The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-03
WAR DEPARTMENT
ASKSPuRCRASE
CANTONMENTS
FOR ARMY
SECRETARY BAKER ANNOUNCES
WILL PRESENT MATTER 70
CONGRESS TO WAKE SITES
PERMANENT FOR ARMY MAN
tUVERs AND TRAINING CAMPS

ny Nhe Associated Press.
Washnintoo, 1sn p Secretary ~
Wu Hnkcr. vho stated De- Intended fo
seek the views of conerpss on tho
question uf purchase of tho mnd On
which The army caninnmtuis ARE lO-
Gated. would NOT disclose whst training
camp sites had brcn recommended nv
iho neneral siaff fDr the permanent
I.fontion
lie said specifically however,. ihat
ihc disposition NJ The fylns folds was
not involved iic said the war depart
mrni thouehi Some df thr camps should
he made permanent and Tint i would
cost about $4,000 600 fo acquire The
sitos already approved Tor This pure
pose. SECRETARY Baker rNprcis Go take
up tho matter whon hc appear. before
iho house military committee.
THE Secretary indicated ihhi fhc pr1.
rram had mo- rflatinn 90 rorommcuda b.
iionr TIM mfH ht made nt somr future
time with respect 90 The permanent
military policy Since there 81 fn be
a. military establishment in amy case.
hc said tho acquisition ~ several 81
tho chutonmcni Sites would ho of hruo
fit tn the service Tie added that fhcY
couid Doe usod for summer mobilization
vcrs as existing permanent facilities
Tor the army DO mot provide any post
whore rrounde arc extensive enough
Tor these purposes
Within tho noxi fow dnyg. Mr. nnnr
said. the army war college will COIN
plcic The army reorganization bin up.
ON whloh ~ hHa hecn working and hr
will then seck hearlnra before the mill.
posnls. II ls npw understood that the
wnr college hii fmhodios che general
starr und departmental r -rnuirntion
rinng in addition tn che necessary ier
isiatiNc provisions Jndor which tables
NJ organization for the regular army
can hn .saucd. bat therc r. noihing
90 indicate that that Tocs beyond the
regular army on touches She question
Of permanent military policy ~ has
been held ni the war department that
This cannot he pronorcd until proceed
inrs md Versailles have gone far enough
90 show what military force 10 would
be wise for the United States 90 have
alwaNa available Tor quick mobiiiaa
ton
Many nugiliafy service and units
were created during M, war FOR which
there 81 me- authority in the regular
military Hiatntca Tho new act viii
give opportunity Tor these 60 ho givon
permanent status and also viii state
the views of rho army Itself nf 20 tho
stress 90 he lald upon such new
branches OF tho military establishment
Da the air service incidentally. tho
whole question of the future ~ the
army air service. whether ID 10 tu cnn.
tinuo as "a separate branch or be- again
amairamntcd with the signal corps
will ho taken up md it la anticipated
that while the aerial forces VIII NOT be-
egaln placed under nny nther arm OF
the service radical changes in tho
existing emergency organization VIII
be- proposed
with tho presentation Of tho re-
organization bin the congregational
committees viii he told of the detailed
expenditure to hc made under the np
proptiatloEH already submitted. Those
provide FOR q regular army Of half q
million mon. roughly bat the estimates
40 not show the importance That De- to
hp attached hereafter 10 such branches
aa the tank corps. ertillcry aircraft
transportation CORPS. chemical warfare
service of nny other ailicd branch OF
the army