Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-14
Senate Military Committee
Discards Garrison's Col
onial Army Plan.
SUBSTITUTES GUARD
FOR DEFENSE FORCE
Committee Engaged In Redrafting
Measures 70 Meet Requirements Of
/ Administration's Changed views-
President Has Not Picked Successor
TO 0arrlson-Cartsr Harrison Being
Urssd-Gsnsral oostt,als Eliminated.

Washington, Eeb. 1&.-Nafional pre-.
paredness problems again held the
center Of the stage in congressional
committee activity today.
Having concluded its hearing or
military defense questions. Chairman
Chamberlain and his associates on the
senate military committee today be-
gain framing bill on the subject
They were to incorporate in the meas
ure q plan for liberalization of the
national guard to create a military de-
tense force.
Chairman Hay and members Of the
house committee resumed work today
of redrafting tho house defense bill to
eliminate the continental army feature
and place in It's stead the plan of fed
eralisins state troops.
Inquiry Into submarines.
The, house naval committee began
an exhaustive inquiry into submarine
warfare and the alleged shortcomings
Of American submarines.
At the present rate Of progress
Chairman Padgett. Of tho committee,
does not believe the appropriation bill
will be ready to place before the house
until the latter part Of May. The SEN
ate naval committee will not consid er
the bill until the house hearings are
at an end.
No One Picked For Vacancy.
President Wilson reached no deci-
siop on whom to appoint secretary of
war while he was on his week end trip
down the Potomac and a successor to
former Secretary Garrison may not be
announced for several days.
The president had arrangements to.
day to sec congressional delegations
with candidates and others who were
to suggest men for the assistant secre-
taryshfp. It is generally expected
however, that the new secretary will
name hn own assistant.
0eeShals j klimlnatsdf. =.
Those I'm position to know think the
president viii not name an army man
Tor the place. That would eliminate
Major-General Goethals. who has been
recommended for the place. =,
The Mayfiower arrived 1T the navy
yard at s a. m. today. President and
Mrs. Wilson did not leave the yacht
for the White House until shortly be-
for 3 o'clock. Tho presidents yacht
had a''rough voyage home, during
which no one left the cabin and It was
said some Of the members Of the party
were sea sick. 49,
Former Mayor Carter H. Harrison
Of Chicago. was suggested to President
Wilson today by Representative Sab
ath. Of Illinois, for secretary Of war
Mr.. Wilson said he expected to reacf,
q decision in the near future.
Treaty Ratifieations Delayed.
Because many senator's are absent
from Washington. Chairman Stone OF
the foreign relations committee. did
not want to risk vote on ratification
Of the Nicaraguan treaty today and it
was, was mot taken upsin the senate as had
been expected.
Chairman Stone declared he knew
nothing Of documentary evidence re-
ported to be In possession Of his COM
mittee tending to reveal plans to Ger
many to establish a foothold In repub-
lies Of the western hemisphere and the
Danish West Indies.
House Takes Up Postal Bill.
The house occupied itself today with
consideration Of the annual postoffice
appropriation bill.
The fight on the bill centers on the
rural free delivery provisions and on
new legislation proposing to change
the system of railway mail compensa-
ton to space basis and to provide
for government bonding Of department
officers and naval contractors.