The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
In Federal Senate by Senator
Chamberlain, Chairman of
/. Military Committee.
GARRIsoN'S PLAN THEREIN
Additional Proposals Go Even
Further Than Administration
Had Suggested.
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WARRINGTON, March 4.-The FIRST
Of tho national preparedness measures
to be reported to either house Of Com
grcs for consideration was introduced
in the Senate today by Senator Cham
bGrlaln, chairman OF the military com
mittee, which perfected 1t after weeks
Of hearings and conferences, Itspro=
poses an even more sweeping cllange
In military policy than was ltllneh by
President Wilson In his annual mes
Rnga, and was described by ME-. Cham
bcrlaln as the most comprehenslye
piece OF military Legislation ever Of
fered in Congress.
All Of the elements Of the admifiHr
tratlons army plan prepared by for
mer Secretary Garrison are retained.
although In altered form, and by aaddi-
tionpl proposals for ORGANIZATION o.
industrial reserves in peace times EeoA
further than the administration had
lHnggested, t4.
House Bill Monday.
The sJnilse committees bill VIII ian
introduced Monday. There Ia no ritni
,dftfefpnta between the two tneasnres
aiid t1piiibers Of both cpfnmlttcon bo
i1ieye That when tho final bill. which
will 5ht pgreedthun III Joint nnrfcrcnco
cptnmlttne has passed both houses. the
president will be able to atllS his sig-
nature to "a measure that will do moro
than he has asked toward buildlng
up an adequate national defense.
Aside from It's plan virtually to
double the regular army and national
guard the Senate bill has four strik-
ing! features. They are:
Authorization ot d purely federal
volunteer force In peace times. the oh
tect sought by Secretary Garrison in
urging the continental army plan.
Enlisted Reserve.
Authorization for q definitely enlist
ed reserve in peace times among men
OF every profession or calling whose
training tits them for special duty
with troops, on lines Of Communication
or supply, or in machine shops and
munitlnn plants.
Federal ion OF the national guard
under a pay provision designed to
bring this force Immediately into such
relations with the federal government
that IT'S training. equipment and per.
sonnel Will be under supervision of
the war department.
AnthnriZatio Ion for an officers reserve
and q reserve officers training corps.
which would take IN graduates from
military schools and colleges and pro-
vide for their further development TO
command.
Larger Regular Army.
For the regular army the bill pro-
vides q peace strength Within Ave
years of t1s,000 men az nil arms or
approximately 10000 fighting troops.
The percentage of men In each com
patly battery or troop at peace
strength would be Increased in the in
terests of efficiency and the full war
strength would be 225.D00. The army
would consist OF sixty-fve infantry.
twenty-five cavalry and twentyone
field artillery regiments in addition to
the staff and other special corps and
the coast artillery. The mobile army
IN continental United States would
consist pf four infantry divisions and
two divisions OF cavalry. Correspond
ing increases in the number of gen.
eral officers would be made. and the
rank and pay of lieutenant general
would be rive ntn the chief of stan.
The bil1 provides for complete re-
organization or the army, realizing the
organization now IN force under de-
partmental regulation.
The appointment nf second liemon-
ants other than graduates OF the mill
tary academy are made provisional
for two years before d commission Is
Seyen.Year FERN.
Enlistment Is fixed At seven years.
fonr with the colors aud three in re-
serve At the end of one year OF ser
vice efficient men may he discharged
into the reserve on Recommendation
int the commanders. md MT the end OF
two years NJ thetr nwn reniest n ap-
nrovsd. Reservss's would rrcn,ve n
s'''n'r,itra pav NJ soA vear nd the
linres'snrt -or,s hrvn authority 10
spnsFi'zn +br rrsor+.r In time of actual
nr th-rr+r-n5 tn-fu's'rs
AZ m s1ffior4i TrFrrc-,onf for m
crtiifs nrnvfs'on T. ~ado shaf men
Who hnvc cnrncctcd six vcars SER
VICE In the arrnv may he examined by
a board of officers Ia determine the
civil occupations for which they arc
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