The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-12
GARRISON QUITS
FOR SMALL CAUSE
PEEVED BECAUSE PRESIDENT
DID NOT FAVOR cONTl-
MENTAL ARMY PLAN.
MANY NAMES SUGGESTED
Representative Shirley Being
Talked of as a Probable Sue
cessor, While Other Names
Are Also Being Mentioned.
MANY NAMES SUGGESTED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11-Secre-
tary Garrison has resigned from the
cabinet because President Wilson de-
cllned TO insist without compromise
upon the adoption of the continental
army plan by congress The resigna.
ton was rendered and accepted yes
terday, and with Mr. Garrison the as
sistnnt secretary of war, Henry c.
breckenridge. also left the service of
the government.
Today the president finds himself
personally in charge of the admins
tration's plans for strengthening the
army and working out a definite mill
tary policy. He has not selected q
successor to Mr.. Garrison
liarris0n's resignation
took official Washington by complete
surprise Even cabinet members
were unaware of the secretary's con-
templated action.
The first intmation that anything
unusual bad happened came when
Secretary Garrison let it be known
late yesterday that he was leaving the
not make the promised speech before
.the annual meeting of the chamber
of commerce OF the United States in
defense Of his continental army plan.
The secretary left for New York, ac-
companied by Mrs. Garrison. without
making any personal explanation.
The reasons for Secretary Garri-
on, ,,r,f rspf,x
by the president are disclosed in
lengthy correspondence between them
which was made public. The corre7
spondonce revealed that while the
secretary left the cabinet principally
because the president would not cir
army plan, his opposition to the adj
ministration's plan for setting a def
mite time for Filipino independence,
asoutlined IN Senator Clark's amend
ment to the Philippine bill. was an
apparent factor. The secretary char
acterized the amendment as IAN
abandonment of the duty of this ma
tion and breach of trust for the
Filipinos."
Secretary Garrison contended that
only a federal continental army in
stead of recognized national guard
could be the main military depend
ence of the country, while the presi-
dent contended that no one plan
could be enforced upon congress. II
was uponthese two contentious that
the break came. Mr. Garrison con-
sidered reliance upon the militia for
national defense an "unjustifiable i'm
perilling of the nations safety"
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge,
who shared Secretary Garrisons
views, resigned because OF loyalty TO
his chief His resignation also was
accepted.
Major General Scott, chief of staff of
the army automatically becomes Sec
retary OF war ad interim.
There was considerable speculation
here today over a possible successor
TO Secretary Garrison. Those talked
Of most prominently in that connsc-
lion included Representative Sherley
Of Kentucky, chairman of the house
Notifications subcommittee; Secre-
tary Lane Of the interior department +,
and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of ,
the navy department. :
It is expected that the president
will appoint successor Immediately.
II is understood that he wants a man
already familiar with the general de-
tails of the military situation of the
country so that plans for national de.
fcnse may be carried forward with
oul delay.