The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-03
GARRIS0N'S ARMY
PLAN FACES FIGHT
Serious Opposition Expected in
Both Senate and House
h Military Committees.

son is carrying to the country his ap.
peal for adequate national defense,
one OF the vital elements OF the pro.
gram he has recommended to congress
1.-THE continental army-faces serious
Opposition In both the senate and the
house military committees.
Such an army, described by Secre-
tAry Garrison as embodying the most
Attractive scheme that could be dc.
rised to give final test of the prob.
lem OF training an adequate number
Of federal volunteers IN peace times.
would be expected to provide 100000
men OF the total of approximately L..
100000 which the entire plan is cal.
eulated to make available.
Present indications are that the con.
tinental proposal In some form will be
written into the army increase bill
being prepared by the senate military
committee, although that measure will
be devoted mainly to n complete reor.
ganizatlon OF the regular army on a
basis OF approximately 235.00O men
with the colors, increasing Secretary
Garrison's proposals in that respect
BY nearly 100000 men.
Nations Urged TO Modify War Rules.
Secretary Lansing admitted that he
had submitted TO the belligerent pow.
ors a note OF suggestion that the rules
OF sea warfare be modified, In the In.
terest of innocent combatants and In
the name Of humanity.
Mr. Lansing says In the note that
while Il is realized that the appalling
loss OF lives OF non.combatants result.
ing from destruction OF merchant YES.
sels without warning Is wclative Of
the principles OF humanity. still the
United States does not feel that bel.
ligerent should be deprived OF the
right 10 use submarines In view OF the
usefulness which they have developed.
II Is, therefore. suggested that non.
eombatants' right to travel on the
high seas be recognized, that no mer.
chant vessel be subject to attack with.
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stop promptly that none be fired on
unless she flccs or reslsts. and that
only In case Of dire necessity shall a
merchant vessel be destroyed.
Brandols Named 20 Succeed Lamar.
Tho nomination OF Louis u. Bran.
deis. lawyer Of Boston. To be associ.
ate Justice of the supreme court In
succession 10 the late Justice Lamar
was complete surprise In official cir.
Giles.
Brandels ls known as a radical, with
strong prolabor views. lie played a
prominent par, In the interstate com.
meroe commissions per cent rate
case.
A strong fight against confirmation
OF Brandeis nomination Is predicted.
Although celebrated as a lawyer.
Mr.. Brandels has been deyotlng prac.
tlcally all OF his time OF late to the
Zionist movement In this country,
which has for It's object the repatria.
ton OF the Jews To a nation OF their
own in Palestine, II confirmed he
would be the first jew to sit on the
supreme court bench
Walsh Alleges Secrets Stolen.
Senator Walsh OF Montana sprung
sensation In the senate by reading
from what he said were British orders
20 blockade vessels TO obtain trade
secrets from Illegally opened Ameri,
can mail aboard,
From this mail "selzed wantonly on
the high seas" Walsh said that Great
Britain obtained secrets which her
merchants would use In undermining
American commerce,
lie demanded cessation OF all trade
with the allies unless they amend
their blockade 10 accord with inter
national law
The papers he read were confiden-
tial documents issued TO a blockade
vessel. but packed by mistake in N
American mail pouch and broU 4;
here. Walsh said.
Bill Would Clear Timber for e. >
A vast area of good agriculture,
land. now covered with timber, would
be thrown open TO homestead entry
should congress pass bill recently
introduced by Senator Jones, OF Wash
ington.
Under the terms of the Jones bill
the secretary of interior and the sec
retary of agriculture are directed TO
tegregate such of the public lands, in
GLIDING lands in forest reserves, upon
which there is growing merohantable
and marketable timber and which are
suitable tor agriculture when cleared,
and 10 sell the timber thereon and
have il removed as soon as possible.
The moneys derived from such timber