The sun., 1900-11-29
SECY. ROOTS ARMY BILL.
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a..,... 1T Nu'.rt ,0air-, II Wns turned over
Hartman ~ 70 tr lo introduced ~ 'he lInus"
,, t.n .rr'.nr rl ih" session. u is IN" plan of
,I.to,.,fn'I,r tp hay" the hrmv hill pushed
q. rr.t u- possible. IS" mat II can pass
J., &c.. .o and go 80 the ~enni" b, tho end of
pct, p.rl l. D.. llanr"d 20 hay" II become
a lnv nofro the Adjournment for tho holt
a,..ardurraugorr"ntsa7 ar already being made
ar ~, rr,nl.,ttr"nt of men To take the place Of
IN. Volunteers who are 20 be discharged by
rcu JIil
rI. practically admitted -, the war Dspart-
mont inI' n the hiil can become law in the
u,t. desired tho military force In the Philip
ri,cs viii hcirtmcdiately enlarged for the pur-
pose ~ lraugura'ing n campaign against the
Insurgents greater than az any time during the
lnsurrc,'i Its hoped that several thousand
troops can ne scu' "a the Philippines In time to
begin operations h"fore any II the Volunteers
arc brought away, thelehy giving Gen. Mac
Arthur the 'l,a e larger number ~ troops than
h. ms ever had In THIS way the additional
,rn.p- W.l NOT merely take the place Of the
y..sr'rrr- hui for a short time will be In The
rl,ur" ~ -"or f,r,'.rorts
The general features of Secretary Roots
TIN arc practically IN. same as his bill of last
year chairman FIull said to-dny that the
COMMITTEES had considered the whole Ian for
m. Increase Of the army and. generally speak
irg favored IN" N'cr"'arr's iecominendntipn ms
Tho h.ll ED. ti"- for maximum army of
aob"ur .Nun mon and minimum force OF
.h,g' - uuI H." said the only feature Of the
details Of tho system. tn which Secretary Root
gdhero~ IT, etrongIv This year a. he did last. The
no lrI,iug Of army oi', ers that might DELAY
tho pl -~ Z" of the ill., but will cou- er SeCre-
'a-v Roots recommendations and agree upon
hill I'm conference which i likely 10 pass with
lhs leiS' opposition
N"rr"r7r, E'n' continues 10 insist on his
ye1r ne follows. The sections relating 10 the
stan organization provide for tho abolition Of
m"nts and i1f 'h" ~l'-utI'l ~ "i details from
IN" line 10 III" SIAN for periods Of four wears
! think the chunge vii break mp and prevent
the tendency 'n bureaucratic govcrnment
of which there - always danger. The pro-
vision which allows the President 10 terminate
n detail 81 the stan j. 81 the highest importance
raspur-ibIr for the efficiency Of the army The
Pr.sld"nt should b" empowered 10 command
command th" soldiers III the field. The stan
provision covers promotion in tine line, tenure
,i tan appointments and the relation be-
tNo'u to SON 1ui limo
Theh,ll provides tha, there shall be but thirty
,eEIuI"ut- Of infantry. fifteen regiments Of
,1v,lIy and Ia gradual ncrons" Of the artillery
.uir. a. IA" end of fv. years there shall he
iNpr arull 'rvm"n. In increasing the army
from the .luiWum number To the MAXIMUM
no pr vision i mad" for additional regiment
bur N" hll merely authorizes the enlistment
of additional men to h" assigned 10 the regi-
lu"ur, already provided Tor (which will make
about 10 men To "A company Of infantry and
lUu mon tn each jrpop Of cavalry.
Thor" l. provision for A. enlargement ~ the
STAN of IN" army ard increasing the rank of
the Ofrir,r- hi' not To- tho extent recommended
hv con N.ila~ IN his hotter. Gen Miles advised
tn" form ltion ot an army with General in
command nd having two ieu'enantS-tieneral.
on" for each army corps