The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25
OKLAH0MA FILLS
| IMPORTANT LINK.
Colonel Trumbo Comes
Here to Preach Gospel
of Preparedness

nat oklahoma is to be an I'M
.,tant link in the new national de-
hsse scheme being worked out on
~ lines of the national defense act
- ssed by congress In 1920, was one
4 the outstanding statements yes
,,,iav Of 1t. Col. q. A. +. Trumbo,
,SiSf OF staff of the s5th division
~ The Reserved Officers CORPS.
coonel Trumbo was in Tulsa on the
S,al lap of a state wide tour which
No has made during the last two
~seks making final preparations
and preaching for preparedness.
Under the defense act. as ex-
r,ained by Colonel Trumbo, the
army" Is to be divided into three
.sctlons. all under the direct super
yslon of the federal governm ent
and all working In complete har-
mony. The regular army will con-
y.tltute the first line OF defense, the
rational guard next and the reserve
corcs which is in reality a skeleton
H. army will be the third line. The
REGULAR standing army has been
greatly reduced In size, thus LESSEN
|lng the burden on the taxpayers.
Hinder federal supervision the
gpard has increased greatly in etfi-
rency and the annual summer
lamps keep the men prepared and
smiliar with all new regulations.
| The guard can be made ready for
active duty within very short no.
|tice.
But the greatest stress is being
placed on the reserve corps which
lis made up OF commissioned off
GERS. now in civilian life. The pur-
pose of the reserve corps is to
have in constant readiness complete
|Faffs OF thoroughly trained officers
who can take recruits and enlisted
men and in a short time have a
Trained army OF large numbers. I'm
other words" Colonel Trumbo ex-
planned, the Ninety-fifth division,
which is Oklahoma's own. is the
k5amework OF a complete division.
" war Is declared and men are
enlisted we have a complete staff
FOR a division. The reserve corps
never comes into use except when
war is declared by congress"
Colonel Trumbo and the other Of
flcers OF the reserve Ninety-fifth di-
vision are anxiously hoping that the
appropriation for the reserve corps
which Is now before congress is
passed. This appropriation, accord
Ing to the colonel. will provide
among other things for summer
encampment for every division in
the reserves. The Oklahoma divi-
sion will go to Fort sill. While the
appropriation has not yet been ap-
proved the colonel believes that II
will be and the oklahoma division
has already set its encampment
dates for July 1925. Due to the.
long period OF inactivity for most
ot the officers in the division, many
of them have become stale" on the
inside workings of division and
others have forgotten much. Thus
the annual summer encampment
will keep the officers "up to snuff"
as the colonel explained it.
The citizens training camps for
young men from II to 2S years IS
also a part OF the new national de-
fense policy, the first military pol
icy this government has had In $50
years" said the colonel. The
young men go TO camp one month
each year for three years" he said.
They can then take an examination
and become a member of the re-
serves II. they get through success
fully"
While eastern divisions are n bit
ahead OF the Oklahoma division,
due TO an earlier start, Colonel
,rrumbo believes that the Sooners
will soon be leading the field.