Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-10

compared the Chamberlain and Hay
plans for the regular army today with
those suggested by the War Department
They found the following results. the
figures quoted showing the increased
numbers of organizations asked for each
arm OF the service:
Infantry-War Department. ten regi-
ments; Chamberlain. thirty-two regi-
but existing organizations to be main
tanned at maximum strength at all
times.
Cavalry War Department. none:
Chamberlain. four regiments: Hay. no
additional regiments, but full strength
Of present commands to be maintained.
Provisions for Artillery.
Field artillery-War Department. four
regiments; Chamberlain, fourteen regi-
ments; Hay, six regiments.
Coast artillery War Department,
fifty-two companies; Chamberlain. APP
proximately 100 companies, or maxi
mum strength of 30.054 men; Hay, APP
proximately $4,000 additional men. but
no additional officers.
Signal Corps-War Department, four
aero squadrons; Chamberlain. 3S2 Of
f1cers, enlisted personnel numbers to
be fixed by the President. who would
also supervise the unit organization
of the aviation section within the
of whom would be specified for avia-
ton duty.
Engineer Corps-War Department
fifteen companies; Chamberlain, total
Of seven foot regiments and seven
mounted battalions; Hay, one battalion.
For Larger General Staff.
Senator Chamberlain proposes to
create General Staff Corps. with
which the present inspector generals
department would be consolidated. the
of lieutenant general, and the staff
to number in all ninety-four officers.
the lowest in rank being captains. His
plan also contemplates creation of an
Officers Reserve Corps from which APP
pointments to the grade of second lieu
tenant in the regular army may be
made, and from which officers for vol
unteer troops would be drawn.
The reserve of enlisted men would
be composed wholly of men who had
received regular army training or those
professionally qualified for special sci
entific and engineering duties.
Representative Hays plan also pro
vides for reserve corps of officers and
for cadet companies for the training Of
junior officers attached to regular regl-
ments. Both he and Senator Chamber
lain would give provisional commits
sions to all officers but those graduated
from the Military Academy, full COM
missions to be given after specified
time to officers who porve efficient
The Chamberlain Plan.
The Chamberlain plan proposes that
the increases suggested be distributed
equally through a fve-year period, and
both plans provide for a six-year en-
listment in the regular army. men to
be furloughed into the reserve when
they have become efficient soldiers.
The Hay continental army scheme
provides that the 100000 men under
training during the first three years
of their six-year enlistment shall be
called into service only with the con-
sent of Congress and when war is in
progress or imminent. The continental
reserve could be called out only when
war was declared by or against the
United States. In dealing with the or
ganized militia the plan provides that
no state troops shall have the benefit
of federal appropriations except when
their number represents 100 men for
each senator or representative from
that state.