The Monticellonian., 1917-02-15

| (sinee when the increase has been | great), the reserve militia of the Unit ed States, by which is meant the males ] aged between eighteen and forty-four years, not included in the organized 1 forces, amounted to 20,53S,347 men. The above total does not include | the men of the insular possessions, sx' cept Hawaii. These could produce an other 100000 men of military age. France is said now to have one per son out of every six in her population serving in the army or navy. If the | United States and her insular posses sions ever made such an effort, taking l the present population as 112,O00,OOO the president would have at his dis posal no less than 1S.666, 666 men.
 This is probably more men than Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey together have in the field today.
 Unapproached Industrial Power.
 If the unorganized manhood strength of the United States is imposing, the industrial capacity of the nation is even more impressive. With less than one-tenth of the worlds population, we make nearly one-third of all the things produced.
 In iron and steel, for instance, we turn cut more than Great Britain ana Germany, the two next largest produ- eers. do together.
 Some observers have estimated the present industrial capacity of the United States at as much as all the rest of the world put together. While this Is perhaps an overestimate, large scale production has been carried to such a fine point here that no nation can approach us in the total produced per worker.
 The average American produces more per hour of labor than the citi- zen of any other nation. We rely on mechanical power three times more per man than does Great Britain four times more than Germany and i've times more than France.
 The committee on industrial pre- paredness of the naval consulting board is just about completing an in- ventory of the nations war resources.
 While the organization which was to result from this inventory has only just been started the work of investl- gation done indicates in the clearest manner the factory strength of this country.
 In preliminary report, Howard E. Coffin. chairman of the committee stated that there are more than 30,OOO manufacturing concerns in the united States which can render important service in the event of war. No plant is included in this list whose annual output is less than S100.000.
 The inventory is in the hands of the great engineering societies of the country, which have had committees at work in every state.
 Marine Corps.
 The United States marine corps IS independent of both the army and the navy and it's small strength should perhaps be added to that of the two main services when estimating the to- tai organized belligerent power of the nation. The authorized strength of the corps is 15,62I officers and men of all elassifications, and the ranks are nearly full.
 Various schemes for army reserve bodies were incorporated in the na- tfonal defense act of last year, but these provisions have not been in force long enough to produce results of inn portanee. For instance, of 50,00O re- serve officers provided for. a total of less than 800 has been commissioned.
 Organization of the Army.
 The commander in chief of the army Gas of the navy also) is the president of the United States.
 His representative, who carries out his wishes, is the secretary of war, Newton D. Baker.
 The directing force of the army is the general staff. Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott is now chief of staff and his as sistant is Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. Grouped about them in Washington are army experts of various ranks, who are supposed to do the thinking about general problems for the whole army.
 Should the United States send a mili- tary expedition abroad, the commander would undoubtedly be one of the seven active major generals. These are giv- en below, with their present assign ments and headquarters:
 Leonard Wood, eastern department, Governors island, N. Y.
 J. Franklin Bell, western depart ment, San Francisco, Cal.
 Thomas H. Barry, central depart ment, Chicago, Ill.
 Frederick Funston, southern depart ment, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
 Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, gen. eral staff, Washington, D. c.
 Tasker H. Bliss, general, staff, Wash ington, D. c.
 John ]. Pershing, Eighth brigade, Columbus. N. NJ.
 Training Camps Offer 18,oo0 Men.
 The Military Training Camps aSsO-