Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-25
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WORLD AR
Gen. March, Chief of Staff,
Says Preparedn Might /
Have, Prevented II S;

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Washington. D. c., Nov. z5.-What
amounts to an expression ,Of opinion
nat II the United States had made
even limited preparation the war u
with Germany would not have 0c- 4
cured. is contained in the annual ra- Il
port of General Peyton &C. Marc
chief of staff, made public here thfo II
week. f6s - a3sfSsrs1,ss
General March goes further ana
states that ii pacifist policy had nor 2.
prevailed in Great Britain, therp
probably would have been no world
war at all. b n q Nss8
THIS. from the chief Of staff serving
during the administration, OF Presi-
dent Wilson, has been received here II
with surprise. The report urges or
ganization of a regular army Of 5OO,-
200 men with a system of universal =
training. II 50 +
Shows Need of Preparedness I
General March's report calls attcn-
tlon to the United States brilliant ac-
compllshment in Transporting more
than 100000 troops overseas. He
says this proves Americas Eeorrapff.
cal isolation is not sufficient profee-
tion. What the United states did 9th e
err nations may do. He calls atteu-
tion also to the fact that the war
proves the United States can. be self
supporting for an indefinite period.
These facts. he says, point the way.
to military policy which will make
1t impossible for any other nation to
gain a foothold in this country. with
out which aggression against the
United States would be in vain.
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March does not take the League OF
Nations seriously enough to warrant
the suggestion of lessening prepara-
,tion in time of peace for possible war.
and urges preparedness as the best
guaranty of peace.
Celebrating his opinion that lack
of preparedness in the United States
prompted Germany to make her un-s
lawful aggressions which forced the
United States into the war, General
March calls attention to the facr
there are now 100000 men and
100000 officers mentally and physi-
caiIy trained for war There is also
a great reserve of MATERIAL. No 9th
er nation has such reserve. In ad-
dition to trained men the govern
ment has complete cantonments, w.
Ing fields, firing and training centers,
storehouses. and port terminals. This
reserve and this physical equipment
assure the protection of the country
for five years, making the elaboration
OF a permanent military policy possi-
bic, General March says. Having
suggested the policy which. he he
itileves should have been pursued, the
general adds: s4 <f.
/ tenn OF trairifg-as is outlined been In
existence in this rOuntr! at the out
break of the warsit is pEnbablea that
Germany would not have dared by the
! violation Of the rights of this country
under International law to have
brought the United States into the
war. In fact. had such force and
system been in existence in England
in 1914 it is. in the light of sul,se-
quent events, by no means i'm proba
BILE that Germany never would have
begun the war at ALL
I, Shows Conflict With Wilson. .a
/ General March's bold opinion is re-
garded as the more remarkable wl1en
it:iis remembered that President w IL
son frowned on all preparedness ut
the outset of the war. saying Sstiie
country was prepared. and intimated
that persons advocating. preparedness
were becoming "hysterical"-an op-
minated in the resignation of Lindley
! NJ. Garrison, as secretary OF war and
j the prosecution of his second cam
paisn with the appeal to the country
/ that "he kept us out Of war
/ General March's opinion on this
subject is reiteration of his former re-
port, showing it is we'll grounded
conclusion on his part.
= The permanent policy which the
chief of staff has in nI;nd is contained
in the bill which was before the last
session Of congress in which the or
ganization of Il highly trained but
skeletonized army of $4,000 officers
and men is contemplated with Il sys-
!. tenn of universal training which,
would have developed an available
and trained reserve, which would have
provided without question the a5e-
| quate protection to the country which
a sound military policy den,ands..'S5
The report outlines the reorganiza-
tion of the army with its general staff,
| permanent operations divisions. war
4 plans division. military inteIilgenLe di-
INision. purchase, storage and traffic
4 division. ETC., and their various $sub-
i divisions. ,..5 "a 4
/ The report devotes considerap Die at
s, tention to the subject of delr.obiliza.
tion, which it describes as one of the
great achievements of the war.
4. The cost of denobilization fell from
IAN average of $6S.a5 at the outset ia
1 5s3.eS per man as the system was
more fully developed. s
4 From the huge army which the
United States had at the time Of the
1 armistice the number had shrunk on
4 June 80. 1920, to 20s.s01 officers and
men. OF these 15s,60S were in the
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i pine Islands. 5.1s5 in Hawaii. 4.7Ts
lat Panama. 1.342 i'm China S75S III
i Alaska 1862 in Europe, l.45: q n
4 Puerto Rico, in Siberia and 1. .5oA al
8 sea. II 4SS u So 4lss; .l3s
4 Soldiers Learn Vocatioas. sss
S The report gives special attention
4 to the new policy of giving soldiers h
1.-THE army an opportunity to Obtain NO.
!, icational training and general efiuca.
4 ton. Tho total number. u sutjeEt,
taught in the various camps variel
from ten to forty. and i bout S,sGs
lclAsses are being conducted thrOussl
i out the service, in which nearly l00s
a O00 soldiers are enrolled ssS,:ss
An interesting experiment u he3nl
!; ;5conducted n training Hitter ake6S NM
b scitizens who DO not sneak ths sngiisl q
q language. CongresS has kepsn1ed ths
\ law which provided that d 81
4 peace no man who coua1 n0kS n y
I read and write the lsn6 4 ~ II
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