The Washington times., 1906-07-07
Discusses With PreSi-
dent Establishing Brl-
gade Army Posts.
SHOWS HIM HIS SPEECH
Goes Over With Mr.. RooSe-
welt Draft of Green's
bOrO Address.

OYSTER BAY, July Secretary OF
War Taft was in conference with the
President for an hour or so this morn
ing. Matters relative to the Panama
canal, the army, and the Philippines
were discussed at considerable length,
and before leaving Sycamore Hin Sec
retary TAFT showed the President a
draft OF the speech he is 10 make al
Greensboro y. c., next Monday night.
The Secretary arrived from New York
on the train due here at l0:il a. m. The
train was seven or eight minutes late.
Nc wonder" remarked one OF the
Village Wegs. I'm surprised she got in
az all with al the weight she was car
rymE."
II haven't seen the President for quite
a long time, said Secretary Taft as
ice got OF the train, "and I've got
lot OF things TO talk 10 him about"
''Wm you read him your Greensboro
speech2' the Secretary was asked
oh. that's only one OF good many
things I'll take up with him. From
here III so right back 10 Washington,
viii stay there until about Monday noon,
and viii then leave for North Carolina,
whore l am 10 speak that evening. Then
I go 20 Ohio, and then. thank heavens.
I'm done and am going 20 take TWO
months or"
To a question about santo Domingo
the Secretary exclaimed: Il don't know
anything about that Santo Domingo is
out of my hands. Brother Root is fully
able @, handle it, too"
Plans for Brigade Posts.
After leaving for New York on the
12.20 D. m train, Secretary Taft talked
freely about army matters.
My talk with the President" he said,
dealt mainly with the problem OF the
establishment of a number of brigade
posts for the army Under the present
arrangement we have a number OF brig
adler generals and nothing for them 20
do. None of the various posts We have
scattered over ne country are large
enough 10 accommodate whole brigades
of soldiers, and il is the Presidents idea
To enlarge six or seven of them 20 the
proportions needed for brigade purposes.
The President advocated the plan IN
his first annual message TO Congress.
and now that we have enough money 10
"A least start the scheme We are going
TO do it. Although the list of posts 10
be enlarged has not been officially
selected il Is quite likely that IL will
n
in Kansas. Fort Sam Houston. Tex:
Fort Robinson. Neb.; Fort j.. A. Russell,
Wyo.; probably Fort SIu Okla. and
Fort OglethorDe. Ga.
Posts to Be Enlarged.
"Og,ethorpe will be a splendid place
for d brigade post. for We nave plenty
Of space in the Chickamauga National
Park. We really ought to have about
two more added 20 the list, but we have
not the ground at any Of the other army
posts. 1t requires good deal of space
10 maneuver a brigade OF soldiers. We
would Ike 10 have "a brigade post, for
instance, somewhere In Pennsylvania.
and another on the Pacific coast, but do
not see just now where we can locate
them
referring TO the money at the dis
posal Of the department for the present
year the Secretary said he had nearly
$4,000 ou0 anportiOned as follows:
transportation, Sl2000,0l0; buildings
and quarters. S3.0O0 goo: posts. $500 900.
On the 10th of July the Secretary will
come down 20 Oyster Bay for another
conference with the President. and i'm
medlately after that visit viii so 70 Muir
ray Bay, Canada. for his vacation.