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SWOI N ClnCUJ A.NONtot I' fa el•.cut.Hon 01 ••Tho Oklcalll'O 1'rlbual',"

ft ••eported III Ie•. oatll to the United Statea gOY-

meat u •.•der sectlon 4GT~ of tloe podal lawa

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OCrOllER 11 1914

TB.E DRIFT TO BUREAUCRACY

THE CHIC <\'(TO. SUNDAY.

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ra "WIT LIAM ROlll1;RT.SON "I; 0 haa jUst beenpromoted to the rank OfIteu tena n t «enllral forhll! servtcea alii quartermaster gent-ral of theBritish a.rmy In FranceIs the tirst ranker(enllsted man) to attarn that high grade inGreat BritainHe began hill oareer

all a trooper In the Six.teenth Lancers andafter aerving for ten~ears obtained at theage of 29 a commission

as heutenant of the Third Dragoon GuardsHe so distinguished hlmselt In the frontier VIars

~~-==-~ of Jndta, espectaltv In the Mlranza1 •.nd BlackANTWERP AND AFTER Mountain expeditions and In the Chltral Iellef ex

'Ihe f 11of Antv.erp a Ids another SllngUlnat1 act pedlllon being severely wounded that he found noo tl a tra lc drama whose Ie iouement Wlutl!l dlfl cultv In obtamlng from the late Lleut Gent t g f th f t I I Palm of the Bombay Staff corps the permission toI chind the In penetrable e rta n 0 e 11 Ire n n ar'ry his daughterall tI at drama the most heroic figure IS Iittla SInce then his promotion has been rapll1 He hasBelcium little mIl ys cal power great in high been commandant of the staff college and directorhearte I Courage and pntrlotie sacrlflce little III of mlIltary training of the Brf ttah arIny and chiefph~lllcal power and yet hIstOry may record how of the general staff at Aldershot While he won thethat little turned the scale of battle and gave favor of King George bv acting as his glide andvictorv to the allied arms Indee 1 we know now escort throughout t e a.rrnv maneuv ers last year at

h d P tb t tl t bb slstance tI e conclusion of wh ch he rece ed knighthood andt Ilt LIege sav e an. It ie s u orn re the hand! t hi m11 d I ~ e 0 8 na eof t1 e SIDall Belgian army w hicb w go own n There have been sev eral mstnncea of enlisted menhistOl$ as one of the most heroic feats m the rtstr &' to major generalsllp:!<, s ieh a" for instancerecords of war parrled the deadlr I mge that Gel' tl e late Sir He<'tor l\!acdo laid and of rankers Whoman wareraft had leveled at tl e French capital have risen to colonelcies such as &'11' John HarAnd now Belgium has lost all the great c tudela ring ton Ollglnalh a private In the \tldllesex regl

the genius of her great military engmeer Br almont, mont and who became not Only a. colonel Of thathad dest ned for s ich an extremity as this She corps d elite the Indian Stal'!' corps but also BrIt

g d ish m nlster plenipotentiary In Abyssiniaas 1aid III blood and sorrow but not a rop ID Sir Will am Robertson howe, er Is the first enshame \\ I atev er her fortune may be from now !lilted man to attain the grade of lieutenant genon sl e bas this to sustatu her ernl and hit! career is In tI 0 nature of 1\, romance

<\8 to the mil tarv con seq fences of the capture and calculated to fUrnish encoura.gement and inof Ant" erp It 18 foolish to prot heBy 'Ihe talk Sl ration to all those Britons wl 0 hav e VOlunteered(If Antwerp as a base aga nat Englalld IS exag for ser Ice n the ranks of the British army now Ingerated Napoleon is quoted as call ng Antwerp the field against the Germansa pistol at t e head of 'England B It It "a! II __PI tel that hI' could not discharge Germany had In.a base for opera tiona against England b It shewill not be able to use It until the Brltrsh fleet ISbeaten Zeppelin raids WIll co int for little exceptto t ruse Br tish '1\ ar feelmg stlll more and increasethe rate of enlistmentThe mom strateg c motrves for the determined

