The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-02-01
Associated Press By Federal wireiessJ

ASSOCIATED Press BY Federal WreessJ
WASHINGTON January 2oThe army increases which the
war college recommends call for the expenditure
I million dollars day. ii 7i,. III 4 -
army general STAFF declares that for adequate defense u
the Atlantic seaboard alone available at least million
faned men is required ..... 4.seF5 66afs{J
The establishment of an mpregnabe naval base on Oahu y
essential to the defense Of the Pacific Coast
The retention of the Philippine Islands not military
necessity .i1t 80 eFTat ,Tfg III :.
y general staff who appeared yesterday before
nttee on military affairs TO deneate the minimum requirements
1 adequate defense of the mainland States against nya
sion by possible enemy! %.@'a..... ESsa87Ea
One Million Men Are Needed " '...'
The stragets declared the proper manning Of
support the hted States for the protection Of the
aantc seaboard requires force Of million quickly
To force today is wholly out Of the Question be-
aus there not million trained requires
At least instruct soldier sufficiently make him useful
One pressing need of the country arsena and supply depo
sections beyond unge of an invader The
munion plants close the seaboard to be relied UPON
in time of New arsena$ depo should be established
md they from either ocean and at least hun
red miles from both the Mexican boundary
Philippines Are Not Essential d - ~. ~ ss
The retention of the Philippines bases in the arch
oelago Essential scheme of defense for the Paci6c
cast but ppregnabe base Oahu vitality essential the
Zone to Alaska. q " ~ 1n 4s7s s 9s38ss
The invasion dagger are al San
Francisco and Puget Sound strong the Pacific Coast
addition 70 that on Oahu recommended
The problem the Pacific less pressing on the
ldC where the North Atlantic cities lie exposed at the
line to capture. ~ 2Jl$t EN r@5aRElr
Maj Eochrdge one Of the witnesses stated that 10 bring
he plans of the college operation increase the army
lion" the lines Of the Recommendations Of general staff would
eqrre the expenditure Of million dollars day 1t would &c inn
possible to carry out the program appropriation than
that va &- q %t &Is.#l 10Y
Additional Troops For Possessions ~. fl4a 3 as sf y
Before the senate military affairs Lieut. Col
William e. Ham, commander of the Eastern New York Coast
Ney District who has been working defense plans for the
var department. for the years. told substantially what
he general staff officers relating the house
taed that the smallest with which States might
successfully to defend its vital against strong enemy
would call for O25OO0 which would be mainland alone
nd not q the garrson for the Philippines Hawaii Alaska
nd the Panama Canal Zone. ~ .'+ F@
In outlining his defense yesterday the senate com
nittee on military affairs Lieutenant Colonel HAN said
"A force Of at least $4,000 troops necessary TO pro-
tect the various available landing places between Portland Maine
and Norfolk Virginia. exclusive of the artillery forces and
battery personnel 'R".j " ~ 2E.< ,
Nine Divisions For Pacific Coast 4t&-t, EEr#
AT least nine divisions would required the protection
the Pacific Coast The Puget divisions
One division necessary hold the the mouth
IF the Columbia River and the San section would call
or three divisions. .t,i 65&ee @ras573 aas
Two divisions needed for California one center
ing Los Angeles and San Diego addition at least
divisions should be held hurried 10 re-
nforce the defenders at Seriously threatened points"
Maj Cen James Aleshre quartermaser general In report
issued the estimated of the various army organizations
proposed to congress- states that would require $l88O0OO
to put into operation the provided for in the
Chamberlain Bill which proposes universal military training The
Continental Army scheme of Secretary reports the quar-
ermase general could be carried through cost OF
81 100000 a@sah.&} ,#5ae.S -9s, ri E