Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-30
GARRISON At WORK
ON ARMY PROGRAM
Will Be Ready to Submit Facts.
Figures and Argument
to Congress.
OUTLINE OF PROPOSED PLANS
Universal Service Admittedly Ul-
innate Goal-Hopelcss State
Of Unpreparcdness.

Of Unpreparcdness.
WASliIN,:ToN. December -" Secrc-
tary Garrison. IN sccusinu ut his home
in New Jersey. is giving over the en-
tire holiday week 10 preparation for
tho task Of presenting 10 the Congress
sonal Military Committees the arms
part OF the administration national de
fcnsc pro%rain. When Congress 70
convcnes nm Tuesday he will be r"ady
20 submit facts figures and arguments
in support of tho plans
When Mr. Garrison left Washington
he took with him copies Of every de
partm"n;al report and official docu-
ment bearing on the preparedness prob
lem. He believes. it Was asserted to-
night by an official who has had much
10 do with framing the plan. that Il
correct statement Of tho problem can
lead only to the general conclusions
embodied in III" continental army
scheme From this official. who Viii
hc among those authorized TO present
TO the committees an impica'i"n Of
the views Of the administration. was
obtained the outlin. Of what the score
posed program will do
PROPOSED PROt.RAn
or ADMINISTR ALTON
!; is as follows:
l. Write definite military policy
founded on the unanimous conclusions
Of military experts Of the nation. past
and present. and which. therefore. is
sound in theory and correct in aprli-
cation
= Enroll within three wears and give
some preliminary training at least ia
100000 mobile troops
3 Provide within six Years for an
additional force of 5oo. .Oco reserves for
the troops with the colors
g. Furnish the most attractivr form
Of voluntary military service IL is pos
sihle TO devise. thereby serving as
final and conclusive test Of the possi-
hility of organizing in peace times AN
adequate volunteer army system.
=. Furnish "a system TO which UNI
versal military service could he applied
quickly, and without tho necessity OF
extensive reorcanization
6. Furnish n regular mobile army
sufficient tn cooperate in the training
of the contincntals. and also to carry
on the necessary peace activities
=. fu|nlSn through cadet cOnpanieS
attached to regular regiments AN ada
Quatc and ccrtan school for regular
continental aud reserve officers
\. Furnish. beginning at once.
system under which an adequate en-
listed reserve for tho regular army
would hc built up and maintained
9. Begin at once. 10 lie concluded in
four years. the expenditure OF SSl 900
600 on extension aud Improvement of
coast defenscS. making them far su-
pcrior to those which any other nation
has ever contemplated.
10. Furnish an adequate trained force
10 man all coast def,nses now laciiinc,
nearly % per cent Of the necessary
personnel
II Build up Within four years a re-
serve supply Of material u cos, $I0i.-
0ro.0h". and estimated upon the con
sumption Of ammunition shown by the
best available reports from the Euro
pcau war.
l.. lnauSuratc "a system under which
commercial munitiou plants can he
foStercd hN the government in peace
times, insurng an adequate and con-
tinuons supply uf guns and shells in
time OF war