Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-25
Preparedness
BY l.. J. +. ROONEY

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later prove fatal Ih' "H'o NN''
sotue one should do this has arrived.
In ,n iba Mexican war there was
Ntl, MAJ was glorious in our NIT
t,rv b.st1ry
ia ih. Revolution. the coutintn-
.tlI. nr REGULARS often displayed
,,I,r deserving ut victory. but when
,yps suatrI,d away by the miacoh-
.d.rt NJ gudiFrlplmod troops
tu tho Nnr NJ isl2 the discipline
and yiriorlos of the navy alone saved
the rouuiry from dlshouor ON ihe
land the historian ~ the army was
.,laI 10 siur over needless disasters,
to dw,'I on the haroism IN thc open
field displayed tv the regulars ~
rhlpprwa and Iuudys Lane The
Ni.ytc,uf war was a Succession of
victories Tho volunteers is we'll ns
the rrgulr- wrr, disciplined troops
The EcA.llI1n began with the de-
feat. At mu Run. hut tho multitude
of subseiucui battles Hrau proved
maj the ynlor OF disciplined Amer
lean troopa. hc thcy regulars OF vol
uptecrs rsn mot be- cAer,lcd by the
Laa, .rn,t44 ~ Euroro
No longer romppllvl fu doubt the
r,o,sass Of our armies the time has
come to ask what was tho cause OF
defeats like those of Long island,
r,uIen Queenstown. BladrnsburE
and UuU Run The people wh6. un-.
der the war powers Of the consti-
lions. grrender their liberties ana
give up their lives and their prop
,rty have "A rlght to know why our
wars are unnecessarily prolonged
rhey have "A right to know whether
di.ssters have been brought about
through the neglect and Ignorance
~ rnprress which Ia iutruvted with
m. noyer 10 raise and support arm
ies or through military iucompe-
,oucy Leaving their representa-
tty.s FREQ Ia pny itheir own aalnries.
tbe rroule have a right to know
whether they have devoted their
lime ia studying the art OF govern.
meDt
war ~ peed sc,rcsIy be spid AZ.
fects the lIfr liberty and prosperity
OF The individual citizen. aud beyond
thnt the ne OF the nation OnHE
Issu. necessarily depcnds the fatc
OF rnycrpnents and the happiness of
,ntIIions of human beings present
nnd future
From The known method OF Sc
lerttng generals In most of our wars.
mn one assumes that the title inn
pIlcs knowledge OF thefdrt OF war.
Consriou, thai our legislators make
A.. perit of nerlectinp the national
1oF.rse sbnil they too like our gen
.raI. enjoy uneerped titles. or the
highest NJ All titles. that OF states
uo,g
Foreisr governments. surrounded
hv nowcrfui nelghbors. act on the
theory. that military commanders
ca, he educated no less than cap.
tnina ana ueutenants The same
,bsorv is true Of statesmen. A gen
erai does NOT 40 much regard the
caussa NJ war his duty Is to he ia
miIiar with military history and to
know the details md principles upon
which anccesatnl war is concluded
Ths sta,eamnn on the contrary,
sbouI1 study peaee and the causes
which tenA 10 nreserve or destroy u.
History win teach him that peace
ends In war and war again ends In
neocs n the causes which term
i,nte nence and produce war can
moi he removed and II .he legislator
doo. not recoSnize and know how
Ia create powerful army, he ceases
Ia ba a statesman
In the course OF his Iah.ra the au-
,bor has met with many discourage
mcrts Az "A mi. n has only hecn
necessary To mention TO his brother
officer, the words military policy"