of $2l ,375O5O and authority to
contract for $l2, 100000 more. There is gOOdly
industrial item in this for practically all of it is
| for material, much of which will go to private
manufacturing concerns. The funds for new am
munition extend not only to the big seac"ast guns
but to the field Artillery for the army These
funds comprise $270OOOO for ammunition for
muuna ain, field and siege and authority
t to incur obligations for ST 100000 more; $1,000
! 1900 for ammunition for seacoast cannon and
n thorty to contract for S. 100000 more $4,000
or ammunition~for subcaliber guns seacoast
artillery, to be used in target practise and l.
100000 for ammunition for seacoast artillery in
the nsular possessions meaning, chiefly Hawaii
5 and the Philippines. Guns Of larger cahber and
$ longer range to be provided for the more
i popuous cities to meet the larger guns and more
y powerful armament the latest dreadnaughts
$ and similar provisions for increasing mine de-
lenses, protection OF guns. mobile coast artillery
j. and on. Projects in hand and now to be
o undertaken comprise the installation of twenty
two sixteen-inch guns, twenty four twe ve-inQhers
for long range fire and smaller calibers in due
j. proportions. An impressive item. in that connec-
tion is total of l59 three-inch anti-aircraft guns
v for scacoast defenSes, number OF which will be
p mounted in Oahu The best ordnance experts at
e Washington agree that the Notifications of the
: United States are not now eXcellcd by those Of
It any other nation" 1t is assured, that with the
8 completion ,of the new Undertakings which will
require three four years the United States will
,r he near impregnable regards its second line
l. If defense as money and the modern science of
, warfare make it.