The Washington herald., 1915-12-07
By r. b. JOHNS.

To provide a corps Of reserve ofncers
nd ofocer, for the Continental army. IL
D. proposed IN the tentative recoinmenos
,,on. subnnitted by the War Department
"a the military committees 10 create
thirty cadet companies IN the resuiai
army From these companies not ohiy
would come officers for the Continental
army or any other force, but vacancies
in the regular army would oc hiieo IIoI.
them after the appointment Q.
Point graduates and the promouoh vi
-. a,,,;.,ed men Of the regular army.
III. cade, companies would be attached
>, tho regiments OF tn. regular army
,xbere its members would receive an IN
,.nxifed training for one year Ht tne
c,o<> Of the wear. they would pass INTO
,ha raservc corps Of officers. from Whlch
thev could be appointed either 10 the
regular or the Continental army. ihes
would be required TO ooiisate tneinse
for Ave wears service in the reserve
,,r,s oS officers. in addition to the year
.,,,h the colors In the cadet companies
while serving in the cadet companies,
,ho Young officers would receive the pay
and allowances OF master sishai ~
,r,ci.p which is a larger recompehs"
than the cadets receive at "es' io,''''
Master signal electricians receive -" i
month in addition TO their UNIFORM
lions and other allowances IL m
s;s,.d nv a great many officers than this
amounts to more thah 'i'e P"'
tenant In the army
7, "a nroposed to select the cadet com
,;as from officers of the National
Guard students and graduates oil euuca-
,;onaI institutions having military COURSES.
p.rt Of the plan Is to standardize mil
t,rv instruction in all colleges SO ,ha'
,hc work in the cadet companies VIII oe
n continuation of the instruction wnicn
is received at the colleges. ihirS ~
NAMES of cadets at the emo OF q ear
would give the country about S'"o re-
serve officers -.
yyb.teyer new military policy Is ADOPT
Cd n Ia generally agreed by ofhcers OF
dutv at the War Department and mem
her. Of the Military Affairs Committee
,hat some steps should be taken TO Sc
cure reserve officers. This is in addi-
ton to the proposal for an increase III
the number of cadets at the military
Academy The increase at the Mlltary
Academy and In the NUMBER OF oni-
GERS In the army. would De hecessar!
for the training and instruction oil the
,.adet compapies and reserve officers.
The question of letting the contracts
for the battleshps authorized at the
last session of Congress was taken up
Yesterday afternoon by Secretary Daniels
in a conference with the bureau oil the
department. II is understood that the
secretary hesitates to assume the re-
sponsibility Of authorizing the eonstruc-
tion of ali the ships at the government
Yards. despite the fact that the bids OF
the private concerns are not within the
authorised appropriations.
II has been notable that Secretary
Daniels In his recent decisions has
given the greatest consideration to the
recommendations of military authorities.
He apparently has come to the full reali-
zation that the navy Is military insti-
tuition and that those who have given
their lives to the study Of the needs OF
an adequate sea force are more compe-
tent to pass on such questions than
civilians. The secretary is still keeping
a frm grip on the purse strings of the
Navy Department. but he is giving more
consideration to military features Of his
administration than when he first as
sumed control of the department.
1t is understood that h, Is making an
effort to induce the private concerns to
reduce their bids and It Is possible that
at least part Of the building program will
be built at the private yards.
Sea-faring men navigating in New Bed
ford waters and Buzzard Bay are joining
lin a petition to the Engineering Depart
ment of the United States army to have
the wreck Of the old cruiser Yankee re-
moved from where she lies. near the en-
trance Of the New Bedford Harbor. The
T.. s. s. Yankee, was sunk on December
| 4. lSoe Sho was serving as convoy to q
| feet OF submarines when she went ashore
lon '.Hen and Chicken Rock. She W.
isubssquentiy hoated and was being toved
to New Bedford. when one Of the tugs