The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
WAR DEPARTMENT TELLS
TENTATIVE ARMY 4
suggestions Gathered Into Form of a Bill for Guidance
of Chairman of Military Committees in
Framing Defence laws

departments for a period OF ........
years.
The President IL authorized TO assign
members OF tho regular army reserve
as reserves to organizations of the rezi-
lar army or to organizes tho regular army
reserve. In the event of war he may
nlohilize the regular army reserve In
Sucn manner as he ma determine and,
retain IL In active service for such period
- conditions may Justify. when mo-
biiized the regular army reserve Will
receive the same pay and allowances as
o'iiSted men In the regular army of like
erauo. The services of the Postmaster
ana Others of the Pest Office Department
are NJ the Presidents disposal FOR mo-
piiiSation OF the regular army reserve.
How OHsccrs Are Chosen.
Tho proposed act has this to say
about vacancies:
Vacancies IN the grade OF Second
Lieutenant created or caused by this
.tt shall he He'd by appointment in the
order: First. OF cadets grad
uated from the United States Niiitnr,.
academy second. of enlisted men who's,
itne*s for promotion shall have been
determined by competitive examination :
third. OF members OF tho Officers Re
serve Corps who have been commissioner
therein from tho cadet companies here
matter provided for. and, fourth. OF can
didates from clyil life between tho ages
OF II and - years the President is
authorized to make the necessary rules
and regulations to carry these provisions
into effect.
provided. that hereafter all appo,nt-
ments to the grade of Second Lieutenant
IN inc regular army shall be provisional
TOT Il period or two years, at the
close OF which period such appointments
snail he made permanent IL the appoln;e,
mas demonstrated. under such reguln-
tioas as the President may prescribe,
AIS SUITABILITY n moral, professional
and physical fitness for such
APPOINTMENT. or should tho appointee
fail so 10 demonstrate his suitability
and illness shall terminate: and should
any officer become eligible for promo
tion m qualify therefor before the
expiration OF two years from tho dat,
or his original appointment he shall
receive n provisional appointment In sucl
higher grade. which shall be made Der.
mAnsnt when ho shall have qualified
Tor permanent appointment: upon IN.
expiration OF two years from the date
Of his original appointment. or shall
terminate II he shall fail TO qualify"
The Continental Army.
\ largo part Of the Garrison measure
deals with the organization Of the new
Continental army. Tho bill provides:
That the President is authorized e
Saisc. organize. train ana maintain q
citizen army Of not TO exceed 400. 00t
men. e II" known as tho 'Contilenta'
army TO be raised In three annual con.
tingents, and thereafter maintained by
annual contingents sufficient to keep the
number ~ TO the authorized strength
of 100000 men. 70 his purpose h,
may from Tim TO time divide tn,
I nited states into such number q.
divisional districts as he may prescribe
The Continental army shall consist oil
such number OF regiments Of infantry
cavalry. field artillery and engineers
and OF such auxiliary troops as the
President may deem proper, within the
limits of the force herein authorized
but the President may vary the propor.
tlun OF tho several arms. corps and de.
~rartlneuts rs b" may deem necessary
Tor purposes OF training.
, THAT except for ieriods of training
as hereinafter provided for. the Con.
tinertal army shalt rot be called OF
for service ,Ncepi IA the event OF VA!
Or when war ia Imminent
The organization Of ell units OF th.
Continental army, s;aff limo and head
quarters. shall be the same as the reg
ular army. Including medical. personue
and AL general and special equipment
All other ~adJuncis.' says the bill
"tnat may he necessary in the prosecu
zion Of war and tho organization @
which is not otherwise provided for "a.
Jaw, shall he as the President ma tron
time 10 tine direct The h!l. also pro
tides adequately for the assimilation -
units of the organize militia into tn