Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-11
GARRISON RESIGNS,
BREAKS WITH WILSON
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ment until the final action was be
fore him in definite form.
On January II, Secretary Garrison
wrote the president:
"We are facing a critical juncture
with respect to the military part OF
the national defense program and
declared he felt that unless the sit
nation is dealt with promptly and eff
fectively, we can indulge in no rea.
sonable expectation of any acceptable
results
Stuck to One View.
He insisted that there could be no
substantial solution which did not re-
suit in national forces under The eX-
elusive control and authority of the
national government Admitting that
there could be legitimate discussion
over the means of obtaining these ma
tpnal forces. the secretary asserted
that from the beginning of the gov
eminent the acknowledged weakness
of the situation arose ont of the lack
of any system producing federal
forces
The situation was rendered
worse" he added, 'by the presence
of state troops, raised. differed. train
ed and governed by the states
There is distinct line OF cleavage.
Mr.. Garrison held. between reliance
upon system of state troops and
reliance upon national forces.
Criticized National Guard.
The secretary severely criticized
the national guard plans of Chairman
Hay of the house military committee:
In my judgment. the effect of the
enactment of Mr.. Hays program
would be to set back the whole cause
of legitimate. honest national defense
in an entirely unjustifiable and mex
cusable way. 1t would be. in my
Judgment. betrayal of trust of
the people in this regard 1t would
be illusionary and without reality and
substance
There is unfortunately very little
knowledge and very little intense per-
sonal interest in any of the members
OF the house concerning military al
fairs.
Probable Successor
Several members of President vii.
sons official family and leaders in
congress We're being talked of as pos.
sible successors to Mr. Garrison as
secretary of war The president de.
sired to choose another secretary
before accepting the resignation. bu;
the secretary requested immediate
action
Swager Sherley. chairman of the
house Notifications subcommittee;
Secretary Lane of the interior de-
partment and Assistant Secretary
Roswell of the navy department were
the three most mentioned tonight in
connection with the vacancy in the
cabinet. 1t was said at the White
House, however, that the president
has not given serious consideration
TO the question
Talked With Hay.
Mr.. Garrison declared further that
Mr.. Hay had the power of dealing
with subject concerning which THE
rest of the house has no knowledge |
and about which it never concerned
ITSELF and suggested that Mr. Hays
proposal of settling this matter. while
voting money to the members of the
state troops. appealed to the direct
personal. political interest of the |
members.
Mr.. Hays proposal To include a |
draft provision so that AT the out |!
break of war. the national guard could |
be brought under control of the nal
lional government was characterized |
by Mr.. Garrison as failing utterly 10
meet the objections of a perpetnation
of a military system. He insisted the
did not arise out of the GOV.
eminent not being able to take over
the troops. but out of its inability!
to have the essential unity of re-