New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05

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Congress, the General Staff. the Army
War College and general officers Of the
army"
Thirty Cadet Companies.
In addition to the increases in the
regular army and the provision for a
so-called continental army of 400, 900
men, TO be raised in three annual in
stalments, the measure calls for thirty
cadet companies, which will be used for
training citizen officers for an officers
reserve corps; discharge of enlisted men
in the regular army after one years
service, if they have attained a certain
standard of proficiency, into a regular
army. reserve; detail Of sergeants to
units of the continental army, and radi-
cal innovations in tactical organization
of the regular army.
The regular army is increased by ten
regiments of infantry, four regiments
of field artillery, additional companies
Of coast artillery, and increases in the
number of officers, on-commissioned
officers, and privates in the Quarter
master Generals Department and the
Signal Corps, and increases Of officers
only in the Adjutant. Generals, Inspec-
tor Generals and Judge Advocate Gen
erals departments and the Medical
Corps. The Engineer Corps is raised 10
four regiments and mounted battalion.
To each regiment of cavalry and in
fantry are added headquarters troop or
company, a supply troop or company,
and machine gun troop or company, TO
be an addition 10 the strength of the
twelve other units. Regiments of field
artillery are increased by a headquar
ters and supply troop each. Of the ten
regiments of field artillery contemplated
in this tentative bill eight will be COM
posed of field and mountain batteries
and two of horse and siege batteries.
Furloughed Men in Reserve.
The regular army reserve will con-
sist of all men on furlOugh fulfilling
the terms Of their enlistments, the eX-
act term of which has not yet been
settled. Re3ervists will receive no pay
while on furlongh unless they are
called upon for service, in which con-
tingency they will be given IS a month
back pay for each month of their mem
bership in the reserve. The thirty
cadet companies, which will serve as
feeders for the officers reserve corps,
will consist Of 100 men each, and will
be attached to infantry, cavalry, field
or coast artillery, engineer and special
[ service corps.
The cadets will be between twenty
I and twentyfour years Of age upon ad-
mission, and will be drawn from Off
GERS in the national guard, students
and graduates Of military institutions
and students and graduates of other
collegiate institutions. They will serve
one year in the companies, and there
after remain five years on furlough,
subject TO call in emergency.
1.-THE Continental Army" which the
President "is authorized to raise, or
ganize, train and maintain" is to be
maintained by annual contingents suih-
cient TO keep the number up to the
strength of 100000.
"For this purpose he may from time
TO time divide the United States into
such number Of divisional districts as
he may prescribe. The continental army
shall consist of such number of regi-
ments of infantry, cavalry, field artll-
lery and engineers, and of such aux
iliary troops as the President may
deem proper, within the limits Of the
/ force herein authorized; but the Presi-
/ dent may vary the proportion oil the
several arms, corps and departments as
he NAV deem necessary for purposes OF
T training"
Continentals for War Service.
1t is provided that. except for stipu-
lated periods of training, the CONT
mental army shall not be called out for
service except in the event Of war or
when war is imminent"
Section 80 OF the measure provides
Chat the term of enlistment IN the
continen al army shall be for s. TX years
unless sooner discharged; the hrst
three years of the enlistment to be
served in the active organizations with
l. ..I..n mon The cnmnl elton OF