New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-12
FIELD COMMAND
FOR GEN. 0'RYAN
Army General Staff Has
Head of Guard Slated for
Division if War Comes.
WOULD UTILIZE n. Y.
TROOPS AS UNIT
Department Plans for Possible
Campaign in Mexico with
MANY Volunteers.

II can he put down as fact that IN
the event that troops from the United
States are needed i'm Mexico in the near
future. the General StaH OF the army. OF
which Major General Leonard Wood rs
chief has, i'm planning the possible cam
paicn. slated Major General John +.
Organ, commanding the National Guard
Of New York. 10 command division OF
volunteers. This division would be COM
posed only of the National Guard Of New
York. according 10 the plan now adopted
by the General staff
This statement may not he officially
acknowledged by the General STAFF, who
naturally maintain secrecy. but IL IL fact
nevertheless, and the plans have been
carefully thought ont and prepared. IN
der them forces Of the regular army and
the national guard after the latter are
sworn into the United States service as
volunteers will be organized into sixteen
tactical divisions. the first four Of when
are to he made mp of the regular army
The twelve remaining divisions are To be
composed Of volunteers organized from
the national guard.
The National Guard OF New York num-
beers more than 1900 officers and men,
and i'm time OF peace IL is limited TO 1900.
II would, like the army have TO be filled
up to its war strength by recruits. The
war strength OF the New York guard
would be some 22oJD officers and mon.
which would be more than One-hftn the
strength of the regular army in time OF
q.
Il was in consideration Of his progress
sive programme to make the National
Guard of New York come as near the
regular army as ii is possible for citizen
soldiers that General Organ obtained
permission TO attend the War College al
Washington as a student, where he no"
is. lie is the only national guard officer
that has ever been permitted to attend
the War College and let into the secrets
Of plans for campaigns, etc.
According to the plans of the War De
partment, the 6th Division Of the Nolun-
teer Army which General Organ is slated
10 command, would be organized as fol-
lows: LIST Infantry Brigade. composed oil
three of the four regiments, viz, 18th, eth,
seth and list; "a Infantry Brigade, made
up of the Nth, I'd and 47th regiments, Sd
Infantry Brigade, made mp Of three rcSl-
nents, the LIST. ID and 10Th; ith Brigade.
composed Of the Cd, Goth and 18th rcSi-
ments and probably one from the LIST Bri-
gade.
The cavalry Of the division will consist
Of tho lst Regiment and first separate
squadron, and the field artillery OF the LIST
, and I'd regiments. The other troops in
cluded in the organization OF a volunteer
division are the 22d Engineers, two signal
companies, three field hospitals and three
ambulance comp lnies.
| The brigade commanders now in COM
mand would probably be retained, but
every officer and man would have 10 UNI
dergo a physical examination before being
accepted as a volunteer. Brigadicr Cen
eral George X. Dyer commands the lst
| Brigade. Brigadier General John G. Eddy,
the I'd; BrigaGicr General James w. Les
ter, the Sd. and Brigadier General Samuel
| NJ. WEIGH, the 4th.
| Brigadier General McCoskry Butt, now
on the supernumerary list, and known as
an exceptionally able and well Informed
! officer. is also available for service. He
Is the only general officer on the super
numerary list and mas been highly in
doTsed as TO his ability as a general Off
Ger by prominent officers OF the army,
| among them being Lieutenant General j.
c. Bates. General J. II. Wilson and Lieu
tenant Colonel r. Bentley Mott.
! There are thres provisional regiments Of
coast artillery which could I'm emergency
| be used as infantry They are the Sth.
9th and 18th. To prepare for a possible
mobilization Of the state force for war
service. various places have been exam
ined az to their adaptability for camp
sites and other examinations are being
made in different parts OF the state.