The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-19
Employers TO Be Asked To IL
low Their Men Two Months
Yearly To Drill
TO RAISE ARMY OF
100000 IN SIX YEARS
Success of Program Deoeuas
On Congress, But Leaders
Rely On Patriotism of Bus
ness Men To Garry Project
Through For Citizen Forces.
Navy Plans Announced

Washington, Oct 16-Employer,
throughout the United States-cor.
porations manufacturers, profession
al men, tradesmen and business men
of all classas-Will be asked to con-
tribute, as their share in the national
defense permission for their EN-
ployees to engage without serious
financial loss in two months military
training during each or three year>
This is an essential part of th>
administration plan for raising
CITIZEN army Of 100000 men in SIX
years which, with a regular army ot
100000 men and 100000 reserves
would give a trained force, exclusive
| of State militia, OF about 100000
in the event of war.
The success of the plan. officials
| admit, depends not on the approprld.
tions Of Congress, for its cost VIII -
| comparatively small, but on HE
| patriOtic response of employers, t.
| Whom an appeal will he made to fJr-
| Tough as many men each year, at dif.
| ferent seasons, as they can spare arj
! who wish to join the proposed con-
| tinental army
Administration officials are conf.
dent that even though it is proposed
to enlist only $4,000 men gear ln
the cOntinentalS, or q total Of nearly
|
more than that number would ~
attracted b ythe outdoor life VI I.
military camp if they could be assur-
ed by their employers that their pO~
sitionS would not be lost or their earn
ings seriously decreased. The pro-
posed enlistment requires two months
service for each of three years, and
liability for service during the re-
naming three years only in event =
war.
The army plans for more than j..
J 100000 trained men in six years and
the Navy's program Of ten dreac-
noughts and six battle cruisers VIths
in five years, both of which Will %
presented to Congress with the en-
dorsement Of President Wilson, Wers
the absorbing topics Of interest hers
today. The proposed army appropria-
ton bill will be 1882, 100000, or an
increase of s72.o0o,ooo over last year.
E and that of the navy is S216, ,00h
a 68,000,000 increase. The total de-
fense budget of nearly $40o,o00,Oo0 8
t an increase Of s14o, 100000 which :.
e is understood is to be raised from 8
= return to certain tariff duties remoy-
: ed last year.
j Added details of the navy plans
t became known tonight. The i've
n year program includes, besides the
: ten dreadnoughts and six battle
| cruisers, IS coast subna rlneG, nIteeH
g sea going submarines, fifty destroy
r ers, fifteen scout cruisers and m :
: gunboats. Two dreadraughts VIII Dc
= built each year. Two battle cruiser
: will be built the first year, one lht
: third year, two the fourth year 27o
n oDe the fifth year.
h This plan was agreed upon IN orde4
that the appropriations out / tIt
$500, 900 fund to be expended foI
new ships during the FIVE years lnlg.h
be evenly distributed through ~ ll'
n various sessions Of Congress. =
Y first years bill will provide -
100000 to complete ships alreac| 9 u
thorized, besides tho new dleao
noughts and battle cruisers and pet
% vide also for the constructors ol
= coast submarines, five seagoing 9uO
81 marines, fifteen destroyers, lnre
le scout cruisers, two gunboats. one ~
X ship and one hospital ship, szVOo.00
n for aircraft and for 10000 acd!t't'a
II men and $50 additional midshlp42f
l. at the United States Naval AcadeI''E.
n. The decision to increase the lf,
ef sonnel was welcomed in naval CIR =
le where it had been vcriously tstlma e
t. that the navy is now from 10.0o0
I'd 900 men short Of the compIen m.
os necessary for ships built and p -
re ing.
OF BY authorizing sixteen ca - -
IN ships in the five year program. q
lie American fleet when all ships =!
t. completed will be composed OF
~ Of S3 dreadnoughts and battle cru,
ID ers for the fighting line and thlf'
er battlesfips of the second Ene -
to total of IS capital ships. TINS 80
e. be exclusive OF nine battle5hips ~