aU I(!> upon Antwetp were based uron the fact tI atIt , 11.>< a danger to the b-errnaI\ commuUlcatIOnlland the fllet tl at It II eln~tenCe on tl e flank orrear of tl e ( erlUan advance necessItated wlthhol1mg' a huge force from tl e main battle Ille", lat "Ill be tl e result of the release of the

large bod~ of troops !llld heM y "'uns as 19ned tothe t lklllg ot Antwerp 'I '11 e Belgltm defendlll"for ( "\\as nl t captured aud '1\ 11 jom the allieS" I at \Ii 111 be the effe••t of the remforo'merrt of'on 1\:11 k 8 army? ~ 1\1 It 1 e as serious to tl eauny or t e allIes as tl c te nfor<'ement of theJa~an",~e at MUkdeu by Nogi after the fall ( Port!\rtl tr aud the releasp. of Nogl s llrlllY from thattask? A tew days must tell dec "n eh

ago

AMERICAN ARTISTSOne of tl e sms of \cOleI'Ian I uustry III the pa~t

Ius bO'cn Its fa lure to de elo] or e en to encomagethe Illdus rill artist at home It was taken forgrantc 1 b~ the Silk I lls of the countn for In

11 1914

Qlle,tWlIf 'Iff"tinenl 10 1lI/UlMO. ';Ilmtohrl!l, ond prlltle"'w,, 0/ t*l,ealle I'matterll 0/ general mtefe,t wlll be anllwered III thlt column WhlJrtl ,paoe Willnot permit or tho ,1ub'flct .,1 flO lIudabltl, letter. «all be perlonall,l an,wered ,ub-lect to proper hmttaUon« and fj hero II IItampea tJdarell8ed (!1Ivlllopotil welo,eaDr Evan, wtll not make alltgnO$e, or pre,onbo for Ifldwlll'llIl dtllcr4RU Ref/uut,for lIuoh IIOrvlce 114f1notb•• n4lCered

RED CROSS WORKTh perlffillMI of voluntary a Ii so

cietles duly recogt zed anti au hor iaedb} their own governments which are employed In the 'an tary fOrmations and C8

tabllshmen Jj vi .armies IU''C as. mtls ted toth~ per so r "I oontemplated In U l!> preced I g ar tlcle upon condlt on t'hat the sa dpe sonne l sh~1I be subfect to mil tary lawsarid regulatrons

Each state shL1I make kn()Wn to theother either It time of peace or at tl eor enlng or dur ng the progress of hostrltt as ar-d In any case before actual ernployrncnt the names of the scctetteswh ch it has author zed to render ibSslstance under ts respons btll y In the <>fflclalBanltary service or Its arm esVolunteer so leUM of neutrals must

blL~e consent of their own governmentar d also ot the go, ernments whose soldel's they seek to aidAn army may requlsf tlon the wagons

and trains of the Red Cross for the careot the medical COlPS but fol' no otheruse IThe NatIonal Red Crol!lsof Amerlca Is

the only volunteer a d socletv tha canbe ernploj ed by the land and naval forcesof the United StatO's In future wars to a dthe medical peraonnel and the r employment must be under the responsibility ofthe government as part of the med calpersonnel and e~tabllshments of Its armyand they must be ass gl ed to dut es Inlocalities de Ignated by competen milltan authorItyThe person rel and establishments of

voluntary aid socletles Vih le so employedare entitled to the same prh lieges andprotectlon as that to which the armymedleal service Is entitled under certainecndltlons which are• That the soc eties are duly recognized

and authorized by their goverr mentb That the names of the soclettes to be

employed must be notified to tl e enemybefore any of the personnel Is actUallyemployedc That the personnel IS subject to mill

