The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07

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nation without rearing a m,,,tar,.,,c
caste to interfere with our po,,,,co,
ira titions and ideals. Tho c,,,z.,
would be at ono and tho same finn.
citizen and soldier. The c,,,zensb,,
would constitute the soidiery. Tn.
soldiery would not be withdrawn .ror,
the body Of the citizenship. The c,,,.
zen while soldering would feel that h.
was merely performing one OF N.
cardinal and essential duties Of a ca,,.
zen and was not doing something thu,
would cause him to be any lea, q
citizen, but rather more a citizen,
But We must have some s,andins
army. In my opinion II should con.
stitute h lesser numerical propor.
ton OF our armed forces. We need =
regular army to garrison the foreign
possessions; for eSpedltionary force.
such as were utilized In the Cuban
p~acincation; for border duty such n
the army has been performing on Tho
Mexican border since 1910, ana f-
DUTY such as II Is now performing IN
Mexico in the pursuit Of Villa. W
need q regular army 10 be- at the
constant command Of the President IN
the performance Of his const,tut,ona
functions.
The Federal Government 70 unde-
the duty OF guaranteeing a repuh'.
can form OF government 10 the State
and of coming TO the assistance OF tho
StQfaQ FOR tho nraeAr,--
whenever the President shall be-
properly called upon so TO do. Few
or US realize that the regular army o.
the United States has been called
upon every year or two since n.
foundation OF the Republic TO perform
Its constitutional function Of COMING
to the aid Of Individual States wher,
the usual agencies of domestic order
have broken down. In fact, n.ne.y
times In our history has the reeulal
army been so employed.
We need a regular army. further.
more. for the purpose OF experimental.
ton in and Standardization Of tho mill.
tary art. The military art Is q cor.
stantly changing one. In times O.
peace and In times OF war advance,
are made, new IDEAS developed. move
practices employed. 1t 10 essent,s,
that We have a body OF profession.
experts TO follow this evolution. 20
participate In working II out. and cor.
t!nually to practise the hrt Of wa
40 far as II can be practised BY dr.'
manpuvre and experimentation Il,
time Of peace.
The great essential purpose ~
regular army in a proper military pc.
icy for the United States is the rrar
Ing OF the citizen armies.
Tho State militia should he tulerat.'
en- the ground tina the States Nee
some organized force for State pu'
poses. and because many of the Sta ..
are not sufficiently enlightened OIL q.
point to provide for the organ.aato
Of . oonstaSulary or State police sim
liar TO that OF Pennsylvania. Il
wise also to continue the prac,tc. -
the issue Of arms and accoutrenen,-
by the Federal Government. to ;he
militia and the maintenance o, a.
association between the militia and -"
Wa Department with the hope that
the militia will be a certain scr, q.
Federal asset in time OF war.
The War College division Of ~
General Stan recommends the organ.
zation Of . regular army abs 20 fur
nish 500 900 trained mobile troops &,
the outbreak Of war. II insists tina:
the half million men to meet the Are.
shock Of war must be regulars. ard
proposes TO get them by an eight YEA
enlistment. two years with the c'l0r'
and six with the reserves. This eD-
listment would give 12l 900 troops WI
tho colors and $4,000 in reserve.
This recommendation has been crit
cised as placing too great dependence
upon men who have been IN tho re-
serve anywhere from one to s4S years
who have become physically soft ON
plicated with the ties OF family ana
business. and who ought not 70 be
counted upon as first line troops ..
such a long period Of time after Iesv-
Ing the colors. I don't 90 into tN''
At length here because at a later tine
I expect 20 treat moro fully OF my o~n
individual ideas concerning q pro?er
military establishment.
The War College recommenfa'io7
provides for a national citizen ay1ny ~
soc. 900 prepared to take the t'elt
mediately on the outbreak ~ war. ~
having had enough training ~ eTS"'
than TO meet a trained encmy VII
three months. The War College
states that twelve months in'""S.''
training IA the minimum 10 rr"iN''
troops for war service. and coNr.ll.a
therefore. that the 500. 900 uat!onsl ~
zen soldiers should have nine mo"'0s
military training before war hest07
Great numbers Of reserve ~" 80
should be commissioned And TRAINED
An army without competent of' e''
In like a locomotive without a co0'.'
tent engineer.
Hawaii needs a garrison OF a.
$4,000 competent officers az! ~
the regular army.
Panama needs a garrison = -
$4,000.
The garrison OF tho F11'ppir- -
ponds upon what national p''t4
policy Is to no maintained corc'r!1s
those ISLANDS.
Thus the problem Of ths 's'rr''
] Of America u found to be. IN Sc f'o0
20 the maintenance Of an s''lnH"
navy and tho establishments Of -
proper garrisons for our fogea 7'r
sAssions and hsrbor dcfcn'es g o.
commercial and snatcgic harhof' 80
raising. organizing. muuittuu'rS e.
training Of 1000, 0no soldiers sf''''
solely 70 tho control Of the re'