The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-08

The many diverse problems in Tram.
ing military policy for the United
states, the measures looking to the en-.
largement and reorganization Of the
regular army together with the questions
entailing the cost of the proposed en-.
largement and Reorganization and the
consideration of the kindred subjects re-
lating TO the militia, volunteers and re-
serves, are now being reviewed in Wash,
ington by the general staff of the army.
In this work the general staff is being
aided by the studies and reports of spe.
eial committees of its own members and
of the student officers at the War Col
general officers of the army. ~
No Premature Publicity =. ..,
1t viii be a matter of three or four
months in all probability before the sec
rotary of war is abb TO make public the
war department plans which he will
recommend To eSlgress for enactment
into law IN the coming session in Dee
ember. Secretary Garrison has made
known his wish TO let the public share
in the discussion of these plans and he
Is particularly DESTROYS of placing in
the hands of each member of the senate
and house a printed copy of the war
department recommendation so that
they shall have the advantage of o
careful study of the defense situation
before congress opens. -. ~
In the meantime the general staff
officers are putting in long hours each
day in conferences and when they are
in rcement as too policy and gen
eral scheme the plans will be submitted
to President Wilson for such revision
as he may desire to make before they
are presented to Congress.
Glenn Report
Last winter the officers attending the
War College were divided into commit
tees for the study Of the military stu,
alton while a special board Of general
staff officers, of which Colonel Edwin s..
Glenn, chief of star of the Eastern
Division, was president, were at work
on the plans for the organization Of the
military forces of the country, This
report went to the, war college division
of the general staff for discussion early
in March, That the Recommendation
of the committee have undergone many
changes is certain and it Is hardly like.
ly that the final plans will emerge from
the military committees, of congress
without many more changes, perhaps to
ths extent that the original trainers viii
not recognize their own work.
Some Foreknowledge ..
Some knowledge OF the plans prorid
ell by the report Of the Glenn
board is had by certain members
of the senate and house. The Advertiser
was able to learn considerable concern.
ing the military situation which will
come before congress from members OF
the Congressional party who recently
visited Hawaii and, while much Of this
cannot be released for publication at
this time because of the desire Of The
Advertisers inf0rmants TO avoid en-
barrasment TO the secretary of war by
any premature discussion of the situa'
ton, the facts learned from these and
others sources concerning the Glenn re-
port can DO given here since these con
stituted merely framework on which
the, ultimate war department plans are
to, be- built. 49, ..., r.. .
Adequate Mobile Army tYt... rr
The matter Of primary interest to To-
cal army officers Is the proposed reor.
ganiEation of the regular forces, The
plans, call for an increase Of the regular
army, to, sixty four regiments of infan-
try, twenty regiments, Of cavalry and
seventeen regiments of field artillery. b
The perma nent force in the cOntinen-
tai United States will comprise FIVE in
fantry, divisions and two cavalry div
isions with proportionate increase Of
the auxiliary arms, Including engipeeFt
signal and sanitaTy troops TO complete
these organizations. Oahu and Panama
garrisons will be Increased each by one
brigade of infantry, making the ulti-
mate garrison of Oahu u complete ter.
teal division of nine infantry regiments
and that of the Canal Zone two briga'las
instead of one az originally. MANNED by
the General staff Report Of 1912. II"
Field Artillery Organization ..u ,
There are contained in the report
many recommendation concerning a.
new tactical organization for the var,
ious types Of feld5artillary, Certain re-
giments win consist OF three battalions
Of three batteries each and others of
three battalions Of tW6 BATTERIES each
tha latter heinz tina rnle with the lar