tsry law By way of exp anatlon therules ~tate In past '1\ aI'S eo many II'regular t es and even acts of ho"ttlityhave been committed by members of volUnteer aid sUCletles that the conditionsabove mentioned have been found neceasa yUnder appropriate I eadlngsln the roles

are given In deta I j at Vihat t e ellefbodIes are allo'l'led to do and how tneyshall do it and "hat shall be their spaClal prlvlie~es a~ non<lombatnnts lI-lldthe11mtatlons of those priv legesGenerally spea1t11~ the P."d Cross does

not work at the front The eqUipmentof the medical al d corU! s~ary depart

~:nt~:=-:::~~S:~Id\~r:e:~d a~: c:~:l~~~ ~..wld S cre arythe sIck ar d \\ounded A voluntary aid NO LIOEN 1I- _SOES 4 \-R"l: OAN.organization In that zote would be '" ,,"OT SELL CIGA-RET!!!lttle service and would be very much n Chicago Oct 4 -[To the 1'rlend of thethe way 'Ihe stretcl er ambUlanoo People )-19 a party" too" DS a cand(lresslng slation field hospital and ev lCU store permitted to fell t bacco to t "menat 01 hospItal equlprr ent of an ,un v is In the factory where Ie ,"orks?u"ually f rly well organized The MRS IJ H CLARK'\'Iounded and sick are lose enough to I "n" pau <Nngaven etl ell' comrades to have some care from I "~Illreto state that the t 0 Ch cag-odo Stheir f1 st sergea ts captains and colo not exact" I co so t eo 1 tobacco In. a "1nels as well a" from tl ~ I o~pltal corp!t slo ~ or tor the ell d~ .Iore It_e f ex opt I tl"But from the evacuat 0 hospitals case of tI e sala ot clgarels I cannot conce vathrough tne base hOSI t'tls r J convales t artyW8) In which a na can be ,topp I secent clllmis back to tI ;lJQ e:orthere IS ng tot ° In rhl'll)la Iiwhere I e wo'tk. prl}-nee I of an acceSSOTYI rg"r "'atlon , I ng I (J doe~ Jot se I Igarets o. l! ~ "'" aYD l'('C l' E P B cltnell "3 qS that w lh e garet pape s '" 110 the tohaceo U '"I''' he is

stopped by lhe power. In the lIar tfilly army the R~d Cro~. Vi uld be ex ED" ARD OOHN OItyCo lectorpected to nave men al d r e<essat:\' ambu _lu.1Ce mule tans etc for Pe tr ns PUBlIO HEARING TO BE HELDPOIta tlon of sick al d "oun Jed SOldiers, Ch cago Oct 4 _ [To the Frle d of thefro n tl e f1eld ho .pltals to the t ase hos People) l\. nd} te I me If the al €y l' npit lis The Bed Crosa WI uld be expecced I lUng ea nd "est bet een Hob<"yanJto prov d such urgeons r urses clellcal L coin ets and between Mad sonf ce and d{)mest c help at U e ba e los Istree-t •• rI en a~enue Vi ill be-pa 00plt.'\ls as might be called fo by the &1my :N CQLLEI';author ties A pUb1 ring w II be held d ng tl e ta IIII COnale~eent camps t1 e R"d Cro~s or" Int•••.° tI (\ pr posedpay g of the a e>

eenlce would Increase rei at veh And In tie b oc'!' bet" een lobe) L nco nandtl en In getting tl e dIsabled hack to tbe l' Mad .00. .tree II a d Warren Ii\en e ad".homes tl e duly would laroely rest with hope to b. aL. to ha 0 the 0.1 ey paved so •the \01 II tary organization tin e "e~~~aARD J GLACKIN Secreta'I h s sen Ic may see n <>f I ttle COl~e -+- ry

