Evening star., 1926-06-08
DAVIS ENL|STSA|D
FOR BIGGER ARMY
Reserve Officers Assembled
Here to Let Them Know
Defense Needs.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
While politicians are diagnosing the
result of the Iowa Senatorial primary
election, and a committee room of
The House of Representatives is turned
into a cockpit, the War Department
at Washington is the scene of serious
business. There a group of research
officers of the United States Army has
! been just assembled upon an annual
tour Of duty" assigned for the pur-
pose of letting them know just what
is being done by the Army to maintain
national defense. The officers come
from every section of the country.
They represent II great variety of oc-
cupationS. The purpose of the War De
partment is to let these men from
civil life see how, with inadequate per
sonnel, the national defense act of
1920 is being administered Incident
ally, the reserve officers have been
summoned to Washington to become
acquainted with their duties in case
of an emergency.
Those Detailed Here.
The roster Of men who will be i'm
mersed in a twoweek course of
Gen. Roy Hoffman. banker, Oklahoma
City, Okla: Lieut.. Col. Robert G.
Lowry, promoter, Dallas, Tex; Lieut.
Col. William NJ. Mumm, advertising
executive, Columbus. Ohio; Maj. Loren
r. Brooks. editor, New Orleans. La,
Maj. Alexander r. Frederick. clergy
man. Sparta, Wis: Maj. Edwin NJ.
Hadley. manufacturer Chicago, H.;
Maj. William Il. Hanford, oil refiner,
Racine, Wis: Maj. Donald G.. Hunter.
lawyer. Des Moines, Iowa: Maj. b. Z.
Leonard, lawyer, Portland. Ore; Maj.
G. +. A. Mulcahy. reformatory Off
cial, Concord, Mass: Maj. Edwin NJ.
Sincere, architect and builder. Chicago.
III: Mai. Frederick Sullens, editor and
publisher, Jackson. Miss: Maj. Henry
IS, Todd manufacturers, Huntington,
H. L.: Mai. Parker Tuck, textile manu-
facturer. Lowell. Mass; Maj. David
Nagstaff stock broker. Tuxedo Park,
N, T.: Mai. Allan G.. Warner. econo-
mist. Dougiaston. l.. l.; Mai. Claire !.
Weikert, manufacturer, st. Paul,
Mimi; Maj. Richard T. Wilson.
banker and lawyer. New York City:
Maj. Samuel o. Nynne. assistant
district attorney Philadelphia, Pa,
Capt. III. /. Brock, newspaper writer,
New York City, Capt. Arthur G. Bur.
nett, life insurance man. san Antonio,
Ten: Capt. ". A. Chamberlin, col
lege professor. Granville, Ohio; Capt.
Walter Il. ClauSen. newspaper man
Los Angeles, Calif.. capt. herbert A.
Horgan, lawyer. Boston, Mass, capt
". Bailey McFall, lawyer and teacher
Pittsburgh, Pa: Capt. Aaron h. Stiles
newspaper man, Sycamore. III, and
Lieut.. Leon G. Ives, physician ana
au~geon, Peoria, Ill
The reserve officers happened 10
begin operations on the day the Fed
eraI Council OF Churches launched It's
latest attack on military trimming in
the schools. colleges and universities.
The pacifist onSaughts against pre-
paredness have steadily borne fruit
during the past six years. In conse-
quence the standing Army Of the
United States has been Whitfield down
to what the War Department calls
reduced peace strength.
For the military defense Of the en-
tire continental United States, the
Panama Canal Zone, the Philippine
Islands and Hawaii Uncle sam Is
scrapinc along with lis,I50 men ard
10 900 officers. The personnel of the
Army has been succeSsive!y cut down
since the national defense act vas
passed. in 1920. That percentage Of
raen and officers compares with the
total of 10000 men and IL 600 officers
recommended b. Gen. PerShtng and
John ". Weeks. former Secretary OF
War. as the irreducible military mini
mum compatible with national safety.
But Congress has systematically de-
prived the Army budget OF the FUNDS
necessary for what our Army experts
consider adequate land defense,
1850 Men Short
When the national defense act was
first projected It called for an Army
Of $4,000 men. As finally put into
law 1t said that the Army should
not exceed 0.000 men. The author
lied strength TO-DAY, after incessant
cuts and cheespairing. is 125,000 en-
listed men. The Organization, In fact,
is 1850 men short Of that total.
Dwight r. Davis, SecretarT Of
War, and Maj Gen. John l.. Hines.
the chief of staff, are in hopes that
the reserve officers now on active
duty in Washington will secure a con
vincing closeup Of the Army and the
War Department. and learn that d
maximum of brick is being made with
a minimum Of straw They are to
be acquainted in detail with the work
ings of the general staff, which was
pretty roughly buffeted during the
Mitchell aircraft hullaballoo. One of
the most welcome pieces OF news sup
piled to the reserve men is the an
nouncement that the General FEEDER
alton Of WOmen's Clubs, recently at
Atlantic City, went enthusiastically
on record in favor Of adequate ma
tional defense. Adequate national de-
fense'-nothing else-is what our
Army folks crave.