The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-11
GARRISON OUTLINES
 HIS PLAN

WASHINGTON.' D. C.. Jan. H. Secretary of War Garrison has com pletely outlined his plans to submit Co the congressional military com m tees. the army's part of the ad- minisrations' national defense pro gram. The secretary spent his entire holiday vacation in seclusion in work ing on the plans and last week finally tabulated them in the way he wants them presented to the committees.
 The following Is the secretary's outline or what the proposed plan VIII accomplish:
 Write Q definite military policy founded on the unanimous conclusion og the military experts of the nation, past and present.
 2-Enrol within three years and give some preliminary training to at least 500.OOO mobile troops.
 S.-Provide within six years for an additional force of 500.000 reserves for the troops with the colors.
 Furnish the most attractive form of voluntary military service 1t is pos sible to devise. thereby serving as Q final and conclusive test of the possl- bnity of organizing in peace times an adequate volunteer army system.
 Furnish @ system 10 which uni versal military service could be ap- piled quickly and with the necessity 40 ...Aa..mfr.. ,.4-l, Q, loo kf,t.
 Mobile Army.
 6-Furnish a regular mobile army sufficient to cooperate with the train Ing Of continentals and also to carry on the necessary peace activities.
 Furnish through cadet compan- ies attached to regular regiments an adequate and certain school for regu- lar continental and reserve officers.
 S-Furnish. beginning at once, system under which an adequate en- listed reserve for the regular army would be built up and maintained.
 9-Begin at once. Co be concluded in four years. the expenditure Of SSf000,. 900 on extension and improvement of coast defenses. making them far su- perior to those which any other na- ton has ever known. ----- 10-Furnish an adequate force to man all coast detenses. now lacking nearly 30 per cent of the necessary personnel.
 11-Build up within four years a re- serve supply of material to cost S104.- 000.000 and estimated upon the con- sumption of ammunition shown by the best available reports from tho Flu ropean war.
 Munitions Plants.
 l2-Inaugurate system under which commercial intuition plants can be fostered by the government in peace times. insuring an adequate and continuous supply Of guns and shells m times of war.
 The most vital thing. it is claimed. Is to obtain the names of 100000 men who are obligated to turn to the col ors at call. and supply them with necessary arms. equipment, organiza- ton and mobll 'zation instructions and to give them rudimentary military training. lf this were accomplished, experts soy. and if officers and non commissioned officers assigned, a great stride would have been taken. 9 short circuit to the formation of Q volunteer army in time of need that would save months oi delay if it sc. complished nothing more.
 General Scott Testifies
 General Hugh l. Scott. chief Of staff of the army. testified yesterday be- fore the House committee on military affairs. He thought an army of o. 100000 men necessary for the defense of the United States against hvas- ion.
 General Scott favored conscription iS this number could not be secured through Secretary Garrison's plan.
 Wilson May Take Stump
 President Wilson may urge nation al defense .n Q series of public speeches. if strong opposition to the preparedness program of the admins tration is developed in Congress. ac- cording to reports in circulation to- day in Washington.