quence Yet tl e I'e ords sho\< that tf) IWATER lUA.IN!il FOR OLAREMONr, rd the end of the cIVil' 0.1'tJ e pt;r A"' ENUEeel tage at 20 ers In botl 11 e Fedoeral Ch ago Oct 4 -[To the Fr end of thea d Contedera e a mles al er t Irom I People l-Plea e tell n e "hen the watetheir commands wa. at all tlrne.1:1r",o p pes wlll be laid on I..laremont avenue\t t mes the absentee_ totaled one tllrd loutl of S entv tirsl 6treetof thi.' command Many Inquiries" ere n 0 F 131H En~t uted and n aJ y ren-ed es for the con 7 !9 Cae no 11 en edltionS, Viere offered ConI act for lay g waler nal • In C &"-8It seemed ,I en a man got out of touch mont avenu~ tron S venty flut to Se enty

t\ Ith his eolol el I e somet n "s dlRap to rth stree s has been let and" I I explrof)t;lil'ed entirely sometimes got home 0 t 21'> The cO(llraelor.Iates that \\ork wi It d ly and usually keep I gin tou"h with be eomp eted before that t mea H r~ It.:C<\Shi n at lome and gett ngo11m back" as Superl tendert Wa er P peExtensiond fllcult and otten Impossible A Red\ ross or!{an zatlon "olld have greatly IIp"sened th s ev IThe orga I",atlo I of the Red Cross ISnto four burea I~1 lIIedlcal bureau with dubes outlined

as above2 Bureau of nursing3 Bureau of mater1al WI Ie the rna

tel' al supplied Is ot every character themain function of this bureau Is to supplydellcacles and comforts needed by thefl ckand "'ounded but not othenvlsea.vallable tor themAmong th" artlclel!l to be found In DI

rector Bicknell s I st are s<>ups condensedmilk grape j lice fruits marmalades andjelltes pipes and tobacco nlgl t clothesconvalesc&nt cloth€s socks underweartooth brushes writing material towelsplllows mattresses mosquito bars bedclothes and cots4 Bureau of Intelllg{nce This bueau

a;erves as a means ot communlcat on andit formation between 1]le SIck andwounded soldiers Itlld sa lors and theirfrlel ds and relatIves at home They keeprecords of the" ounded and dead and ne>-tlfy their faml1len Records of capturea e kept and ilformatlon for 1Vardedtor"latlves 'Vhen It Is poss ble Ute namesof the enemy captured or the WOUldeden em es taken and the kllled enemiesIdel t fled "lth ouch factll as a e popel'are sent through the lines to the relatl\el!l

I(lopyrlr;l1t. 19H

THE obJect of th. A'lllttlcan RedCross the rea son it exists Is to &,0

a8 a Vrnporarl' means of reller Intoany fte d where there Is any break Inthe ordinary machtnery of soeletr

tOllupplvWlieels" hen the ordfrrarv w heelshave got out of gear Th<!l tmergoeneycea!llng to exlrt, the ordloo17 machl"eh~vlng resumed Its worK wltb its" heelsrachets and IIIlJ1: :Jelte In pNlt(m andmoving rightly It becomes the object ofthe American Red Cross to retire fromthe field with expeditionIf ne emergency Is one of war th ••tunc

tlon of the or-gantza.tlon Is the samethough deta Is of the rellef machineryare organized on B dlt'terent bulS!--II) the ordinary dll-y8 wor {)t •• co 11

mun ty the d trl<rem parts 01: the soclelmachine carry the loads for wh ch theywere dev sed Thl'J food produe ng maeli ne with itl dlvl810ns Into manufaeturers and other producers "hol"El"llaleraand retailers dealers purct asera preparer's and consumer-s 15 In harmoniousreclprocal relation Th'" medical machine conserves the health of the peopleS ddenly there comes & ell am ty flUm

cle t to d sarr ,uge a constderab e pal tof the mach ne Dsy. rna} be months",111be requ red to reeatabl sh relationsThe human bees whose h ve has beenbroken up fiy around In reckl ss disorderor .tand aroun In stupefted IdlenessIt Is lh~ runct, on of the R"d Cross

p omptly to come on tnts !!'Ceneand getinto actIon-to supply bread to the hun ••grl' c!<othu to the unclad ilhe~ter to theunsheltered care fo'!" th sick and. ende-a, or to prevent epldemlc 4lsea6.'" 1en l!Ioclety begin" again to function

