The Washington herald., 1915-07-26
NEEDS OF ARMY AND
NAVY ARE OUTLINED
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mobile regular army of approximately
100 100 officers and men, and FEDERAL
led militia OF 10, 900 officers and men.
This involves almost doubling the size
of the present mobile army in the United
States, and SO reorganizing the militia
as TO give II the actual strength Whlcn
II now has On paper
To increase the enlisted strength of the
regular army enlistments requiring only
one years service with the colors ana
probab bly, two years in reserve VIII ne
recommended, both with view 10 max
ing the regular army training school
for mature citizens, and in the hope
that the short term demanded with the
coIors will stimulate recruiting.
To increase the commissioned personnel
Of the regular army Congress will be
urged virtually to double the output OF
trained officers from West Point. ana
possibly to establish q second military
academy near the Pacific Coast. Inc
War Department wants the material lor
40, 900 highly trained officers to direct the
operations Of its first theoretical defen-
ave army. to bring its existing militia
organizations into well-rounded and efi-
Gent form. to encourage and train mill
fary examinations in private schools,
colleges and universities, and wherever
interest in the subject merits, and TO De
at hand in time of peril to whip new
armies into shape, school and train ad-
dttional officers. and fill up the gaps In
the commissioned personnel made by ac-
tual fighting.
The "Federalizing" Of the militia Will
.nyoIye its being placed entirely under
The direction of the General Staff of the
War Department, which will establish
the requirements for membership. dc
tate the form which the organization OF
each State shall take-the number OF IN
fantry. artillery. cavalry. etc. which the
enlisted strength of each State organi-
ration shall be divided into and arrange
for moro satisfactory field maneuv-
ers, officers schools. etc.
Plan Tried on Small scale.
The other point-creatiop Of q nucleus
IN officers and men for volunteer army
which could be put quickly into the field
in time of emergency-is to be met IN
mart by the short-term enlistments ana
IN mart by special encouragements offered
young men Of education and intelligence
70 take up the study Of military practice
ana attend summer camps for practical
instruction, all with view to obtaining
commissions In the first volunteer army
oreanized This plan has been worked
out successfully on a small scale through
student camps which Secretary Garrison
has caused to be established In the last
three years Four OF these were In opcr-
alton last year. four are planned for this
summer. and the hope is to increase this
number very materially in the future In
this connection Senator Chamberlains
bill for the creation OF an officers re-
seryc corps will be pushed. probably with
an amendment which will offer graduates
from these camps commissions as second
iieutenants IN the regular army or In
their State organizations
la
NV of officers than do seasoned troops.
A now armies must be led by their OH
Gers. This has been the experience Of
9reat Britain In the present war. which
has cost her more than 1000 officers,
Killed and wounded, In holding forty
mile line.
chase Of equipment for an army Of l.ooo.-
900 men will be asked: not that all the
equipment will be purchased or appro-
priated for immediately, but that Con-
rress should authorize a definite policy
looking to the acquisition Of this equip
rnent at the earliest possible date. Ord
nance plans for a theoretical army In
clude:
!. Five rinee for every man expected
70 Be put into action
2. Twelve machine guns for every
1000 Of infantrymen and cavalrymen In
action. an increase Of nearly to l..
brought about by the lessons OF the
present war. b.
3. Six field guns and howitzers for ev-
cry 100 infantrymen and cavalrymen.
an increase of nearly 100 per cent.
T. Increases Of nearly 900 per cent In
the amount Of ammunition per gun to
be stored ready for use.
Coast Defense ImProveme ats.
Plans for the Improvement Of the coast
defense include:
1. Increasing the elevation Of twelve
inch coast defense guns by 1--WE degrees
above the horizontal giving them 4
eAAol VII . slightty lighter prsssetl@