Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-07
GARRISON OUTLINES
HIS ARMY PLAN FOR
NATIONS DEFENSE
Great Continental or Citizen
Force viii Be Trained Gradual
" to Augment Strength OF Re-
guIar Establishment.

tense program to be submitted to Con
gress in December by the administra-
tion was made public tonight by Sec
rstary Garrison. disclosing for the
first time details Of the plan to raise
a great continual or citizen. army
to supplement the regular establish
ment,
In brief. it is proposed to increase
the regular army from 108,00S to 141,
S45 officers and men Changing the
term of enlistment from four years
with the colors and three years on fur
Tough, to two years with the colors
and four years on furlough) to organ
ize a federal citizen army of 100000
60 be enlisted $4,000 a year for three
years. to strengthen the state mill
tia by increased appropriations and
closer cooperation and to spend 500,
100000 a year for four years on coast
defense and $25,OOO.OOO a year for four
years ip the accumulation Of reserve
material for use by force of five hun
bred thousand men,
Mr. Garrison says that the trainers
of the new policy are fully conscious
Of the possibility of formulating mill
tary theories much better in theory,
but that after concentrated consider
alton of existing legal and other con
ditions they think it win be found that
almost insuperable objections and diff
liculties arise in the carrying into
practical operation suggestions that
from the military standpoint might
be very acceptable"
The statement reveals that in the
preparation Of their plans War Depart
ment officials have called into consul
tation specialists in various lines of
private industry
1T has been proposed, it says, "to
make available in time OF need the
services of those in various lines Of
employment requiring special know
ledge and skill, such as railroad men,
bridge builders, engineers OF all dis
ariptiCus. etc, and leading men i'm
these lines and leading men in these
lines and professions have been col
laborating with the War Department
IN an endeavor TO formulate. by leg
ialation or administrative action an
acceptable and useful plan with re-
spect thereto.
In this connection, and because Of
he patriotic spirit thus displayed, it
seems desirable TO say that If those
|who are the employers of the young
men of the country cannot by reason
. If age or situation in life; give their
. personal service they can do that
which viii be equally useful by en-
. couragins in every way the participa-
+ lion OF those in their employ in the
plan of national defense. IF they
would so arrange their business that
. a. certain proportion of those whom
they engage could undertake this ma
tional service without sacrificing their
personal interests, those who did this
thing would be acting in the most pub
lie spirited and patriotic manner pos
sible."
The citizen army would be recruited
Throughout the entire country and or
sanized in geographical divisions. Its
members, though enlisted for six year
terms, would be required TO report
for intensive training only for short
periods each year for three years, and
during the remaining three years
would be furloughed subject to the
call of the colors in time Of war. In
addition to officers who may be devel
oped In the course of its operation
Mr.. Garrison proposed to draw officers
for this force from men who have sery
I'd in the National Guard or the regu
lar army or who have been trained iu
private military schools Individuals
Tor organizations I'm the existing nation
al guard free to DO so, would be per
mitted to come into the citizen army
without change of rank. For the Mex
. fiscal year whe 4 is proposed to put
. this new policy into operation. Con
gress viii be asked TO appropriat,
S162717O36; the second year the a
= mount viii be S2l2815.879; the third
q year $228,315,879 and annually there
latter If the policy were continued viii
on cha &c the army budget would b,
p S182,234,559
. II additions TO the regular arm,
contemplated are ten regiments o
infantry four regiments of field artill
i cry So regiments of coast artillery
q rs companies of engi GERS and fou
aero squadrons, be brought in, hal
% next year half the following year
The plan when completed woul
s place in the Pa anna canal zone HaV
allan Islands the hilippines and Alas
ka, 1,453 officers and 47,456 enliste
men. In the contine tai United State
q there would be I'm the regular es al
|Hshment 1856 officers and GO, 968 me
including eleven a d two thirds reg
D. |ments of cavalry. twenty-siX and tw
D. h irds regiments of infantry, SIEVE
regiments of field artillery, IL con
pa ies of coast ar iIery and abou
"a 1000 officers and men in engineerin
and signal corps.
ACCEPTS CABINET REsleNATlO
% PARIS, Nov. 6-Tho Grand Dutc
~ oss Marie of LuXemburg has accepte