The Washington herald., 1922-08-04
ORDERS READY
TO GIVE ARMY
RAlSCONTROL,
Corps Area Commanders
Have Detailed Plans
For Operation.
DUTY DESIGNATED
FOR RESERVE MEN
Believe Mobilization Will
Put 100000 Soldiers
In Field.


the country following instructions
issued by the War Department for
corps commanders TO be prepared
to protect life and property. This
was admitted by high army oficers
yesterday.
The General Staf. IL was under
stood, has already prepared one
confidential general order. but be-
cause Of the necessity OF placing
IL in the hands Of civilian authori-
tie. in various States and cities Il
is being revised so that the COM
plete details of the methods by
which the army will meet the sit
uation will not become public.
As a part OF the program OF
preparedness for railroad and coal
strike eventualities, summer train
ing camps for the reserve are now
offering instruction in methods Of
handling strikes and strikers.
omcers Tentatively Assigned.
In several corps areas reserve and
regular officers have been assigned
definite duties, such as. for ex-
ample:
Tentative designation Of a certain
reserve officer to have charge Of all
ticket sales in a city.
Another to have charge Of the
infantry guarding some particular
freight yards.
Other officers tentatively desig-
mated to take command Of certain
trains.
II the army is mobilized and re-
cruited to full war strength a.
these plans contemplate, there will
be seven divisions in each of the
nine corps areas in the United
States. In each corps area there
will be one regular. two National
Guard and four reserve divisions.
The regular army and National
Guard divisions are already func-
tioning with thinly filed ranks. The
reserve merely has a skeIetonized
ofhcer personnel High army on
GERS say that with a clearly de-
fined national emergency. and with
no alternative but to call the army.
the ranks OF the skeletonized regu-
lar and National Guard divisions
could be quickly nlled and the re-
serves could be recruited up in
comparatively short time.
Has Many Technical Troops.
The army has now in the regular
service some troops capable Of
coping with all phases OF railroad
operation. In the reserve section
there is a much greater number Of
men with the necessary technical
knowledge. and General Staf on
GERS do not expect to encounter
great difhculty in bringing the
technically trained troops up to
the required number within a
short time.
The plans. il was revealed. are
based on the belief that. given ade-
quate protection, many employees
will want to stay at work. This. IL
was pointed out. would relieve the
army of much OF the operations
work and would result in making
transportation and it's AUXILIARY
needs safe for workers and the
trains safe TO travel on.
Complete mobilization Of ali
available forces-consisting of six
ty-three divisions and numeroa,
auxiliary troops-would place be-
tween 1900. 900 and 1000. 600 troops
in the field
The War Department has an
nounced there were 27e officers and
3.S37 enlisted men Of the National
Guard on duty in eleven States, pro-
tecting either mine or railroad op-
erations.
Administrator MARKS Time.
The administration continues to
mark time in the strike situation.
apparently with no definite plans
formulated
The White House remained silent
yesterday. and the expected answer
Of the President to the shopmer
and the executives was not forth
coming. No information could be
obtained as to the Presidents in
tentions regarding an answer &c
the executives.
One responsible spokesman for
the administration indicated. how.
ever, that serious consideration is
being given to the prospective ne
cessity of taking over certain rail-
roads, particularly coal carriers. II
they fail to serve properly the
needs OF the public as a result
OF the shopmen's strike. IL wat
stated that II would be feasible for
the government to make possible
operation of any railroad that
failed to carry out the terms Of its
mal contract, or to operate its
lines in interstate commerce. by ap.
pealing to the Federal courts foi
receivers.
May Ask for Receivers.
Resort TO the receivership plar
would not be made, IL was stated
unless such action became abso.
lutely necessary TO provide part
Of the country with fuel and other
necessities.
Attorney General Daugherty sale
there were no developments In con.
nection with allegations made q
the department that a conspiracy
existed between the managers o
the railway shopmen strike and OF
the coal miners strike. He de
clined to comment further on tbs
subject. but n was intimated thai
the department was pursuing
course of "watchful waiting" Mr.
Daugherty said that the situation
was generally quiet. with the ex
ception Of disorders at Quincy. la
and In certain places In Texas. Re
quests had come from these places
the Attorney General said. for ad
ditionai United States deputy mar