Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-16
GARRISON Plan
HELD Menace TO
NATIONAL GUARD
Continued from Page u


you can now devote to this matter, to
inform yourselves upon the points
which are important to you and per-
NIT Of debate as to them.
/ have therefore determined that to
meet what / understand you want, i
shall endeavor herein to set forth all
that we can now state with respect to
the matters which I understand you
are vitality interested in and concern.
ing which you wish that information.
1t is our purpose to provide by leg
islatiye enactment for a continental
army to consist of 400, 900 men, raised
In annual increments Of $4,000. We
have not as yet determined upon the
unit, but / incline to think that, all
things considered, It would be best to
agree upon the state as the unit
presume that the great weight Of opin-
ion will be in favor of providing for
proportional distribution, 80 that each
state would be looked to to supply its
proportional quota. The proposition Is
to have these men recruited within
that unit and enlisted by contract pro-
viding for the amount and character
of service determined upon and stated
and to be available outside OF that
only for use in time Of war.
1t is proposed to create division
of the general staff, with some such
denomination as the Militia and Con-
tinental Army Division" which shall
bear such relationship to this force as
the secretary Of war, acting through
similar agencies, possesses towards
the regular army.
The next agency It Is proposed
should be the department command.
ers.
In general, 1t Is then proposed to
have divisional organization within
the departments.
And finally, there would be the adj
ministration at and within the unit.
Nothing has been determined as to
the details Of the operation OF this
machinery. / was mucn impressed by
the suggestion that the best results
would probably be obtained II an off,
Ger Of the continental army we're
placed practically In the position of
adjutant Of each unit. doubt whether
1t would be advisable at this time to
attempt to 60 any further into de-
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