Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1923, Page 14

ARMY AND NAVY NEWS BY M. H. McINTYRE Army. The Army general staff has vir- tually completed its major post-war task, the preparation of a general mobilization plan which will be the key to the carrying out of the na- tional defense policy to which the country is committed by act of Con- gress. The final draft of the plan, with appendices providing for its ap- plication in the various corps areas and for the parallel work of the sup- vly and equipment divisions, will be placed in Gen. Pershing's hands for approval and submission to ry Weeks before the end current month In brief, the plan provides for a basic system of mobilizing the full strength of the fighting manhood of the country or any proportion of that full strength nec ry to meet a par- ticular emergenc The theory ap- plied is that of decentralization as worked out under ) . Will Secre- of the and_training division ( ar Department general staff. contemplates filling up to war strength the three-in-one Army of six fleld armies, which is the theo- retical maximim emergency forece, through localized recruiting under the volunteer system until such time us @ draft act shall have been passed by Congress, when the flow of man power through the same machinery of mobilization would continue. Another vital feature of the mobili- zation plan is that it provides for simultaneous three-way recruiting for each major component of the Army of the United States—the Regulars, the National Guard and the Urganized Reserves. It > aside a special pool or allotment be filled up at the same time drawn upon for replacements neces- sary for active divisions at the front aflure to provide for such an or ized replacement system nece the complete disintegration of s divisions immediately upon th rival in France in order that actively engaged in _the Argonne operations could be even a fairly efficlent strength. To carry out the mobilization project, each unit to be created or filled up has been assigned to a city subdivision, town or village. Re- serve officers and non-commissioned officers are in process of being assign- ed to these company or smaller units They will form the nucleus around ) the unit would be built in the beginning by voluntary enlistments, but subsequently through application of a war-time draft act sets to] and units fighting invitation of Gen. rresponden By personal Pershing, newspa in Washington were taken on a per- sonally conducted tour through all{ the branches of the Army's general staff th week, in order that they might have a background of under- standing of th staff machinery in writing dispatches dealing with Army matters. Careful preparations had been de by staff officers in | cach branch to see that a brief, and i in some cases confidential, survey of the work of each section was pro- vided with appropriate illustrations In the way of maps, char id dia- ams for such featurs of staff wo as lend themselves to visual demo stration In extending invitation to the newspaper men Gen. Pershing was emphatic in declaring his own opin- ion, and that of military experts generally, that the present American | general staff system is ond to that | of no other country in efficier He | pointed out that in building th. gonv‘ | eral staff for the American Expedi- tionary Forees in France the methods followed in the French, British and | tierman armies were care: v studied | and those portions of h system | which seemed most adaptable to American Army traditions and the| habit of thought of the American pe ple were welded togother to ere an indepedendent staff tem. Th American Expeditionary Force staff organization was brought back from France and subjected to review at| the War Dej tment. in the course of | which such anges were made as were required by conditions at home or as had been proven necessary through the actual experience of the Army in Franc: For two years Gen- Pershing and the men who were his ohief alds in France have been de- | voting themselves to establishment of a sound and constructive staff sys- tem centering in Washington and adapted from all of the exeperiences now available to the Army The American Expeditionary Force staff system, In Gen. Pershing’s opin- ion, stood the acid test of practical application to field operations first in the preparations for the battle of St. Mihiel and second. in the almost immediate transfer of the whole Army to the Meuse-Argonne front in svch fashion that a new and greater blow could he struck within twelve days after the thrust had been deliv- ered at St. Mihiel The purpe of the tour whieh in- c'uded the War College and the in- dustrial mobolization divis War Department, headed b RoorLess Ancror Bar Without Grinding Your Teeth | Plates Repaired ‘While You Wait..... 51'50 DR. LEHMAN % Specialist 307 7th St. N.W.—Opp. Saks’ Open Evenings—Closed on Sundays Dr. Lehman in_charge personally. ADVERTISEMENT. o Free to Asthma and Hay Fever Sufferers Pree Trial of Method That Any One Can Use Without Discomfort | or Lows of Time. a'and “we wuut you (o try It oxpense. 