In an orda!:"lyway tna Red Croos retiresI and leaves the WO'l'I::to the ord nary "fIorkers --Now th~ Amerlc •.111 Red Cross had itaorigin In the needs of the nation In timeof ws.r If may be aid to have heen bornO'llt of war Its ineat<!:st fur -ction" relate t() '1\ ar

lOne te3son for tI s Is that nothing disturbs tI e ever day operatIons of "{lcietyke a great warDrawing frt)m the ordinary voestlons 00"'any men It deprl,es t mllles l>f theirmeans ol SUIpOI t

As ti as,," fanulles can 8tJend but littleproduct on and trade ar~ 11mted lLndthus ether workerll are thrown out ofworkThe Red Cross maY be caLled upon to

help care fDr the fam 1 es left at homeThe army is Iro, Idea wIt! maci>fnpry

'1\ th wh ell to care for the s ck wounaed disabled an 1 dead at the front Buthere I" ge erally n oeu of a mach ne tocare for or to he'P care for the base hospItals and convalescent car ps and tokeep the men at tl p front In proper touch"lth the folk at hDm" Th s s an 1mp rtant part of the work of th-eRed Cross..•..

---ar Mis" Ciltra Bartollhad on H\ C' 1 f'{Jr the ails stance F.hehad rendered the" oun 1 d and the helpshe had gl\ en the fami,,~ \Vhen she\\ etta S" ze land n 18GG 51e wasb oug" t closely n contact \ th the \\ rkorgan e J tl ere She returned to tl eUnit"d Stat~s and be"an ber worit for as m ar 0 ganlzat on here Sht. succe-ededr ~81Orgar ized on a VI ar basis she proposed

tl d s ur d a a nendm<:nt to Ie constt t 01 na ng It poss hi" tor th ori\l1nlZ3.ton to give rebet following d <!-Sters

Fran e 1 a~ usta cd a Im t n~ of peace

severe 10 s thro gh the t \s tJ e years went'by thc organizationd~ath ot Co nt Albert de Increased tl e respect and esteem I whlc 1Mun Ro} allst leader it Vias held throu",1 out the country untilIlember of the French it renc ed &eml om" al po'llion by lea

I\. REFERENDUM ON GRAND OPERA Ac ldem} and /llnce the son of a proclamation by U e PI' sldwt ofI lten gent lovers of m IIHC are RViare that 1M death of Gambetta.. far the Un toedSta-tes <'lated Dec 27 Wll

and away the finest ora Tile pres dent proclaimed that on andopela as 1Il other thlllP,"s thele are cycles and tor of the chamber of after hat date the Amer1can fud Croeaper ods ~ agner tor example is tjrt1nt no more I nco:-porated under the laws of the Unitedin the opera VI orld He Is in the p rmanent rep deputies in wIlch he Sates Jan 5 1000 would be the only

represented Ro~coff In organIzation ~rmlttoed to render &ld toertory but ~ ngnerlan opera no 10ng"r mOlloI oltze~ I the Flnlsterre for close the laf'd and nll.val forces of the Un tedour seasons ~ e have had Ital an reVIvals an -} upon fOI , vears wltl;Jout S ateaFrench peno 1s but VI t ere are we no" operatically nterruptlon I This act on- was by reason of an agreespeaklllg What does the I lblic want II) "rand I His eloq ence "'II as of me.nt of one of the cO'nvent!ons to th~ ef01 era? the cla"slcal order and fect tra volunteer r,,1 ef .IIocletlu In

