Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-14
Approves Appropriation of
$1S4,OOO,OOO For Mill
tary Purposes.
SUPPORTS GREATER
NAVAL BUDGET
N National Defense Plans Calls For Total
Appropriation Of s4a2,ooo, ,ooo-Navy
Department Asking Increase of $780,
100000 -. Additional Expense Prob
ably to Be Met by Bond lssue-kesl
of California Laid.

Washington, Oct. 14.-President Will
son today approved Secretary Garri-
sons plan for increasing the army. 1t
calls for the annual expenditure Of
s1S4,OO0,OOO, an increase Of ap-
proximately S75,ooo.0OO. The plan in
it's approved form will go to congress
with full support OF the administra-
tion
Much of the increase in the appro-
prlation would be devoted to coast de-
fenses. Increases in the personnel or
the army have not yet been made pub
lie.
If the navy which asks for an In
crease of $1OO.00O,000 carries thru It's
plan, making a total appropriation OF
$24S, 900, 900. the appropriations for ma
t;onai defense would total s432,0O0.0Oo.
1t is probable, however. that In final
form the appropriations will not ex-
ceed $4OO. 900.
Hay Confers With President.
Representative James Hay. OF Vr-
ginia, chairman OF the house military
affairs committee, had an engagement
with President Wilson today to dis
cuss plans for national defense, when
contemplate s4o000OO00 appropria-
ton by the next congress. This would
be an increase Of approximately $l4O.-
600, 900 over the previous year, OF
which about $50. 900 would be for
the army. and $4,000. for the navy
The additional expense probably VIII
be met by bond issue.
Today's conference had to do par
ticularly with plans for the army.
Nevada Nearing Completion.
~ Commander J. T. Tomkins. who Will
Ne executive officer OF the new super
dreadnaught Nevada, when the ves:-
sell goes into commission. has been de-
taehed from the battleship Ohio to
duty at Quincy. Mass. where the Ne
vada is being fitted out. The new
ship is 96.o per cent complete and will
be put into commission before Jan. l..
To Have Right Of Way.
/ The presidents determination to
urge upon congress in his next mes
sage a defense program to cost about
s4OG. 100000 has been emphasized in
high official quarters in the last few
days, following Mr.. Wilson'S recent
speech saying the American people
were convinced that the United States
should be very adequately prepared,
not for war. but for defense. Much
interest is manifested in the confer
ences the president intends having
with members of congress- at which It
is believed the procedure for the army
and navy bills will be discussed. Both
will be made administration measures
and these probably will be given right
of way over all legislation In the hope
that several months time will be saved
in construction work for the navy and
strengthening Of the army.
Big Increase in Army
The president spent the entire morn
ing going over Secretary Garrson's 8
/ estimates and plans which are under
stood to propose an Increase of from
&c, 900 to $4,000 men In the army, and
large reserve to be created thru In
| ducing men to join the ranks by short
term enlistments. The plan also in
cludes encouras emert OF the national
guard and increasing Of the number OF
army officers by using the military
academy at West Point to It's full ca
pacity.
| After comforting with Assistant Sec
| retary Breckenridge, the president laid
the plan before Chairman Hay Of the
house military committee.