Excerpt from Why Preparedness: The Observations of an American Army Officer in Europe, 1914-1915
Henry J. Reilly has performed a distinctly public service in the preparation of his work "Why Preparedness." It is unfortunate there should be any uncertainty on this vitally important matter. Such as there is must be charged to the lack of interest in this subject, which has been general until recently. Captain Reilly's very clear and able statement of the reasons for preparedness is most opportune at this time.
The American people as a whole do not appreciate the fact that to-day all the other great nations of the world are thoroughly organized and prepared either for offense or defense. They do not realize that wealth and numbers avail little when opposed by well-thought-out preparation, discipline, and good leadership. Many of our people have been taught to believe that money can serve as a substitute for patriotic service; that willingness can take the place of willingness-plus preparation; that one can buy preparedness ready made, as it were; that our vast population is an insurance against attack; that untrained men can meet successfully equally good men physically who are trained and disciplined.
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