Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-19

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the islands to make d thorough survey
OF economic. social and political conds.
tons.
Secretary Davis ii coming To- white
Pine Camp from FlAtfsburg. NJ III,
where he went to review the Citizens
Military Training Canp there Incl.
A6nfally, this camp: the fcrernnFer ~
camps now IN existence In every corps
area, was organized by Gen. Leonard
WG0d IN 1915, a. q part Of the pre-
pai,edness movement then underway.
1t IL thought by those associated
with the President that the War De
partmsnt.s catizens' military training
camp policy will be one Of the sub
jects to b. discussed BY the President
and Mr.. Davis during his visit. 1t
would not be surprising n the Presi.
dent took this occasion 70 Impress
Secretary Davis with his diRpproyai
Of military training policy that
might tend TO promote miIitaFiena
among the youth Of the Nation and
posdbiy to incite 9. thirBt for blood
shed He has on frequent occasions
lately minated that he preferred .
training that ii more In the nature
Of foot drills and body training. He
doubts the necessity oe including the
use Of arms a. q part Of this train
ing.
There Ii d feeling here that the
coming cOnfAreHee between the Presi,
dent and the head Of the military
establishments win ~ m interesttng
one, especially 30 since II will hays
such i direct bearing upon the prepa.
ration of the War Department budget
estimates. &
Disagreed with Weeks.
Forrnsr Secretary Of War John w,
Weeks and President Coolidge had
frequent Disagreement 40 to the
amount Of money to BE- allowed Tor
Army purposes. the lakt noted contrO,
the National Guard. II was claimed
that the Presidents policy, e followed
would have the effect of Gripping this
branch of the reserve forces Of ths
country. Senator Wadgworth, chair.
man OF the military affairs COMMITTEES,
took q stand with the late Secretary
and the two together won over MT,
Coolidge.
So far as estimates for the 1898 fia.
cal year, which now are being pre-.
pared in all the Government depart:
ments, are concerned, 1t II believed
that Mr., Davis wants to ret his chiefs
viewpoint 30 that there will be no
clash between the Budget Bureau and
the General STAN Of thu. Army, which.
30 far as the War Department IA
concerned, Id iii charge 0f these mat.
tars. Secretary Davis wants to g0
along with the Coolidge VIEWS and
this ID the first time that he will have
supervision of the preparation Of the
War Department budget estimates,
because he did not come into ofiice
until late last Fall. following the
long .1eralded Weeks resignation.
Therefore it>is natural that No should
desire To consult the views of the
More important than thet. however,
ii the question 81 organizing the new
brought into being e q result q the
President's Aircraft Board inyestiga.
ton and report
Mitchell Started Move.
These were precipltated BY the
Mitchell charges. Trubee Dawson
charge Of this branch 81 activities.
The act providing Tor the re0rgan.
i1ed Air Service Also directed that two
additional bddgadier generals be ere.
afed, ard they Were named saturday
Where the President comes into Al:
rect contact with the Air Service
problem III through his insiEtence that
the War Department shall take from
other branches Of the Regular Army
ss they are needed the 5000 men re;
quired To c&rry out the program. Thu