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Show SECRETARY WOULD ABOLISH POSIS GARRISON HAS PRACTICALLY SAME VIEWS ON SUBJECTS A3 HELD BY PREDECESSOR. Believes In Annual Assembling of at Least One Division as a School Wherein Officers Might be Given Practical Training. Washington. In a statement Sunday Sun-day night, Secretary Garrison, pointing point-ing to tbe army, scattered In small units throughout tbe country, impossible impossi-ble of coalescence for practical ln t ruction In the larger tactical measures meas-ures of battle, urges the Importance of assembling brlgudes and divisions periodically pe-riodically In times of peace, pending the adoption of a governmental policy for tbe adequate distribution of tbe army. Epitomizing bis Idea, the secretary sec-retary said: I hope that war may never come, but la the present stage of civilization we must recognize tbe possibility; and It Is with this Idea in mind that I say I believe It would be well for the country coun-try if our legislators would make provision pro-vision for the annual assembling of at least one division, as a school wherein our officers might be given that practical training which Is so necessary to develop educated generals gener-als and staff officers. We may not need a large army, but It should be one which In organization and training train-ing Is as nearly perfect as It Is possible pos-sible to make It. Otherwise, whatever la spent is not bringing Its full efficient effic-ient return, and this applies to thought, skill and training, as well as to money." Discussing the question of a future military policy for the United States, Secretary Garrison said It teemed to be agreed that there were entirely too many posts at the present time and that many of them were not where they were useful or desirable under existing conditions. |
