Arizona republican., 1915-11-06
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

J WASHINGTON. Nov. 5-An out
 tional defense program to be sub | mitted to congress in December by | the administration was made public tonight by Secretary Garrison dis | closing for the first time details of l the plan to raise a great continental | or citizen army to supplement the l regular establishment
 ! In brief, it is proposed to increase the regular army from 10S,008 to 141,S43 officers and men (changing the term of enlistment from four years with the colors and three years on furlOugh to two years with the colors and four years on furlough)
 to organize a federal citizen army of 100000 Go be enlisted 133,0OO a year for three years) to strengthen the state militia by increased ap- prOpriations and closer cooperation and to spend $2O,000,000 a year for
 four years on coast defenses and
 $25,000.000 a year for four years in
 the accumulation of reserve mater
 ial for use by a force of five hun
 dred thousand men.
 MT Garrison says that the framers
 of the new policy are fully conscious
 of the possibility of formulating mill
 itary theories much better in theory,
 but that after concentrated consid-
 eration of existing legal and other
 conditions they think it will be
 found that almost insuperable ob-
 jections and difficulties arise in the
 carrying into practical operations
 suggestions that from the military
 standpoint might otherwise be very acceptable'
 The statement reveals that in the preparation of their plans war de- partment officials have called into consultation specialists in various lines of private industry.
 Tt has been proposed it says. ito make available in time of need the services of those in various lines of employment requiring special knowl- edge and skill, such as railroad men, bridge builders engineers of all des- criptions. etc, and leading men in these. lines and professions have been collaborating with the war de- partment in an endeavor to formu late, by Legislation or administrative action, an acceptable and useful plan with respect thereto. "In this con nection. and because of the patriotic spirit thus displayed. it seems de- sirable to say that if those who arc the employers of the young men of the country cannot by reason of age or situation in life. give their personal service, they can do that which will be equally useful by en- cOuraging in every way the partici patton of those in their employe in 1 the plan of national defense. If they l would so arrange their business that a certain proportion of those whom l they engage could undertake this I national service without sacrificing l their personal interests. those who | did this thing would be acting ill the most public spirited and patrio | tic manner possible 1
 The citizen army would be recruit | ed throughout the entire country and | organized in geographical divisions. l It's members, though enlisted for six year terms, would be required to re- port for intensive training only for l short periods each year for three l years, and during the remaining l three years would be furloughed sub iect to the call to the colors in time 1 of war. In addition to officers who | may be developed in the course of it's operation, MT. Garrison proposed 1 to draw officers for this force from men who have served in the national | guard or the regular army or who | have served in the national guard or the regular army or who have been trained in private military schools. Individuals or organizations in the existing national guard free to do would be permitted to come into the citizen army without change of rank
 For the next fiscal year when it is proposed to put this new policy into operation. congress will be asked to S182, 2,7O7.036; the second year the amount will be S212,S15,-t S79:: the third $22S,315,S79, and an- nually thereafter. If the policy were continued without change the army budget would be $1S2, 2,234,559.
 The additions to the regular army are ten regiments of