The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-11
No American Troops to Be
Sent to Front Until
100000 Are Ready
COMPLETE PLAN
OF WAR PREPARE
All Trained Men Needed to Drill Re
cruits - To Train Million Troops
First Year and Another Million the
Second Year.

WASHINGTON, April l1.-No units
Of the American army, National Guard,
or other military forces will be sent to
the battle front in Europe for use in the
war against the German government,
according to present plans of the adj
ministration, until total of approxi-
mately 100000 men have been placed
in training. The war plan, as IT. now
stands, follows; ae...--.s.-v~ -,,-s $500
First-To utilize the navy in ey. i
cry possible way in Joint opera
tions with the British and French
navies against the German sea
forces and their submarine opera
tions.
Second-To munition the entente
allies to the fullest possible extent
without interference with the man
| ufacturc of American munitions.
| Third-To make an immediate
| loan of $4,000 600, 900 to the allies.
Fourth-To do everything pos
siblc toward providing England
! with foodstuffs to offset the opera
| tions of the German U-bOat com
paign.
| It II III litAit d liltIipA iittH
the first wear, and another million
men the next year, none of which
is to be sent to the battlefront in
Europe until the first million is
ready and plans are completed for
keeping this force supplied in the
field.
Sixth--To utilize this force Of n
million men. if necessary, TO turn
l. L
the great war.
High officials of the war department
land members Of the general staff Of tn,
army are strongly opposed to the dis
patch Of any American land forces 4
Europe at this time, either under com
mand of Colonel Roosevelt, formed in
separate division of volunteers, or a
a unit from the National Guard or reg
ular army.
Much has been said in some quarter
in favor of sending a force of 10000
or 10000 to Europe as rapidly as pos
STOLE for the psychological effect tina
this display of the American flag woul,
have ut the front. High army official
insisted today that nothing would b
gained and everything lost by such &C
ton.
: A force of 10000 men. it is argueC
{ would be only drop in the buckle,
IT was pointed out today by a hig
= officer of the army that for every ma
b. sent now from the regular army to til
f fighting front in Europe the Unite
: States would Toe out 100 soldiers viii
" in two years. The plans Of the arm
:. now contemplate the use of virtual
! all the real fighting men in service
II training the new force Of millio
II men to be raised and put into conditio
!. within a wear. 1t is considered MOI
, important at this stage of the war
g. keep American officers. Scrgeants dri
= masters, and privatcs AT home for us
?, III training the new armies to be raise
u than to send them off IN small cxpcd
r tons to be frittcred away without c
$, fcctive results along the battle front
/ The same arguments that the arm
4 authorities are using against scndir
any oxpeditionary unit of their own
the front at this time are being a
van,cd ~ them III support Of their 0
=. position TO any plan for sending a
: vision of volunteers there at this tin
y. under Colonel Roosevelt. If Colon
= Roosevelt goes to Euorpc in commal
. of division or other force it IS beil
IA insisted upon in army circles, his for
IL should not go until the rest of t
Ut army is ready to 90, and when the Ian
=, force, that would really have some
- feet in turning the scale of battle, Ii
% been fully trained i'll this country.
IN unframed forces were sent to Euro
I, in division or brigade, it is insist
80 they would not be Of value. and wou
- put an unnecessary burden of traini
on British and French forces. If
trained force of $4,000 men were 81,
Il it is argued, il would take from Il