New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
STUDYING ARMY CHANGES.
conferences Called by War Sec
rotary Becoming important.
TENTATIVE PLAN OUTLINED
contamination Scheme Prepared
nv Experts May Be Modi-
- fed After Debate.
From The Tribune Bureau J

z,ashir gton, July l0.-The daily confer
As between the Secretary Of War. bu-
...u chiefs, members Of the General Staff
"a representatives and Senators having
:. Al with army legislation are assuming
~ the Importance predicted Of them in
zee DISPATCHES The subject Of the dis
.,,s,ons is the new plan OF organization cf
- forces Of the country, the result Of
- study and research by experts Of the
,--nv War College.
The outline prepared is not intended for
,.,,oAdiate adoption. It Is pUrposed to
...ertain service views in the first instance
sy the present conferences, then to revise
ns plan and send It out 10 the army There
srt,be farther changes later, and the War
napartment will be ready 10 submit the
,-o,sct to Congress IN legislative form. 1t
4, mot pretended that the present outline is
.,vthing more than tentative, but that will
,srye, as Secretary Sumson SAYS, as a basis
an which 10 work.
The text Of the report is divided into
,velye chapters. devoted 10 such subjects
az the force on foreign service, the forces
y5,hin the territorial limits Of the United
states. the peace administration Of the
,sgular land forces the necessity OF re-
.srvs system. the tactical organization Of
robgA troops. The relation Of promotion TO
organization. War Department organiza-
Ton, and raising and organizing the ma
tional volunteer forces
4 leading feature of the new plan is the
ssparation Of the land forces at home and
abroad. with an arrangement by which the
army az home may he expanded to the
highest degree, while the attachments
- brasd would not be expansiole in the
short but critical period which marks the
first stage Of modern war. In the scheme
NOW before the department the force for
foreiCn service consists OF fourteen regi-
nAnts Of infantry, three regiments OF cav
airy. six battalions Of field artillery, forty
.sht companies Of coast artillery, tifty-two
oornpa MES of Philippine scouts. one Porto
RIcan regiment, four companies Of engi-
pssrs and auxiliary troops.
IN the plans for the force at home II is
IMPOSED to have three main divisions. the
mobile troops TO be organized as distinct
mobile commands, with the idea of expand
M the nuclear divisions into complete
;sctical divisions as additions 10 the force
re authorized by Congress. New YORK
,uld be in the Eastern territorial division.
SINE radical changes are contemplated in
Var Department organization, such as the
nsrging Of the adjutant generals and in
SECTOR generals departments with the
General staff: the consolidation Of the
cuuterrn aster, comnissary and pay de
psrtnents into a supply corps, in a manner
pescrlbed by the Secretary Of War on an
syr.sri mental basis for two years. the or
anizatlcn Of a service corps; the applIca-
ton Of the detail system TO the ordnance
DEPARTMENT and the judge advocate gen
srars corps and that no officer Of the
army shall be eligible for detail to the
General staff unless he Is a graduate Of
The War College.