Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-08
DEVELOPMENT Of
AIR IND UST RE 6
URGED BY WEEKS
Secretary of War, in His
Report to Congress, Fav-
orS Increasing Instruc-
tionaI Work for Citizens.

Washington, Dec. 7.-R2ali2ation
Of the fun measure of national de-
Tense preparations Of tho army
IaWaits tho moment when tho
American people throw themselves
wholeheartedly into the work,
Secretary Weeks maintains in his
first annual report, made public
1 tonight.
Plans now initiated for prepara-
tons for national defense contem-
plato a more complete state of pre-
/ paredness than at any previous
period in the peace time history
Iof our country" Mr.. Weeks says.
/ ave have provided a framework
| for defense prepared after careful
study. We have an administrative
| body qualified to direct and con-
| troll the constructive development
of the framework. And finally we
have prepared the plans Of devel-
Iopment. All of this is, however,
of slight value until the American
people. who are tho source of ma
teriaI for the body of our defen-
siyc structure, throw themselves
intellectually into the work.
To insure success, they must lend
financial support to the limit OF
the insurance demanded. The
Young men of the country must
train themselves to be fitted into
their places in the national re-
serve. The industries must pre-
pare TO cooperate in war time pro-
duction.
Cannot Afford to Turn Back.
wThe American people have |
started along this path ana they
cannot afford to turn back.
1.-THE present period, marking
transition from the high efficiency
which we achieved during tho
world war at the cost OF great
initial waste of life and treasure
as the penalty of unpreparedhess.
must be characterized as one OF
the most important in our history
nv virtue of the duty which 1t I'M
noses upon us of insuring that tne
lessons of the great war arc NOT
LOST but that they are perpetuated
in enduring forms of orgahlzdt loi'
and continuing policy ...
While outlining fully the extra
ordinary steps taken by the uepatt,
ment to reduce expenditures an, anu
pledges to. keep a iiIn.
hand on the purse strings IN an va
IS done, Mr.. Weeks points OUT tn o
places where in his opinion to'
great a limitation upon approPriu
ions will strike down the nnaCnlI.
,,,,, Of self defense that has peen
devised and make lessons of the
war valueless to generations "
come. .,. .or,
Stem by step he tells how the new ;
regulars, the natioh"' 5
rnard and the organized reserve
las been brought into being, me {
,,,,aior function" of the regular /
nv he saws is to provide corps g
- trained instructors in order thaI
10 reserve elements of the FORCE {
holI NOT he "subiected to the eN- I
,nssive dangers that confront raw /
roops'' if called for war emer- {
yency. oss,o.,
No., +1,is nurnose Il was essential S
W. Weeks says. that the resuiar I
,rr,v have a large surplus oil OH S
,ors IN do this training OF reserve U
,orronnel He adds that even II o
no regular army lis maintained a, s
&c now dangerously 'S' -
Win many officers released ~
raining air work by consolidation of
mis- the present commissioners
trength will be insufficient TO 1ui-
i'll the functions REQUIRED , by t puf
,ational defense policy when mar
,ollcv attains its reali .,..
trough acceptance of milltary
aiming by the American people.
"As we decrease the size OF our
landing army" the secretary as
erts 1--WE should increase the aG-
'vitv Of our Institutional WORK
mo ~ citizens. We can not afford
. ~ let t the numbers of our regular
Ulcers decline. Neither can we
ford to permit their quality to be W
1wered." +,
Declaring that at present the ma u
on can obtain from the military W
cademy approximately only one o
nird of the requirements for the e.
eacc time organization of the II