The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20
GARRISON'S PLEA
FOR $4,000 NEW
TR0OPSIGNORED
House Committee Also Passes
tn Defence Problem in
&c.,. Army Budget.
:;1Ol.IOn.OOO AWARDED:
LESS THAN WAS ASKED

Nh..aSg,.N. pcc. la.-T2- military
ar,ofr. tom tuthotiz,ag SiVioOo,0oo for
ii. maintenance of the War Department
Ia the H.ral YEAR beginning July / next
Wa utdcrcd reported TO tac House to-
Cl. o., tine committee IN Military AZ
fans The biil is ro,abie in that 1t dis
regards ahsolutcly Secretary OF War Gar
ricson.s recon rlstion FOR. AN increase
OF % 600 to tn. regular army and the
creation Of trained reserve.
The committee blissfully Ignores the
disclosures Of the last few weeks as to
the inadequdcy OF the national defences
and apprupriates about 100000 less
than the amount the Secretary of War
estimated should be used in the new
fiscal year
However, no reductions were made in
the appropriations for the national de-
fence, despite the manifest purpose OF
the committee 20 economic. Where
economy was practiscd was in such mat
tiers as transportation and kindred sub
jects. -
The committee granted 100000 for
the signal Corps. which Will provide
another squadron of eight air machines.
Republican members OF the committee
made it plain to-day that hght Will be
made Oh Inc moor W lnf ItpuFF w
crease the appropriations OF the army,
especially those expenditures that deal
with the size Of the military establish
mcnt and equipment designed to add 10
efficiency.
Representative Hay of Virginia. chair
man of the Military Committee. is de-
termined opponen; Of the Gardner reso-
luton providing for an inquiry into the
national defeuces lie is likewise OPP
the standing
army and in entire sympathy with tho
purpose OF the Administration to smother
the Gardner inquiry II possible. Inc
military bill will come up for considerd-
ton early I'm the new year. That 1t will
be debated vigorously 10y both sides is as
sured.
bill WAS introduced to-day by Repre-
sentative Anthony of Kansas. Rcpubul-
can member of the Military Committee
proposing the addition of fifteen reyi-
nents of infantry. i've regiments of cav
airy and I'VE regiments OF artillery to the
army The hill thus proposes to carry
out the programme OF the General stan
of the army The measure will he ohered
as an amendment to the military APP
rropiiation bill
thony SAID il was not his purpose 10
MAKE the question OF national defence a
politic4l issue. hut II" insisted that tn,
arnS should nc cnl lrged aud Its equip
r1out Brought up 10 date.
81 am uo. M sympathy with some recent
utt.ran'es o. Representative Gardner
sd NJ. Anthony "'rNs weakness of ou'
T. .u,.. army - 40 secret or mystery
We simply have not enough soldiers la lit
arm, to provide for the garrisunlng :,
thc Panama canal Zone. Hawaii and !h'
phi'ipp!ues and for the defence OF th'
Iuitsd S;a.es. according to the Genera
SIAN
w need NOR, soldiers and my bl
vii I jhluk more nearly meet IA" need
OF the country than the proposition ~ ih'
Secretary o' War +. .n"""G,t the streng'.
q he sting organizations Of the army
In a cuuluuuica; sent to IN" Whi.'
House to-day Secretary of War Garrison
asked for an appropriation of S5ji.5Il
cover deficiency Tor transportation i
the army caused 10y the chartering of sh.2
t. carry troops 10 Vera cruz In ~
planning the need for This fund Secrctatl
Garrison said.
The necessity for The submission o
this estimate is z. iajned by IN" eNtraor
binary expense. urr,d in the charter
ing and rcii',iuG transports for use II
connection with thc muvemen, of Unite
States troops 20 Vera cruz and transpOr
tation OF supplies thereto, also for IN
travel allowance to enlisted men ON dis
charge. the co.'s; of which has exceeded IN
amount appropriated and allotted there
for"