Show DAY RECAllS WAR BLUNDERS Of Defense Test Given In Officers Officer's Statement St nt By LIEUTENANT r COI JOAN R. R IU IL Arm Army oon Officer Stationed at Los s Angeles We Wo failed to learn the tho lesson of preparedness In 1812 In 1846 in 1861 and in 1898 and our our last ex example ex- ex example I ample of in 1917 when n our deficiencies In preparedness were vere so mercilessly exposed Is III still fresh resh In 1 Ir our minds 1917 showed us uso to o be bo not only unprepared to fight but even unprepared to begin preparation reparation The million men as as- assumed umed to be bo ready to spring to arms overnight were confronted c. c with the difficulty of not knowing where to leap cap and having no arms to which to spring With the lessons I sons of tho the World orld war still fresh In mind congress on June 4 1920 placed on our statute books bools as a n part of the law Ian of the tho land tho the national defense act and created d the army of the United d States which consists consist of the regular rc army arm the national guard and reserves Th The first two form torm our first echelon o ot of defense and the latter our second line on which our great depend depend- dependence ence enco must mus rest In case we become Involved In a war of any magnitude The act provides that It shall be bo bothe bethe bethe the duty of the tho war to prepare preparo plans for Cor national defense defens and for Cor the mobilization of the na na- nation nation nallon tion llon and its resources In an on emer emer- gency Under this provision the war do- do artmont has prepared plans und and with the tho approval of the president has designated July 4 as nil National Defense Test fest day the primary purpose of which Is to enable nabla our to visualize the Initial pro pro- processes processes necessary to muster our forces for national defense It Is Isto Isto isto to be a day lay given Iven to patriotic gath gath- gatherings l gatherings ath by citizens In each community community nily during which everyone will learn his place and his hla task In the defense of or the country should our security b bA threatened It will be a demonstration of our OUI military organization and plans and of our dependence n upon the great body of citizen soldiers sup sup- supported Supported ported by the tho patriotism of every community throughout the land |