Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-18
PLAN FOR ARMY
UP TO BOSSES"
Success Of Proposal for Trained
Force of 100000 Men De-
ponds on Employers.
PLEA IS TO ALL CLASSES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1T.-Em-
ployers throughout the United States,
corporations, manufacturers, profess
sional men. tradesmen and business
men of all classes, are to be asked
to contribute as their share In the
national defense, permission for
their employees to engage without
serious financial losses, In two
months military training during
each of three years.
This is an essential part OF the ad-
ministration's plan for raising citi-
zen army of 100000 men in six
years which, with regular army Of
140,0 men, and 100000 reserves,
would give a trained force, exclusive
of state militia, Of about 100000
in the event Of war.
UP to nmBIOyers.
The success of the plan, officials admit,
depends not on the appropriation of
congress, for It's cost will be compare
lively small, but on the patriotic re-
Spouse of employers. to whom an appeal
will 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.
Administration officials are confident
that even though 1t Is proposed to enlist
only $4,000 men q year in the continental
army, or a total OF nearly 10000 in the
| first six years period. moro than that
number would be attracted by the OUT
door life OF q military camp II they
could be assured by their employers that
their positions would not be lost or their
earnings seriously decreased. The pro
posed enlistment requires two months
service for each of three years. and liza
bility for service during the remaining
three years only in event Of war.
Topioa OF chief Interest.
The army plans. for more than 1.OOo,oOc
trained men In six years. and the navy
program Of ten dreadnoughts and six
battle cruisers within five years, both
of which will be presented to congress
with the endorsement OF President Will
son. were the absorbing topics Of interest
here today. The proposed army appro-
priation bill will be $1S20oO.0o0, or an In
crease Of $72.OOo0oo over iast year, and
that OF the navy Is SIX. 100000. q 900
increase. The total defense budget 81
nearly SOC. 10000 Is an increase OF n4o.'
100000, which. II 10 understood Ia to o.
raised by bond issue and Increased reve
nues expected from a return to certain
tariff duties removed last year.
Added details of the navy plans be
came known tonight. The fve-yea
program includes. besides the ten dread
noughts and six battle crutsera. eighty
five coast submarines, fifteen sea-soini
submarines, fifty destroyers, fifteen scou
cruisers and five gunboats. Two dread
thoughts will be built each year, Tw'
battle cruisers win be ouiit the first year
one the third. two the fourth year. an
one the fifth year.
Even Dlserfbution Sought.
Thia plan was agreed upon in orde
that the appropriations out OF the $500.
oooOO0 fund to be expended for new ship
during the five years might be event
distributed through the various session
OF congress.
The first years bill will provide $4,000.
600 10 eomplete arrangements already al
thor1ued. besides the new dreadnousht
ana battle cruisers and provide also 70
: the construction OF twenty-five eoaa
submarines. five sea-going submarines
: fifteen destroysrs. three scout cruisers
two aunboats. one fuel ship and on
hospital ship; 100000 for air craft an
for 1900 additional men and 30 add
tional midshipmen At the United state
naval academy.
short 81 Men-
The 6ecirion 10 increase the peFsonns
, was welcomed in naval circles. where
, had been variously estimated that IN
navy Is now from 1900 20 iSee me
short OF the complement necessary 10
ships built and building.
BY authorizing sixteen capital ships
the five-year program. the American Ties
when an ships are completed will be com
posed IN as5 or thirty-three dreadnoosh'
ana battle cruisers for the fighting In
, ana thirteen battleships OF the secon
, line, or a total OF forty-siz capital ships
, This would be exclusive Of nine battle
, shipa now In commission. which viii b