The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-13
ONE THOUSAND MORE OFFICERS FOR THE REGULAR ARMY IS
 ASKED IN MEASURE.
GARRISON SUPPORTS IT
Measure Would Provide for the Crea- ton of an Army Reserve in the United States by Discharging Men 10 Reserve After One Year.

Washington, Jan. 12.-War depart. ment bills to strengthen the army create reserve corps, were taken ID today by the senate military commit tee in epensession, with Secretary Garrison and his aides present to ex- plain the various projects. Members Of the committee indicated by their questions their general approval of the measures
 Senator Dupont, however, objected to the bill providing for the addition Of 1000 officers to the mobile army. contending that it would create near ly thousand vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant and provide a dlsporation of colonels and lieuten- ant colonels.
 Secretary Garrison said the bills had been prepared in the war college by his direction, and that he had in- structed that the efficiency of the |present army should be the end sought. He said statements of the reasons for the apportionment select ed would be drafted at once for the committed
 Discussing the bill providing for the creation of a reserve corps by grant.
 ing authority to the secretary to dis charge competent men from the reg. ular army into the reserve at the end
 of one year of service, Mir. Garrison said the present reserve system
 which had produced force of only sixteen men in two years, was wa. cuum' His plan he believed. would bring to thearmy a class of recruits not now available.
 The secretary strongly urged the enactement of the bill providing for the officers reserve corps. Even with the other bills enatced. he said. the department would be faced in time of war with the problem of pro- viding officers for force of 3500 men, and it now had no list of gradu- ates of military schools or other civ ilians competent to take these posi- tions.
 The secretary said the enactment of the coast artillery bill would bring that arm of the service up to fifty per cent of the strength it would have in war. He said he considered this the most urgent matter because the iso- lated position of the United States made it coast defenses of greatest importance. A single shot from big gun he said, would sink a S15 900 .O00 battleship, but no foe would take chances against the coast defense in order to drop few random shells in- to cities.
 General Weaver chief of the cost artillery, told the committee that the United States had expended S175.0OO.- 900 on it's coast defense since 1888 and that in materials they were 'f5 best in the world" He subm( .A. tables of the number of guns and the present regular forces in charge of them to SOW that more men and off cers were urgently needed.
 Senator Dupont asked Secretary Garrison what might be done to place the uniform of the United states army In greater respect among citizens Mr. Garrison said he did not believe that could be reached by legislation. It must come through a change in popular sentiment with greater pop ular knowledge of the army.
 T think the people, for the first time. are beginning to consider ser iously the cause of common defense" MT Garrison added, "and I hope that | there will grow out of that grCa,er respect for the army"
 Assistant Secretary Breckenridge. General Mccain, adjutnat general. and General Aleshre, participated in the discussion.