'------ --' portra} en the French order to hav~ the PI' vllet;e1l accorded byA recent (ferend 1m by tl e Cent lrj Opem - h t must I ave the sanctionlang "gee In sucl p rlt} and per:rect1on that e en t I1greem~n. 1

[an~ of Ne \ York f rl shes an ansVier to tI ose of 1 is poll tICal advelsarles ",10 most bit Iof e head <l. t ~ go,ernmentq est oll-tl e more mterest g to S III Ch CflgO tNly opposed lis rellg 0 " and ro} aliet doctrines In tl p P.ulf's ot i:nd Vi srfare Issu<\dbeca sa tl at company I~ to uppear here and g Ve "ere accuston ed to listen to hln not merely with by the war department on Apr!! 2., 11114us a t!l~te of Its qu Ihty Hundred~ of bflllots \'I €OleI respect but '!11th pleasure an 1 satisfaction I tl ere occur many l'eferences to the actlvcast and t1 e result thro~ s It.,ht n tl e develop I have alVla' s conQldered th~t tl e deference with It es of the Red CrOlS1! Th~se are basedment of p bllc taste ] I e ten opel'lS that lead VI hleh he 'l\as llstened to was due n art to hie im uI>on articles of agreement of the dltr.r

T II t b Id h d dent conve tlons Some of these rule.the !lst of favor tes are these Alun ['lam preSSlve appf'alanCe roo s a ea e • .swith a Vihlte m sta>Cheand other",lse clean aha,en are a follo\son and DelJlan The Barher of ReVIlle 1l I 1 Relief 5Ocle1les for prisoners of wa,r

IOUlse R "-oletto :\1ldame Butterflv pale face a Roman loae a fu ana dlsda nfu which are Ploperly constituted In ac'" n outl broad shoulders a tremendous chest nar cordance with the la" s of their cO'llntry

Bolilme The Tales of Hoffman., Tl alS roVi haunc -es and arrayed il a froelc coat of fault al d w th the object of II4lrvlng 'lS th.H .ensel and Gretel" ,lfSS build he looked the typical retired cavalry channel for charlta111e effort shall receIvei\n exce lent rei ertory n Itself oflloer trom tne b•.lllgerentB tor them&elvu and

sound highly cred table repertory His language and demeanor 'l\hen speallng "ere I their duly accredited agents ev"ry facllnew !tuhun old Fren 1 new Frel cll characterized by the most perfect 0 ltViard courtesy ty tor the efflc ent performance of their

I t th t th humane task within the bounds Impo"edGerman opera" III be fou Id n the hst TI e puhh And yet sometimes t was so pro, oca ve a ere by mll tary necetlSlt1~a and aum nJCltra.would be signs of restlessnesll on the benches of\'Innts neither hackneyed stuff nor mere novelty D 'f 1<'1t t h t ve regulationothe extreme left ",hereupon e un wou s re c _# dl t Ib tl U."for the sake of Do,elty It wants beauty melody J! or the purIJOse "" s I' u nil' re .,.~out his arn s at full length toward them and rno~e agents of the8e -societies may be at<mUed

en 01 on and takes It where,er It Is fonnd '"Is hands at them as If he were chid ng and re to the place. of Interment as also to the:rt e ten operas next III order of pOlulnrity ar" pressing clildren halting pla"e of Npatrlated prloonel"8 If

these ( IOCOIdu 'Iosca :U gnon The Se Th •. llbbon of the Legion of Honor which he wore furnl,,11el1with a peraonal permit by theret f 8uza Ine 11 e J er of N tre D'ill e Ir his buttont ole waf! won as a cu laRS er officer m 11 ary au 1orit e.!lRnd on g ,log an unrl II ~ r ts T :\1 a-kPl Ball rh In the 'ar of 1870 In "hlch he greatl~ dlst n dertaklng In WI' tin!, io comply wIth all

