The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
NIL lIAI2Y TRAINING CAMPS
ARE EMBRACED IN PLANS
All Kinds Of Employees in the
United States will Be
Asked to Help.
LARGE RESERVE FORCE 6
Big Navy Program viii AlsosBe
Submitted to Congress at
the Coming Session.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. ls-Enz
ployers throughout the United States
corporations, manufacturers, pro-
fessional men. tradesmen and bust
ness men Of all classes-are to- DO
asked to contribute as their share
In the national defense, permission
for their employees to engage with
out serious financial loss In two
months training during each Of
three years. Y tas
This is an essential part Of the
administrations plan for raising a
citizen army OF 100000 men in six
years which, with regular army OF
100000 men and 100000 reserves,
would give trained force exclusive
Of state militias of about 1900 900;
men in the event sof war.
Depends ON Congress-
The success of the plan, officials
admit, depends not on the appropri-
atoms Of Congress, for Its cost will
be small, but on the patriotic res
Spouse Of employers to whom an ap-
peal will be made to furiougli as
many men each year, at different
seasons us they can spare and who
wish to poin the proposed continent-
al army.
Administration officials are ctnas
dent that even though It is proposed
to enlist only 1873. 900 men year In
the Continents or u total OF nearly
100000 In the six year period,
more than that number will be at
tracted by the outdoor life Of mil
itary camp II they could be assured
by their a1fployers that their posi-
tons Won lsnot be lost or their earn
ings seriously decreased. The pro-
posed enlistment requires tw6
months service for each OF tiifee
years and liability for service DUR
Ing the remaining three years only
In event of war. B
Big Navy Program.
The army plans for more than
100000 trained men In six years
ndthe navy's program of ten dread-
naughts and six battle cruisers with
In I'VE years. both o. which will be
presented to Congress with the en-
dorsement OF President Wilson, were
the absorbing topics of interest here
today. The proposed army appro-
priation bill will be $1s2, 900, 900 or
an increase OF $4,000, 900 over last
year. and that of the navy is $216.sS
600. 900, a s6S, 100000 increase.
The total defense budget OF nearly
$500, 900, 900 Is an increase of $140,-
100000, which it is understood, to
be raised by bond issue and In
creased revenues expected from q
return to certain tarif duties remoy-
ed last year.
Ten Dreadnaughts.
added details of the navy pian
became known tonight. The five-
year program includes besides the
ten dreadnaughts and six battle
cruisers, eighty-fve coast sub
marines. fifteen sea-going subma-
rines. fifty destroye.s. fifteen 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.
BY authorizing sixteen capital
ships in the fivs-year program. the
American fleet when all ships are
completed will be composed ia i s25
of thirty three tlreadnaughts ana
battle cruisers. for the fighting line:
and. thirteen battleships Of the Sec
.ond line, or total OF forty-six capi-
tai ships. 'sssiis would be exclusive
OF nine battleships now in commits.
sion, which will be superannuated
In 1924.