Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-04
WARREN DISTRICT COMMITTED ID PLAN
 FOR PREPAREDNESS
Commercial Club Endorses Recommendations of Mer- chants Association of N. f. Which Has Taken Lead.

From various sections Of the coun- try and especially from the larger cit ies there have come plans for prepar- edness with requests for endorsement Of the various commercial organiza- tions of the country. Of all these the report of the special committee of the Merchants Association Of New York has most appealed 10 the directors of the Warren District Commercial Club and that plan they have endorsed pass ing resolutions. copies of which will be sent to Arizona's senators and rep .resentatives and to the Merchants As scciation of New York in the way of a reply 10 the letter of that body.
 The report of the committee that has received this local endorsement sets forth that inadequate preparedness is worse than none in that by it the coun try is lulled into sense of false se- curity. The present tendency of Con gress to rely upon state militia for part Of the line of first land defense is
 
 of patriotism. honor or efficiency of the militia, it's officers or men but fro'n the fact that in the very narure of things it is impossible for the mili- tia to be efficiently trained and under the most favorable circumstances here must be a lack of coordination between the several states. IL points out that in New York State the time 24 drills of two hours each in the year for three years, two days a wear in rine practice and ten days in camp ev- ery other year-a total unequal to month of intensive camp training.
 The committee makes the following recommendations
 The navy should be increased with all speed until it is restored to it's po- sition as naval power on the Atlantic and until il can at all times be first naval power on the Pacific Its person nel should be increased both if off cers and men until the ships we have are fully manned and the number of men receiving instruction at Annapol- is should be increased to the utmost capacity of that institution.
 Second: Increase the United States Army substantially as recommended by the War College of the general staff to not less than 275.0OO to 3OO,OOO men and increase the number of ca dets at West Point to it's maximum capacity.
 Third: Amend the enlistment law so as to provide maximum of not less than six years, three years with the colors and three on the reserve list, leaving it optional with the man who has honorably served three years with the colors to continue on the act i've list. Thus is created a substan- tial reserve. These reserves should receive reasonable yearly pay and camp training of one week each year until mustered off the reserve.
 Fourth: Create a continental army of 500,000 to 1000 ,000 which shall have continuous intensive training of not less than three months. This shall be composed fthe youth of the country during the non-productive period of their lives.
 Fifth: Make no increased federal support of the state militia for the req son that fifty state armies can never he yielded into workable, dependa- hle United States army; but the mili; ia in seaboard states can be used as 0UEiliary to the coast defense.
 sixth: Concentrate tn etroops of he United States army within the bor ders of the country into ten army posts to be located at advantageous points along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Mexican and Canadian borders.
 Seventh: Establish away from the zeaboard. in the iddle west. ordi- nance, rife and intuition plants.
 Eighth: Cerelate and coordinate he transportation industries and nat ural resources of the country, SO as to make them instantly available upon the outbrea'- of war.
 Ninth: Urge upCn the states, and encourage in every way. the military training of boys and young men. which will result in improving their physique and health and increasing their eff ciency in civil life. thereby eonstitut- ing a vast economic gain.
 The committee which drafted this report was composed of. William M. Baldwin, Stephen Farrelly. It. Com. Louis NJ. Josephthal. Maj. Gen. Chas. F. Roe and J. Beaumont Spencer.