The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-13

20 f..ncr.i S,.I ~. ss,a
s.Tfndcr such a .vs,em mobilization
10. 80 Mill aso,n he a,tsnd.d with
confusion DELAY ana euba
ana csn,a,sn. ~,,i, proho h,v no NJ.
tended viii disaster' No dean,,e p,ans
c.n h. hassd on tho nnosr,ain force
30 y .rg.ni,.d u,ii,,a THO Federal
O.rnrnnon, nonnot contro, a.. comnosi.
d. ,io. ,ra,ring ~ d,s,ribut,on
..I,nnn ,ha o,,hreaL ~ var uc capno,
A .ss,-aa ,ha, liz n,~.ani,sd ,nIi,ti,
= CO. 49, ,,h,ch v,a b,yc ex.
nerd.d our time and funds will .x,s,
y. eli A, ,his n,ns, rr,,ic., monent
cn..rnnr nay ahoiish 4, M ~srfire,y
s,San,.. ,Ia ,r,nn. J,scha rv,ny and
annoin,,n. fnr ,%oi,,Irai rea.,rs and prac.
,ir,iiv torcin, ,ho UoI erunen, ia take
Tho balance
..rha w. ,,.nar,u.,, can s,e.k mos,
n..,,tva,w ,,r H. decision in ~sunn,rted
hru' Nv 80, -, n,r bi.,nry hv
~. Sc, .,,,.a ,n'd.y and he Tho .x.
,ar,snc. ~ ,be pcriod ,ince tho spanlsh
perience OF ue p...ya III. un' na,a
$3.50 a...,., hv ,,t,,o .nnrorr,,,,nn.
80 v... aa,ar 10 Mo torc, ~ ,I. ar
a.ni.aa ,n,,,,,u TN. evidence nm aIe Il,
~ ~ nv, msn, .bnws nov ~.
80, sau.s 81 .ccn,nn,,sh ,h,s and hon,
".>o on,n,s,ma mnJsr ,he m,iit,.
. g. innnssih,. n,v,,hsta,diny
~ ,mn, ia, ,bo Militia of,car. and m.
49,. a,Soora da,.iied o, ,his d,,,y
49, ,ahorsd most carn.s,lv ronscicn,
.a, 49,, .L,,,,,,,, :"
yUns,y @ CIV Nm. c,i., r., tho
49,. =, >%;,i,,,, awoirs s,a,.d ,nu,,
a. $3.50 a.. aatac,s 80 ,ha ,%,ii,,i. 90
-, So. a., ,h..a 49,.
" 49,, aasroa o., ,,.o,,.,cy Il,
~ .dminis,ration INA %trainina
due 70 a temporary tenure OF office of
$50 ua,".- ~" ri. .n,n,wan,
Sror, n~o,,,Ic.i or p.rsonai consideration
..i..ck n, uniform and efficient stand.
"a ~ ,Sv,Irni exaninatIon. In some
states recruits are accented withou,
physical examination.
"Low attendance at assemblies for
drtli instruction,
"Lack Of cooperation between the
States.
LACK ~ uniformity In the military
codes OF the several states. no two OF
which are alike.
Lac OF care OF rederal properly
purns the period IRON January l. I'I-
70 june ~, wa. proper>y 10 .ne N"'u.
OF *i'Sos''oi' tne loss s"o,tase w
wncn cannot oe aetoun'e% tus. q .
u w. "
",n" sa.Ty r., >sus ..,,s
.sr,n.'. do,one,.. .ncoun,s,oa /,
.,",,n,n. ,h. o,g,.r,,.d roiItis mr.,
t,ace.hi. 10 IN. FAC, that a constitute,
to-day no, n single, armed body func.
tommy in ali IFS par,s In obedience "a
a. conmo control. hut AN aggregation
OF forty-eight little state armies. the
majority organized without reference to
national needs and each jealousy cling.
Ing 10 certain state rights.
,-... 49,. c..,....
"
"Such "A system necessarily carries
with IL a certain amount of friction, mis-
understanding and confusion. This din
guilty is Inherent In the system OF Qua
control. Further provrsss In efficiency IL
contingent upun tho adoption of "A fun,
contraI,zed systsn, NJ control I'm militia
.dmirIs,r,,i,r n, OILS. n, one which vii
,r,c,ic.i,, ,.u,r,u,. ,ba a1ve-ss ir.
s,.n,.. ~, ,hn ,ni,,,.,, .,.,.m ~ du.
$50,
'.
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.nan !, an. o''er :. ~ .e''...'. VI n,e
con'soi oi s.e esseh'Ia.s 'nat so w INN
up ne'u eniciehVy must ne cen'''l'hs
ana IN our SITUATION must DE IN the hano'
or the Federal toVernInsn'.
Less than half the present military
forces OF the country would be OF use "a
}the present time Gen. Wood told thu
House Committee.