The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
The Administration Plans to Have Force of 100000 Trained Soldiers Within Six Years
SUCCESS DEPENDS
 UPON PATRIOTISM OF
 NATIONS EMPLOYERS
Programme Is to Enlist 133,- 900 Men Each Year, Two Months Service Annually Being Required

Washington, October l6-Employers throughout the United states-corpora- tions, manufacturers, professional men. tradesmen and business men-are to be asked to contribute. as their share in the national defense, permission for their employees to engage, without serious financial loss, in two months military training during each of three years
 This Is an essential part of the admin istration's plan for raising citizen army of sooooo men in six years which. with a regular army of 10000 men and soo.ooo reserves. would give a trained force, ex- elusive of state militia. of about i2oO. .ool in the event of war
 The success of the plan, officials ad. init. depends not on the appropriations of Congress, for It's cost will be compara- lively small, but on the patriotic re- sponse of employers to whom an appeal vii. be made to furlough as many men each year, at different seasons. as they can spare, and who wish to Join the pro- posed continental army.
 Citizens Willing to Enlist
 Administration officials arc confident that more than the 1s3O0O men 1t Is pro- posed to enlist each year In the continen- tals would be attracted by the outdoor life of a military camp 1T their employ ers would assure them that their positions would not be lost or their earnings seri- ously decreased. The proposed enlistment requires two months service for each of three wears and liability for service dur Ing the remaining three years in event of war aeie army puns Tor more than l,- ooo,OOo trained men in six years, and the navy's programme Of 10 dreadnaughts and slx battle cruisers within i've years. both of which will be presented to Con gfess with the ndorsement of President Wilson, were the absorbing topics of in- terest here today. The proposed army ap- propriatIon bill will be slS2 900 Ooo, or s7e.- 0oo,00O in excess of last year, and that of the navy Is S216,000.o0. m increase of s6s,- Wo00o. The total defense budget of near ly sf0O, 100000 Is an increase of siiO000,O0 which, 1t Is understood, is 10 pe raised by bond Issue and increased revenues ex- pected from return to certain tariff duties removed last year.
 General Programme
 More details of the navy plans became known tonight. The five-year programme includes besides the 10 dreadnaughts and Six battle cruisers, So coast subma rnes l5 seagoing submarines, 50 destroyers, 10 scout cruisers and five gunboats Two dreadnaughts will be built each year Two battle cruisers will be built the first year. one the third year, two the fourth year and one the fifth year.
 This plan was agreed upon in order that the appropriations out of the $500 GOO fund to be expended for new ships during the live years might be evenly dstrib- uted through the various sessions of Con- gress The first years bill will provide $2S,00o,0o0 to complete ships already au- thorized, besides the new dreadnaughts and battle cruisers and provide also for the construction of 25 coast submarines. five sea-going submarines. l5 destroyers three scout cruisers, two gunboats one for air craft and for 10000 additiona, men and 250 additional midshipment at the United States Naval academy
 The decision to Increase the personnel was welcomed in naval circles, where 1t had been variously estimated that the navy is now from 1000 to 1S,0O0 men short of the complement necessary for ships built and building.
 By authorizing i6 capital ships in tn. fve-year programme. the American fleet when all ships are completed will be com posed in 1925 Of B dreadnaughts and bat tie cruisers. for the fighting line, and i3 battleships of the second line or a total of d6 capital ships. This would be exelu- sive of nine battleshps now in commis- sion. which will be superannuated in 1924.