The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-14
DEFENSE
MAIN ISSUE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10,-A special national defence
port has been prepared by the staff Of the and
will be presented to Congress support the administration
for increased national defence The report
that mobile army of million and half consisting of
trained partially trained is necessary to the
United States from attack An increase of the regular
to half million is strongly urged without which would be
impossible satisfactorily the problems which would
arise in the event of Of invasion attempting to
our borders.
According to the plan the army would have 12 900 first
class soldiers in the ranks at the end of eight enlist
ment period The further plans of the general staff call for
the creation of of partially trained continent
tai United States totaing million and half These
would be under training for three months year for three
years. the other nine months being furough subject to
being called for additional three months prior to the reg
lar three months period This additional three months would
be training which would not require the troops to do field
service, but could be given in armores at their homes
The board recommends appropriation of seven million
dollars to further the work being done by the state mi
ta regiments The plans the staff call expenditure
for the coming year of five hundred and four millions This
will be divided follows: The army and reserve plan
will necesstate 1858 100000 of ammunition will
be gathered which will cost $32ooOo The plans for add
onal coast and harbor defences call for $20OO00O0
WASHINGTON, Dec 1O-Natonal defence and the
of providing money to carry out the administration s
plans admittedly the chief problems which faces the
sixty-fourth Congress.
Democratic leaders who had hoped make military pre-
paredness nonparsan question: not confident of
cess Notwithstanding the widespread endorsement given
PRESIDENT wilson's program prominent members ana
CARNATIONS affiliated with minority parties The chief
stumbling block is the method of raising the
which will be needed.
Certain Republican leaders have indicated they ready
to make political capital of the Democratic dilemma should
the party power find itself compelled to resort to bond is
any the tariff hitherto condemned by them
With leaders of both parties looking toward the national
pagn next fall the session promises to be of unusual interest
President Wilson outlined the salient needs of the country
personally delivered address to Congress Tuesday noon
after which committees organized and actual legislative
grinding initiated In his opening address the President did
not present in detailed form all Of the legislation the admins
aon has in mind but Congress proceeds he plans send
messages on special subjects
The Presidents first communication concerned chiefly
the needs of the and navy giving special attention
revelations and responsibilities growing ont Of the European
and what may be done finance plan of preparedness
to continuing safety Of the nation
The new Congress is still Democratic but not
heng it has been previous occasions when President
Wilson addressed it. In the Senate the party has slightly
increased majority but political fortunes have reduced the
almost unwedly force in the House that in the
Democratic landslide that elected Mr. Wilson, that the
party will have only majority all Of "a votes This is
regarded margin in body composed Of 1856
ber requiring party DETECTION Of only thirteen votes to de-
feat measure
The new House officially classified consists Of 229
Democrats 1877 Republicans Progressves Independent
Socialist In the Senate there Sc Democrats and
40 Republicans &8N
UNITED STATES WANTS COMMANDER PUNISHED
WASEIINGTONs Dec 1O-The United States has sent a