Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-20

predict. faClfi>iS nI inc extreme TYPO ]
3sa already shgiekiug
William D Bryan came into Wash I
inston the other day with cries from
the common people that The liugoes
wtre i'm charge and that the muni- ]
uors makers were behind them Hel
stood pat for the present appropria-
ton Tor the army and navy
The New York Evening Post de-
mauds the reduction OF the army and
reliance on our moral position among
the nations.
How far they Will fight the presi-
dent remains To be seen.
As To the Post. il would not make
much difference But as To AIR. Bryan
it would depend.
Tie has been i'm communication WITH
Warren Worth Bailey of PennsylNa-
mia. since he came TO town.
Fifty congressman Opposing.
Bailey has declared that of the fifty
members Of congress ne wrote 70 ON
the subject some weeks ago am re-
main opposed 70 an increased arma-
meut These fifty are enough to in-
dicate the line Of trouble, if not TO
defeat the program.
There is every reason to believe
/ that the big fight i'm congress this
winter viii be over the national de-
Tense plans of the administration, es-
tpecially that portion dealing with the
Iarmy. About $40Q.000,O00 is to be
called for. $l0O.OO0,00O for the army
land the remainder for the NAVY.
The naval portion Of the program
apparently will not encounter much
iopposition. The addition of subma-
rines and of swift battle cruisers, to-
gether with the host of auxiliary Ves-
Isels that go to make UP a we'll bal
lanced navy. has been seen TO be q
necessity since the navies Of the word
Icame together In the present war.
This will not in the least deter the
government from asking for large
grants for the latest type of battle
ships because the most recent deVei-
opments of the European war have
shown that submarines are not sub
stitute for battleships.
Army Program Different.
/ But the army program is not so
Iclear. Secretary Garrison has put
forth a most ambitious program ON
papcr. If his hopes were realized II
would produce S65,0OO fighting men
almost Immediately and eventually a
maximum OF 10000 OF these
100000 would be regulars ANA would
constitute the first line, $4,000 would
be national guardsmen The resi-
+, would be conunentals.
This sounds good. Continentals IL
81 a patriotic word 1t suggests the revo
/ imtlonary heroes, But until MT. Gar
rison explains a good deal more ii
detail nobody knows where he would
get 10000 continentals who would
be real soldiers.
He might. like Lord Haldane th'
4 English war secretary, whose admin
+ istrauon was such glorious failure
have 400. 000 names, but would b
have that many or half that man
= men trained to go into the field
Lord Haldane's territorials prove
i farce. Germany knew they were
: farce. She counted only on England
2. regulars. her contemplate little arm
e of five divisions.
Tcrritorials Were Discarded.
u When the war came ON, Lord hiI
. chener had to discard the territorial
entirely as a supplementary force. II
r had to raise a new army train it, sea
+ son it. hold it in England under dri
Ian the while Germany was kneekkln
4 the regular army to bits. Some
~ the material was useful but the 81
d ganization was not worth anything
Is This is the Judgment of an Amer
can army officer who believes th'
the Garrison scheme of continenJa
D. is lusory and viii fan to pieces whe
>. examined by congress. His opinion
~ that congress viii have to discard
t. lin favor Of some form of conscrlptio
II or else give up the idea of a secon
e. line of defense entirely
l- Under Secretary Garrison's plan
military preparation there will be vi
% ward of 100000 men available f
A. duty at the end of six years. The SCI
al rotary proposes to increase the reg
n lar army to 100000.
ly 10000 in Two Years.
- Enlistments are to be for two yea
with the colors and four years in r
serve. Secretary Garrison figures tn
at the end of two years he will Thu
have lao, 600 trained soldiers. The
will 90 into the regular army reserN
and new men will take their place
At the end Of six years, the regul'
army force with the colors will
100000 and the regular army reser
Il $50, 600 men This viii make the t
tai strength of the regular army
The end of six years 100000 men.
The Garrison plan for what he ca
the continental army contemplates Il
enlistment of $4,000 citizen soldie
lie each year for a period of three yeal
g During each Of these three years tn
a. are to have two months intensive m
k itary training. -
ht This force will aggregate 4oOo
i'd men at the end Of three years VIII
e. the first year men will go into reseF
nd for a period of three years.
I 400. 900 In -Four Years.
~ Thus. in the fourth year, there W
~ be 400. 600 continentals with the CO
:. ors and $4,000 in reserve. In I
CT ffth wear. there viii be 100000
~ reserve and in the sixth year the
X will be 400, 900 in reserve After