Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-14
TRAINING QUESTION OPEN
Universal Service May Be
Again Proposed; Legisla-
tive Struggle Expected.
OENOBILIzATION UNDECIDED
Program to Be Determined on
In Formation of New
Policies.

WASHINGTON, Soy 10. Plans
for the reorganization Of the war de
partment ana the army itself now
are IN process of formulation by tn"
general staff and soon viii bc before
Secretary Baker. orders FOR the
actual breaking up Of the army can
no, be promulgated until these plans
finally are completed as the demo
b,bzatlun program is dependent upon
the. adoption OF the reorganization
policy.
The secretary has indicated that
new legislation viii he necessary To
carry ou, ,ha reorganization and II is
expected 'u lay a definite program
before congress 1t the earliest pos
Sble moment This may reopen the
Whole question Of universal military
training ana mary officials anticipate
long legislative struggle before
final action is taken on whatever
policy Mr Pnkrr may propose.
Existing law authorizes the main
tenancs 0r a regular army of approx
inately 375.COU men. While 1t IL not
possible As vet to forecast the num-
Der Of American troops that must
be empllyrd in Europe even after
the peace treaties have been signed,
military men believe now that the
authorized regular establishment can
no, provide an adequate force for all
PURPOSES At home and abroad.
Enlist for War Only.
NJ the 100000 men now under
arms. probably not more than loo
900 are under obligation to serve
beyond the restoration Of peace
There were some 1000 officers and
about 10000 men N the regular
army when war was declared. EN-
pIratiOn ~ enlistments, however,
probably has served to reduce this
considerably and all wartime enlist
ments are for the period Of the war
only.
Thousands OF officers now In serv-
ice are on temporary commissions
In the regular establishment. These
commissions were issued fora defin-
he period Of years and the men
might be held. although the general
attitude " the department would
not indicate any intention Of holding
such officers against their will when
the war emergency has passed.
The number ~ men necessary to
he maintained In Europe probably
will be worked ont By General PERISH
lngS staff and since similar calCula-
tons for the United states and It's
POSSESSIONS are hetng made here, and
u Is expected that the size of the
army for which 1t will be necessary
70 provide soon will be arrived at.
May AdyOtatc Universal Training.
The general staffs recommcnda-
ions as 10 the way the army is to bc
'ormed are expected to embody the
principle Of universal military train
ing A bill prepared hv the staff
InSt before the United States entered
me war, outlined the general scheme
which Is likely to be again advocated
modified In the light OF war expert
'nce and the results Of the operation
OF the seiectiye draft system.
Al THIS tim" 1t was planned to con-
uhue the garrisons for the Philip
pines, Hawaii and Panama on a vol
Nntary basis by selecting men who
elected army life after they had
passed through their periods OF train
,hg, outside OF these overseas forces,
however. the staff proposed to re-
nodel the standing army into
NIlclIy training force, composed OF
oIilcers and commissioned Off
GERS who should he developed into
experts IN getting raw material
VIlcKly into shape and through
whose hands year after year, should
pass the classes called to the colors
Tor training
Project May Bc Revived.
"VSH Ihe commissioned and non
,ommiSSioned ranks Of this training
.ore, II was planned. should he re-
tuNed from men who displayed
ao'lIty during their training. There
reason 10 expect that some similar
WoJ"ct will again be brought for
vs,iu' waIu' although neither President
"nSon nor Secretary Baker Is now
Somulltted 10 universal training as a
u,a"ohai policy. In his last report
w Baker snid II was not a question
Nnich should he decided while the
country was at war
rIuemoblIlZation OF the existing Of
,.erS corps, both line and staff,
,S,ms separate element Of the pres
~ pron'ems Of the war department.
- certain that efforts will be made
~ weep the men who have shown
peH'S'iVcS qualified in such relation
81 win the government that their
,t' can he quickly re-seCurcd
nl,a' meea' Pending the completion OF
pans, designations are being dis
outraged o''ie US"
ha "ns Tor returning officers to
nror,, Niian status are expected to
corns I"r an army reserve officers
I'm ~ NthIIar to that used in building
,p inc present army Similarly II
=, regarded as probable that stems
uW"srd the organization Of an annie
,,nIlsted reserve will he taken Tho
m urn Of the reserve bowovar
br b"e,her by voluntary obligation or
tar. Wv. VIII depend upon the mill
~ p'iicy 70 be adopted.
NAV, Strike Is Still On.