| Show VOLUNTEER RESERVES A patriotic gentleman of new york chimed W da D H washington to is a lead bajc k X figure in the work of organizing the volunteer reserves the ob amk of the order to is to make necea necessary saxy t tons tor for quickly supplying aale sam with all the troops he may in case of war without resorting on I 1 it is proposed to es sh the order in all the states of the on n and to enroll in it from men qualified for army ser who would volunteer for that purin case of necessity it seems to part of mr plan to the governors of states take a jog ing role in operating cooperating co with him Abd governor Governor Gk vernor wells has received from i a circular letter embracing the lou owing language ilie permanent organization would lude de the president of the united r tee 8 t to 0 be ex officio commander in let e f the secretary of war to be ex kilo ovice vice commander of the military cee and the general of the army tu ander mander the secretary of the navy ex officio vice commander of the forces and the admiral of the lac ex officio commander comman ller the gov bor of each state to be ex officio n amander ander of all the reserves of his n commonwealth and the adjutant keral of each state to be ex ve eal commander of that state the mill cry ry committee tor for the purpose of gov ang iming and fostering the organization ad AMm mander or president who charge odthe of the active duttee FV pertaining ining to the organization and its maintenance cenance te nance in rely governor wells has written amr Wap washington hington as follows I 1 1 S am I 1 in receipt ot of yours of dinst jk Tois losing a plan for the organization of lonal volunteer reserve in ap committed as ours is to the 4 y of a small email standing army some 11 of providing for or the national in time of war is necessary the t militia organization while sut out abent abent tor ter the needs of states is in for the possible needs of the sifted states an and athe the organization of tac reserve would be a 4 step in ab right di direction mation it 21 how be essentially as asias tta name im ww national ilese reserve e and plied placed defendent dent of state Q officials chiv 10 at t t the he who who I 1 s re of tap gible for giving eften A to a declaration oft of war by congress two this reserve in my opinion should i be something more than a list of names of enthusiastic citizens our past experience prows proven that we can ultimately triumph in most moat any y kind of a contest but it also proves that while we are organizing tor for victory incalculable damage is falling upon us the scheme outlined in your folder would have many of the advantages you claim for it it would also sur stir up the patriotism of the country would sell a lot of newspapers and would deceive a host hoot of people into believing that we were prepared for any emergency when in reality we would ble be as far as defense goes just where we are now it does not go far enough it would be a menace to a morle more substantial organization you cant get something for nothing we have oceans of patriotism it need stirring up it needs an appropriation sufficient to educate and organize it on a skeleton basis As indicated by his reply governor wells is not antagonistic to an or gara bation somewhat on the lines of the one advocated by mr washington but he would like to see the plan of its creation perfect and effective the plan under consideration does not provide for keeping track of the men after they are enrolled in respect to death removal or disability nor does it sufficiently appear that the united states government has endorsed or will recognize the Nati national orial volunteer reserves as created by mr washington and his associates when the defects in the plan tor for creating the Rese reserves ives are remedied and when the plan itself receives proper recognition from congress or the war department governor wells will no doubt be ready enough to fall in with it |
