The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-10
AMERICA DEFENSE
PLAN OUTLINED
Secretary Garrison Presents Special Ma
tional Defense Report-Calls for
Regular Army of $4,000 and
$4,000 Reserves.

81 Washington, ID. c., Dec. l0.--Secretary
Garrison made public to-day in connec
.. ton with his annual report the specia
national defense report prepared at hii
request by the war college division Of
the general staff. II shows that the
army itself considers that as proper
; military policy to secure continental
United States from attack, it is neces.
sary to have a mobile army of 100000
fully or partially trained men. 1t makes
the following specific recommendation
for the organization it believes neces-
sary:
Regular army. With the colors, 49,
1000; reserves at end of eight year enlist
ment period, $4,000; total, 100000.
Continental army: Under training three
months year for each of three years,
100000; on furlough, subject to three
months additional training before tax
ing the field, 100000
Organized militia: No provision beyond
annual appropriation of 100000 and
repeal Of all acts requiring state soldiers
to be received into United States service
in advance of any other force in time of
war.
Grand total, regular and continental,
100000.
In estimating the cost OF this establish
ment the report figures as follows for
the first year: Regular army, S25s,060,.
GOO; ,continentals, s7,500,000; militia,
81. 100000; total, S353,460,000.
In addition TO these figures, Secretary
Garrison points out in digest of the
special report, an annual expense of S20,-
100000 for each of four years would be
necessary for harbor defenses and reserve
material would cost for the first year
alone 1929, 76s,Ts6, making the grand TO.
tai for the first year 5000, Dos, 1856.
IL was the cost OF the war college |
plan which led Secretary Garrison TO de.
wise the modified plan which has been
presented TO Congress with the backing |
of the administration. Under that plan |
the first years expenditure would be
SlS2.7l ,036, and force of regulars, mi
litia men and continentals Of 670,s43
would be produced within three years.
which would be more than doubled by
the reserves OF each branch
winch Mouiu bt tIthAtb NliNlU tue uFfN
six-year continental enlistment period.
The annual upkeep cost Of the war col.
lcge plan after the system is in full
operation is estimated as S3lg473. 900 "a
against Sls2, 234,5 $50 for the administra-
lion plan.
Secretary Garrison's statement shows
hat the war college has been asked %
'enew its consideration Of the subject in
rider that certain Of It's estimates may
De carefully worked out.
The report opens with a consideration
II the military problem confronting the
United States. from which il reaches the !
conclusion that "The safeguard OF isola.
ion no longer exists" since "The oceans,
'nce barriers, are now easy avenues Of
Ipproach by reason Of the number, speed
md carrying capacity Of ocean going YES.
els" II declares that the successful
,utcome Of the wars In which the country
ias been engaged has given the public {
wrong impression, inasmuch ~ careful
tudy Of these wars reveals "a startling
,icture Of faulty leadership. needless
waste 81 lives and property. costly over
cad charges augmented by payment Of
'Ounties % keep up voluntary enlist B
rents, undue proloneation Of al these n
rars and finally. reckless expenditure Of a
ublic funds for continuing pensions" o
"But we have not learned our lesson n
be report adds. 1T has never been driv.
n home by the bitterness Of defeat We
ave never known a Jena or Sedan