New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-24
Cheer Gen. Woods and
Mitchel's Demand for
$4,000 Army Officers.
GIVES CHALLENGE LIE
IN PLATTSBURG PLEA
.MayOr Denies Camp Was I'm
moral-Calls II Nations Only
Hope OF Preparedness.

A many O., the students a. Co.um-
bia University a. could crowd into
Esrl Hail b. climbing upon one an
others shoulders and overlooking into
halls yesterday unanimously Endorsed
a plan 20 form reserve o. $4,000 army
officers.
The Endorsement tooa .ac .Hm oi
such enthusiastic Cheering ,.at Nalcr
General Leonard Wood and Mayor
N.,cnel. who discus cd B.. r.th .1e stu
cents. were compelled 10 gnal everai
minutes for silence before they could
make themselves heard. Tho tvo men
were convinced. however. that tie plan
20 make college mcn the backbone o.
such an orcsniazao. cou.d nc carried
through without diAicu.tr f sim. al
sp.ri- were c.H!b led ~ o.acr .a ILL.,
tioas.
N.yor ,;.chel ,.zoro..-t denied
the charge. pub shed G 1.-The 'asl-
.cugc' concerning .wm0Ia. condition
- the Pla,tsblrg camp. tie declared
the conditions there last year were
such that several college presidents
whose sons were among the student
soldiers heartily Endorsed them.
II. :. Must Prepare"
columbia men. this country needs
the kind o. service you are asked FOR
to-dar.' he q. "N e are to-day with
out means o. national defence, m Al
iiternationsl situation where the peo-
pie nay be called On a. any day % de-
tcud themselves against The attack OF
other nations. or 20 G,iend the inter-
c.ts or tac citizen OF THIS country
abroad
There "a 30 oh. cat0u tnst rests so
heavily on the eorerrmcn- o. the
United states s- the obligation 20 ce-
tablish the dcfcnces now, without
waiting Cor other years o. a future
time 20 bring better counsels o" more
favorable conditions. A yet. either ID
or oIt or Coucrc- there has not been
developed any comprehensive. corstrUc-
tive plan. The only thing which l7
tangible and which we have direct"
before our eyes are those sumner en-
campmouts conducted under tho aus
1icss OF the national government 20
trsin reserve officer.
tod grant that Congress and lhe
national government will develop plan
Tor national defence that will meet the
issue. For my pa-,. ! believe 10 soiu-
ton viii be adopted which viii mean
real and permanent protection until
We come 20 tho system Of general CIT
zen training that exempt 100 man
within fhe limits OF tac Republic.
81 u.2e r0u. a. Columbia men. bu'
priuciralIv o. loyal c.tzeus oil the
tinted state. VINO have an ir;eres, In
this country. who feel the .oya!t" ~
her that every decent thinking Amcri-
csr must feel. 10 90 20 P.atts3urS. 20
take this course Of training and 20 pu-
Yourself ia the way o. becoming an
caicica, unit in he defence @. your
courtr- Dr. case o. med.
$4,000 Officers Needed.
"Tac question ie." Major General
Wood said. "are you students going 20
helm or not 70 sog ar" coming 20
hoio arc you coming prepared. VIII
ugrc. is q good thing 'u' you 'ce'
training.
I've p.au 20 bw.d I'D reserve .
10000 officers. This may seem large
reserve. bg. romCuoe that .n the Civil
War -lere vcie 100000 officer, in. The
field. and this an a '.mc when we had
80 enemies. and when communication
r.fr Europe va- slow and uncertain.
I've are entirely a"pr"pared Tor war.
a trr countries arc 10 --Uice4 except