Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-22
GarriSon'S Plan Largely Adopt
ed by Committee Except It
Is Termed LIBERALIZATION Of
National Guard,
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
OF MILITIA ASSURED
State Authorities 10 Be De-
prived of All Power TO Do
Harm to Organization in
Any Particular.


Washington Feb 2i,---National
preparedness legislation took long
step forward in congress today when
the house military committee reach
ed a practical agreement on the out.
line of the army bill II will unani-
mously present for passage. Chair
man Hay was authorized 20 frame the
measure. which Is compromise for
the continental army plan advocated
by former Secretary Garrison aud
president Wilson.
Peace Strength of $4,000.
Complete liberalization of the ma
tionol guard will be substituted for
tho proposed continentals. and the
White House was informed during
the day that the committee was unit
in supporting the plan. only the Ian
guage and minor details remaining to
be worked out. The measure Will
grant virtually the entire program
mapped out by Secretary Garrison,
for the regular army and go even, fur
ther than he recommends In provid-
ing for reserve military supplies. A
total peace strength of $4,000 men
In the standing army and the guard
combined Will be provided for with
reserve systems to more than double
the force in war.
Expenses Close to $3.50. .000, 600.
The expense for the whole eatab-
liahmcnt this year is roughly cstimat-
ed ~ slsAQa0. g0e exclusive OF Pan
anna canal defensc, carried in another
bill, proposals for additional military
schools in all states. carried In tho
McKcllar bill favorably reported to-
day BY the committee with nppropria-
tion of s3,S40.000 for this purpose,
and whatever may later he decided
upon In carrying out scheme 10 fos-
ter the fixation OF atmospheric nit
roge min the United States, giving the
country IT'S own supplies for ingredi-
ents for explosives The first year
nf the Garrison plan would have call
ed for a total expenditure Of $685.
400 600
Expect Presidents Approval.
Whether the new bill will be ac-
eeptable to President Wilson has not
Hffil lliNiAd dA'Als llNN iHI 'biiiitilAt'' F'T
liovcs It's plan will override every OBJ
lection TO the substitution Of the ma
tional guard for the eontinentals and
that congress has full legal authority
for It's accomplishments,
To complete tho committees COM
promise with President Wilson on the
continental army, the bill viii author
ian "a tha pAVtilur
to a total peace strength of i47.000
by adding ten regiments of infantry
four regiments of field artillery, fifty
two companies of coast artillery fif-
teen companies of engineers and four
aero squadrons. This Is the exact
regular army program mapped out
by former Secretary Garrison before
the unfavorable reception Of the con-
tinental army scheme led to this res
ignation. It represents also con-
cession by Chairman Hay who urged
previously that the same total
strength be reached by recruiting
present regiments up to full war
strength and adding TO the field ar
tilory arm.
Changes Are Radical.
Under the tentative bill the regu-
lar army would have an organization
capable of being expanded to 27b,O0n
men IN war time and a reserve pro-
vision will he included designed to
produce annually 5000 reservists
obligated to return to the colors un-
der call It will provide also for
doubling the cadet corps at West
Point and creation Of thirty cadet
companies to be attached to regular
regiments TO be trained for entry into
an officers reserve corps.
The committee members found
Themselves IN such general accord as
to the general aspects of the measure
they favored that II requires little dis
cussion to produce the plan of an-
thorizing Mr.. Hay to frame a bill
which will be taken up for detailed
consideration next Wednesday, Mr..
Hay already had prepared rough
draft OF the measure as proposed. and
he thought tonight IT could be whip
ped into final shape acceptable to all
members within two weeks.
senate plan Is Stronger.
While the house committee was
busy with this plan. the senate Mill
tuN committee was working on its
proposals for the regular army franz
ing its measure on the basis of the
Chamberlain bill which provides for
IAN army of approximately 100000
men on the basis of the war college
plan Of 1912. II is understood the
committee plans to make its bill au-
thori2e thorough reorganization OF
the army with peace strength OF
from leo, 600 to 2000 men.
A compromise between the bills of
the two houses will be the decision of
congress as TO the regular army. II
is understood that the house commit