The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-18
vsgsuuIs WAYS OF INCREASING
NaTION's LAND FORCES
SUGGESTED.
PAuFISTSOBJECT TOALL
Cnx Expense and Declare That Mil
szrism win Result n Bills.
Go Through.


The nEnrings on the Army Appropria-
tirx am have been virtually con-
csused BY the House Committee on
MsJ,ary Ahairs, of which Represen-
kzuye W J. Fields is member, six
coacrete plans for increasing the ma
rscsas land forces in preparedness
sxnIuzz war may be said to be under
xzrxzrzI consideration. Probably a
ssnz<o others have been advanced
fruz time to time from various
.zDurnes. but six stand out more
pyezRinently than the rest These
arez
For7ner Secretary Garrison-Reg-
uIzr army. 1883: national guard.
Izs.e continental army, 100000;
xcsag. s7D.s4S; annual cost, s1s2,-
zl4.s5s.
Gzerai Stuff, OF War College
Regular army. 100000; continental
army. fhree months training a year
fsr three years. 100000; on furlough
for three months extra training be-
fsre service, 100000; total. 1901
see; annual cost. s35S,000,oOO.
Senator C. E. Chamberlain. Chair
Eza of Military Affairs-Regular
army, 1854, composed of Ga in
EmtE. 20 field artillery and 1s cav
a1Iy regiments. with 10000 men for
cozs1 artillery: seven regiments and
seye1 fattalions of engineers and
ssxzzi corps of 1.Si0 men.
Gen Leonard wood-Regular
army of 100000, liberalization OF
The national guard and compulsory
sezyHe based on Swiss or Australian
system
Ten Nelson A. Miles-Federaliza-
afs1a OF ire national guard, with mill
tia as 1ils backbone OF defense and
a shorter enlistment term as basis
OF Increase.
Tneodore ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS army
af 25a-oDD. with some sort of COM
russory service, based on the Swiss
or Australian system.
Two Main Arguments.
ailitarism" and expense" are
the TWO main arguments voiced by
opponents of the preparedness move
meat- In reply TO the cry of Mill
.Grzszn," The advocates of prepared
uzss quote an utterance by Maj. Gen.
ErGry Upton in 1885, Endorsed af-
tE-xgrd by the late Gen. ". T. Sher-
man and ElIhu Root when Secretary
OF War. Gen. Upton said:
= 1t is a popular delusion that
armies make wars; the fact is. wars
izeyssably make armies. No matter
vzat the form of government, war.
a 1ne discretion of the rulers, means
absolute despotism, the danger from
WhieA Increases as the war is pro-
Icayed. Armies in time of peace have
seldom il ever overthrown their Gov
ernments, but in time of anarchy and
var the people have often sought TO
lkEaie, and purchase peace at their
own liberty. If we would escape this
danger, we should make war with a
suuax arm No foreign invader
sasnld ever be allowed foothold on
.o1r soil
AT present the United States
zmy consists-or is supposed 10
cunsisi-of 5.O2s officers and 102.-
SIS men, of whom $4,000 consti-
fEfe Jhe mobile troops in -continen-
tai limited States and $4,000 are util-
I.ed in continental coast defenses.
The strength of the militia is given
as 100000 Adopting the plan OF
1913, Secretary Garrison would
raise the army OF l4l,S4S. OF whom
50, eco would form mobile continen-
tzl Troops and 2O.O00 be in the coast
ARTILLERY.
Computations Made.
For the second line" Mr.. Gar
Tiscn proposes continental army"
OF zB0.OpO men. 10 be raised at the
rate OF $4,000 a year for three
years, these men TO be obligated"
10 devote a certain amount Of time
eaeh year to training. for a period
of three years.
I'm recommending standing
zrmy-oi 100000 men and an avail
able extra force of 100000 the
War College experts assert that with
m Two weeks OF possible defeat of
nae UniIed States navy Germany ac-
tusIly s-nIld land $4,000 seasoned
regulars an The Atlantic Coast. and
Admiral George Dewey has said that
sneh landings would be possible at
many points In New England and for
Ssosn the seaboarc. A second sxpe-
dSfsua. following fast on the heels
OF zAs first. continue the War Col
k<ze experts. would place 100000
more nnsriie regulars on these
ahofez-