The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-11

n"Htal nrmN. instead OF a reottan'I'd
national guard could he IN" main mill
i,ary dependence Of the untton was
his belief that some day the United
states may he called upon to defend
the Monroe doctrine and IN mat event i
he futcsnw the national guard night
rot be available for use outside OF the
United states before "A declaration OF
war.
Upon the contention on the one
hand that the continental army ulii- .
maiciy universal service was the ma
tons only reliance and th" position ON
the other. that no one plan could De
enforced upon congress President /
Wilson ana his secretary of war part ,
ed official company.
Mr. Garrison's resignation was a.
complete surprise to official Washing I
to, gcnerally He mad" no personal
explanation Scvc.al hours before th.
Official announcement. ne had board 4
ed "A train with his MI, for Ncw YORK !
and word had been passed ~ the war
department thai he had gone Tor an !
indefinite stay.
The acute difference of opinion
which Ted 80 the breuk began early ihl
the year when opposition tu ia" con-
tineninl army plan began Developing
n congress There had been Indefinite
rumois of the possibility of IN" serr"-
tar, Of war leaving the cabinet. but
they never were cuuntonpnccd ~ "nl-
,inl quarters The secretary every
where was rognrdcd as one "t the
strong men of TIA" administration up-
nn whom ,hc president leaned n me
ldincuIt situations. both dumosti" ard
al fffI nIN
administration.
The circumstance which led ~ to
the tcsignatiou are detailed ~ me S"'-
rotarN's correspondent" with IN pi'S-
lent which was made public tonight
| hy the White House. Tho president.
| tho letters di-clus. believes that the
training. organization ANA control "l
a military reserve should uc under
immediate federal direction but 's not
".rrcVocnbly or doginrticall, comm q
ted to any one plan "" wrote MI
Garrison that he could not fore" any
| specific plan on congress ana add'"
| Il mus, welcome iranN uIt''-
| change of views ana patient ana
thorough comparison of all tn" mcth.
ods proposed for obtaining Ia" o'i"''H
We al have N view
| Mr Glrrison's contentious ina,
only the plans Of the Wal d"ph ih'n'
could be considered seemed tn th'
president wholly uniu-tiunbl,, MI
IGarriron considered rclinn'" upon
tn. militia Tor national defense is un-
| mstiiiabic ana impcriliHS OF IN" ma
ltunS safely
! In r.slguing n. wrot" the proeid"n':
1T * evident that We hop"lessly dis
4 4 "a. Inn "a
damcntal principles
| Mr. Garrison characterized the
/ Jcinrk, amendment to the fhihpplh'
i bill providing CondttioudiiN Tor lh'
independence of the islands within
lfnur years AN abandonment "i the
Iduty OF this nation aud 'l"a'h "l
ltruyt for m. Filipinos Tho president
replied II was his judgment that TIE
Clarke amcndmrnt was unwisc AZ th's
time" but ad icd 'it would 10" ci'dI N
most inadvisahle for me to tax" th'
position that mus, dissent from th"'
Iaction should both houses ~ r"hfr'-'
cnncur I'M biu cmhod,inR tha'
amendment.
n, said he must withhold iudem"nl
!untl IA. final action wa before MN
, In definite form.
L ON January -. secretary Garrison
wrote the president. We are lhcih.
La critical iunst tur. with respect To th'
lmiliiarN part nt the national dei'ns'
prosram." aud declared he felt tina
l"uniess the situation IL h"alt WIN
Iprompily and effectively. "" can IA
ldulge In no reasonable expectation I"
, lany acceptable result
lie insisted that there could hc NJ
i, substantial solution which DID not re
suit IN national forces under ih" 'N
elusive control and authority OF m
,ntiopaI goyarumont. Admitting tina
there could be legitimate DIS uss'"'
n,rr the means of obtaining these MA
iional forces, the secretary Hss't'''
,hnt from the h,gi1ning OF the gov
ornment. The acknowlede"d weakness
= OF the situation arose uul Of the la'
J, of any system produAns fedora
y forces.
- "Th. situation was rendered worse,
= ne added "hN the presence "t stat
" iroapF raised. onicet"d, framed an
governed by the states.
il There IN a distinct line of cleavage
!. Mr. Garrison held between rcla1c
= upon "A system OF state troops aud 70
. linnre upon national forces -"
II this subject" he said in his letter
1.-The president. thcr" does not exist an
e there cannot lesitimnt"ly exist an
j. difference OF opinion among those VII
Iare unbiased and who believe Ia re-
i. national security ana defense.
lie declared that II - policy base
~ Iupnn the reliance ON state troops va
;, adopted mo, only had no adNah'
:. been made from the d"plornhl" an
ircycusable situation IN what nave
:, long been. but an effective block M
-, been placed across the pathway u
ward proper settlement
The secretary severely oriti'i@cd II
. national guard plans OF chairman ia
of the house military committee.
I'm my judgment tn effect of ~
enactment Of Mi Mays pr"rfn
~ would h, to set hacN the Who'll" eau
n OF legitimate. honest national d"ten
IN 4, an entirely unjusiihahio and IN"
We cusable way II would be IN my ind
mont a betrayal OF trust OF tho pc
he ple In this regard. II would b" illn
r. ory ana apparent without any reaii
'h or substance.