The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-07
NEEDS OF ARMY ANDtNAVY
ARE OUTLINED IN REPORTS
Garrison and Daniels VIII Lay Before
Congress Lessons to BE Drawn
From Present War.
DISCUSS PLANS. IN DETAILS
Necessity for Definite Permanent
Military Policy to BE .Urged-Two
Battleships- and Lump Sum for
Submarines Recommended.

WASHINGTON. November e.-secre-
taries Garrison: and Daniels. In their
Forthcoming annual reports will lay
before Congress the lessons they be-
lieYe the American army and navy
should draw from the war In Europe.
No extraordinary expenditures will be
asked, but methods of obtaining mo-
bile and. adequate army tandsa power
full and efficient fleet will be discussed
In great detail ts'.-s'
Secretary Garrison will ernpha size
the necessity for a definite permanent
military policy, Secretary. Daniels will
recommend two ,battleehips. but prob
ably Will ask for authority to cxpend
lump sum for submarines.
The work of submarines in tho Eu-
ropehn war has recalled, that last Con-
gress4 appropriated more than $4,000
900 for submarines and specified that
one should be sengoing vessel. prac-
tically twice the size of those used in
coast patrol. Such submarine, ac-
cording to naval officers. will be the
most powerful in the world, able to
accompany the fleet everywhere. Eu-
ropean submarines have been ablo to
make only comparatively short voy-
ages from their bases.
SECOND SUBMARINE
OF SEA-GOING TYPE
There is every Likelihood that Sec
rotary Daniels will ask for n second
submarine of the sea going type, and
the usual No. & or 8--smaller subma-
rines-for coast and harbor defense.
While submarines have attracted
most attention, naval strategists do
not believe there should be any change
In the permanent plans of the general
board for two battleships a year and
proportionate number of auxiliarles
and submarines.
The United States already has more
submarines than Germany and Japan
and Mr.. Daniels and the general bon I'd
believe In the battleship unit as the
necessary line along which the navy
should advance Naval men concede,
however. that Congress will consider
using the appropriation ordinarily
made for one battIeship for building
OF twenty-elght new submarines.
Ono OF the chief recommendations
the navy will make will be an increase
In personnel 1t Is estimated $4,000
more men are needed. More torpedoes
also will be asked for.
The army will appeal for more am
other munitions has been emphasized
for many years without congressional
action: More field artillery and sixteen
new coast defense guns also will be
urgently recommended.
RErrERATES IN DETAIL
HIS VIEWS OF LAST YEAR
What Secretary Garrison will seek
chiefly, however, Is a definite settle
ment by Congress OF the much debated
problem OF an adequate regular army.
1t is understood he reiterates in greater
details and with more emphasis this
view expressed In his last report:
For some years the army war coll
lege section OF the general staf. and
officers generally throughout the Ser
vice. have been working with great
earnestness, Intelligence and enthusiasm
for tho establishment OF definite ma
tional military policy, the spread of
military knowledge among the people
and the creation OF military reserve
force, to the end that there shall be
in all the walks of civil life an in
creaslngly large number of men with
sufficient military t-einingi to make
them better prepared "a the service: of
their country. The purpose. and effect
of this have not been to invite war or
to encourage 1T, but to postpone It,
CAS- q peaceful and unmiiitary peo-
pie. we are dimiy impressed with the
fact that Just as agriculture and COM
merce are the foundations Of our great