The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-08
SEC. GARRISON
OUTLINES MILL
TARY PLANS
SHOWING THE ARMY'S PART IN
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE PRO.
GRAM TO BE SUBMITTED TO
CONGRESS.

Washington, Nov. I-An outline OF
the army's part in the national defense
program to be submitted to congress
in December by the administration
has been made public by Secretary
Garrison discussing officially for the
first time details of the plan TO raise
"A great Continental or Citizen army to
supplement the regular establishment
In brief it Is proposed to increase
the regular army from lOS,O0S to l4l,-
S43 officers and men Changing the
term of enlistment from four years
with the colors and three years on
furlough. to two years with the col
ors and four years on furlough); to
organize a federal citizen army of 400
600 (to be enlisted $4,000 year for
three years., to strengthen the state
militia by increased appropriations and
closer corporations and to spend $40
600, O00 year for four years on coast
defenses and $26,00O,000 year for
four years in the accumulation of of
reserve material for use by force OF
500, 900 men.
MIR. Garrison says that the trainers
of the new policy are fully conscious
of the possibility of formulating mill
tary policies much better in theory,
1. Go rnt tnI 4llnr-
alton of existing legal and other con-
ditions. they think 1t will be found
that almost insuperable objections and
difficulties arise in carrying into prac-
tical operation suggestions that from
the military standpoint might other
wise be very acceptable.
The statement reveals that in the
preparation of their plans, war depart
ment officials have called into consul
tation specialists in various lines of
private industry.
at has been proposed It says, ito
make available I'm time of need the
services of those in certain kinds Of
employment requiring special knowl-
edge and skill, such as railroad men,
bridge builders, engineers OF all de-
scriptions. etc, and leading men In
these lines and professions have been
collaborating with the war department
in an endeayor 10 formulate, by legis-
lation or administrative action. an ac-
ceptable and useful plan with respect
thereto.
"In this connection, and because of
the patriotic spirit thus displayed, 1t
seems desirable to say that II those
who are the employers of the young
men of the country cannot by reason
of age or situation in life, give their
personal service, they can do that
which will be equally useful by en-
couraging IN every way the participa-
ton of those in their employ in the
plan of national defense. If they
would so arrange their business that a
certain proportion of those whom they
engage could undertake this national
service without sacrificing their per
sonal interests, those who did this
thing would be acting in the most
public-spirited and patriotic manner
possible"
The citizen army would be recruited
throughout the entire country and or
ganized in geographical divisions. It's
members, though enlisted for six year
terms, would be required to report for
| intensive training only for short peri
DDS each year for three years and dur
in6 the remaining three years would
be furloughed subject to call to the
colors in time Of war. In addition to
officers who may be developed in the
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