~ul"hed hI n elf af e I a In~ prevlou h 5<\1' ed fo meas rcs f ordel a d pol ce \1 cl the\f gel lute T1 e \\ ,,11 B rlS Go 1 no, I Ilatte may Issue -Hague convent on\g r \ h \CO'01] wi I \ I ~ncJ 011 and I v I eight vears I Alge a t d t th" I art Ie X\

:lfll ter nail} e' s t e grea g at gnn" e .,\\ s"It 1 lJ nl d ne" ((I n:ln n done Uu ~ I 1 I I ---

phllosOll er 1 et u" \\ h Ie on h 9 fa t er sse T ~ mnbl e san I ary torma.t ons Inh k 1~ I er t h" les eni!ed f am one of the oldest ta n lie of the clu neg t e [ ed Crop-s tr n-port column

:IV tr II nrt Iaristocl aev of t e qo thwe~t cf Frnnce taking his 1 ~htlll b" protecled and respectf'd by bel101 t s ""en lnele name Ii t t e f om the" '''tle ann to'\'ln \(gerent -(Jenev& convention article

let of l\lun 111an 0 SCUIe COlnel of t e p~ enee" j \ 1

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By Dr W A EVlUlL]

--II;\. "E PHYSIOAL EXAMINATIONT. writes What i. the norma tem

t" rature for women? For more than al'ea my temperature hall reg! terf'd 946IInd over How much of a l' se Is thIsand what VI ouid It signify accompanIedby los. In w-elght and gellieral weakne!tl?Lasi winter I sent ,*,veral cultures tothl) health department and th., repol t wacT B neg-at ve Still there Is this perIistent rlS'CIn temperature and continuedlOll! in weight In sp te of overfe •.1lngI do not cough except "hen I nn.ve acold but I have a pI' ddspo<iltl<lnt<>C<ldll.

Friend of the People.7 hu department appears aery day In

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.NEEDS OF ARltlY AND NAVY,Cllcago Oct 6 -[Ei! tor of The 'llib

une l-'Ihe MonrO<ldoeh ne i. not a v til.t rohlb 'lion to a tO~~lgll.country untes-"e have an adequate force b~hlnd It a d.in this connection Is there any gU!1ran eetl at Germany frustrated In t.lI presentencounter wtll 1emaln qu escent In thefuture? Our only safeguard la an adequate navy an Increased first IIn~ of ml!tary defense and olfense especially In theartlilery arm of tl e fl~rv ce and 9 largetra ned re2erve or second Hne of deler S<lTo depend fOl a .econd I ne on th" statemlllthl. alone Is not satilfactorl' nor expedlent for mal y and obvious reasonsIn order to overcome our deflc ency I

would suggest that enl stment In the statemilitia be re·trlcted t<>men betVieen 18and 2" ves rs of age and that we embody anatlonal,olunteer force composed of enlisted men In whlch lhe enlisting age Isbetween 25 and 35 This force should bemade up chIefly of md'antry reg me t5, th a scatterIng of Cl'cl st battal onssince poss bly the n a rtenance of ca \alry reg ments on this foot ng Viould provetoo costly The writer hag been throughI two" aI'S one of '1\ hlch "ae the SpanIelAmerIcan and fullY real zes the terrIblewastage "here green troops aI''' rei edupon n a modern cOnflict which so sorelytrl€>s the nerve and starn na of the ~sttra ned troops of this day and ageOur army as at present const luted ca.n

O'nly place a single nrst line army corpsIn the field (Germany Is reyorted to havetwenty two army corPI!I operating as aflrst i1n~ in France alon") and wh Ie ournM y consists of fewer mlts than that ofGermany yet Its effl lency Is such as tog ~e preponderance io this coun try except In ll'lIbma.rInes 'Ihls latter Is not anItem to oe overlooked nor Is tI e fa t that'\'Ie have two p.xtended and wIdely separaled coasta to deferdOn the face of It we would seem to nIte attaclt and the sa~lng facto In the, hole situation Is our lateut resources nmen and money an<1th s factol Is recog""zed on the cont neni

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