New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-06
plans Being Drafted for
JIse of Forces in Event
of HoStilities
trouble IN MEXICO
THOUGHT PROBABLE
Present View Is That U. S.
Functions Would Be
Mainly Economic

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Remington. Feb. 5.-Army and navy
.s,srs are in agreement upon the pros
,,r, ,bas in the event Of actual war
9TH Germany the problem viii be q
..val rather than a military one. 1t IS
.Tons those lines that the preliminary
..,s are being drafted at the Army
Var College and in the Office of the
.s;of Of naval operations. The plans,
toreycr. are sufficiently elastic 10 en-
,-see such complications as VIII re-
-rire the active employment Of a large
10. Of men ON shore somewhere, IN
.5si.ior 70 whatever service the Ameri-
=, fleet may be called upon to render.
Due consideration also is given TO
no prospect. which some authorities
.,card as a probability, Of trouble in
!, with Mexico, created by German
.,,,ir,e,. IN that country. Hardly any
INV oHcer attaches much Importance
"a the difficulty which may arise IN that
r-..,;or Il is regarded as more or
IS Of an annoyance, out calculated
.11e j. lasts. &c require the use OF
...rrv the entire ieguiar army sta
..ored in continental limits.
l. :. Function Mainly Economic
For the present the service view m
.,i,e. 10 the theory that the function
- -. government. after the declara-
IN NJ var. would be economic rather
nan military in It's performance. inns
SO. ant OF consideration, OF course,
10 49, which would necessarily and
.nsyitably be employed in the protec-
Son Of that part of the commerce en-
.Sged i'm supplying the Allied armies
: rurope with subsistence and NUM-
ms Il is anticipated that the once
~ furnishing food for the Allied coun-
.-;es would be as valuable contrlDu-
ION ss the Uaited States could make
"a The operations against Germany.
General II. G.. Sharpe. quartermaster
General OF the army, has plan oy
bicb such articles as foodsturts may
10 readily ACQUIRED by emergency con-
-raets IN vast quantities. HIS once Is
80 engaged I'm the problem OF obtain
nc, uniforms and equipment Tor an
-,'e--ented army. The resources OF the
ecuutry are practically lneXhausuDie
Yen i come 10 articles that may De
ot.a;ned in the open market VI
,ourse .here would be great dlfhculty
h buvRr uniforms. which must be
,,snufsctored and obtaining small!
srms which Is an item that comes un.
der. the CHIEF Of ordnance, Generai
William CrOzier VINO has ascertalned
e what extent governmental and prl-
rste PLANTS NAV be depended upon 20
meet the demand.
The estimate which have been made
In the Var Department during the last
week or twO are based on military
force OF 100000 men. 70 be MAIN
tsined for = period OF six months
Roughly speaking. the sum Is IN the
nsighborhood Of 81 ,0Oe 100000. one OF
he iten.s which Is comparatively new
% such calculations is that Of motor
transportation. which for the army
proposed b. estimated 20 cost ABOUT
100000, 500.
Man Problem Simple
The problem Of obtaining the ser
wees Of so many men is comparatively
simple when 70 Be- considered that there
srs supposed 20 be Iu this country L.
100000 men who are Of military age.
o. such a number 10 is assumed that
= per cent will De physically ut for
duty and certainly half Of that num-
Der might be ssfely counted upon, army
offers say. 20 rende. such service as
IS nov performed by the men IN the
.-snches
IN the formation Of a new army the
.lrtstive plan assigns 70 one of the
iFisions the 1th. 18th, seth and list
Few York Infantry in one brigade; the
18th. 23d and 74th New York Infantry
IN another brigade; the 1st, I'd and Sd
New York Infantry IN third brigade;
he sth National Guard New York Cav
alry as the divisional representation OF
ne arm: the 18th and 18th New YORK
FIELD Artiilert o. the divisional ar
tI.lery; the New York ambulance com
fsries and field hospitals as the sanl-
tsry troops the 10th, 74th and b1tn
Asw York Infantry as an additional
brigade. OF course, these assignments
are only tentative, and nothing has
efficiently advanced 20 require COM
TUniestion with the National Guard
aIthOrities in New York.
The Navy Department issued list
today Of prompt offers of assistance
reaching Secretary Daniels, on which
appeared the names Of the following:
Bethlehem Steel Company.
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Electric Cable Company, New fork.
SloeUm. Ayram g. Slocum Lsbora-
torres, Inc, New York.
.Lsekswsnna steel Company, New
FORK.
Boston Scale and Machine Company.