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Gasser, secre- tary of the stafi for P the tour were Marshall, jr., at The annual exodus of Army officers to foreign posts for du conclusion of service in the militar: schools or departmental sections i this country will flood available transport accommodations during the next five months, according to a communication sent by Maj. Gen Davis. adjutant general, to com- manding officers and _department heads throughout the military tablishment. Gen. Duvis port_ sailing from New for San Francisco would be completely filled with officers unde ers and their families and there be absolutely no space for of- ficers on leave and their familie As a result of this situation. of- ficers ‘on leave were directed not to pplications for transporta- tion until the rush of duty travel was over neral order No organization of a regular Army force of unine infantry cavalry divisions and corps. army, dquarte . which w mobilized “in the event onal emergen has just re service although it was signed 24. It shows that the addi- tional divisional and regimental unit necessary to constitute such a force would be created through restoring to active status organizations. in- cluding six infantry divisions and on cavalry division now carried as active and having no personnel at- tached. 10. setting out uld of a ched he plan for mobilization of Pershing. | am Lassiter, | at the | : THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, MA Regular Army in the event of a n_nlinnnl emergency contemplates the rehabllitation of essential inactive units required by the specific emerg- ency,” the order said. “The reorgan- ization of the Regular Army and its distribution to the corps areas has been made with this end in view.” The order contains a detailed list [of the assignments of the inactive unite to their associate active units which have custody of the records of the inactive organizations ‘and it is also shown in detail what cadres will be drawn from the active units to form the necleus about which the inactive unit would be rebuilt. Accounts of Secretary Weeks’ | speeches during his present tour of |the Panama Canal region and the | west coast are viewed by Army men |in Washington as showing that Mr. | Weeks has been seriously impressed by the weakness of the Army a bility to perform adequately taxks assigned to it under |tional defense act. The War Secreta; has consistently maintained since hi |took office that only the gravest financial emergency of the govern- ‘lm nt justified reduction of the regular army to a strength of 150,000 men and | has ‘never given his approval to the action of Congress in cutting that figure to 125,000, His conclusions, heretofore, been based on theory and rather than personal observation. his return to Washington, howeve is already evident that he will be armed with facts drawn from his in- spection of various posts nd_ Army |activit the result of which will make hi 1 more forcefully vocate of in sing the the regulars order th: tion’s military policy may be out in & reasonably adequate way. | There is a feeling among Army offi- rs that Mr. Weeks' trip will prove great benefit in° future legislative iscussions o Army matters because it will provide these gress with information based on their own observations as to the situation in the Army y e have On in the na- Recent general orders changed the ignation of tank units of the Army sad an example, “Ist Platoon, ank Co.” instead of the old od, “Tank Platoon, No. 1" Exist- platoons under this be- de to as ing an, come ies. which “balloon favor of than air service are to be expanded in war. Simila mpany” is ‘airship company” units. y the name abandoned in for lighter he nee- d into 0 men ff estimates | 1 inflow of m Reserve to meet wastage orps as men of world war experience now form- ing that body pass beyond the age limit for ac ce with troops or are otherw qualified for work. front line Ofticers advice | it | members of Con- | the first platoons of tank com- | Training Corps and the civilian military training camps it s now estimated that & product of approximately 5,000 officers a year iy at least in sight. Experience again this year with the applications for summer training give Army officials a feeling of confidence that the 7,000 & year requirement can be met success- fully within the next three or four years. A total of more than 250,000 troops of the Regular Service, Natlonal Guard and organized reserves will be given training during the present year, of which about 30,000 will be in the civil- fan military training camps proceeding | with the four-year course requirements to fit them for commissions in the Offi- cers' Reserve Corps. The loss, both in ’lht* summer camps and in the college training units, is very heavy, due to changes in plans by the milifary stu- dents, but a steady growth in the nu ber continuously pursuing their mi tary studies is reported, and Army offi- cers feel that in addition the Incom- plete training given to men who drop the work before being commissioned will be of great advantage to the coun- try in a war emergency. Navy. As a part of u systematic campaign to increase the dwindling number of re- enlistments in the Navy and to check | the number of desertions which is in- cre reau of navigation recently sent out to all commanding officers a questionnaire |as to their views on the causes of this | and asked recommendations for check- ing it. summary of the replies received has just been compiled and an analysis; extremely interesting from the service | viewpoint. compiled by Capt. Richard h. assistant chief of the bureau. stimated desertions for the present | year, based on the number to date, will ‘relu‘h the disquieting figure of { more than twice the number of |and exceeded during the years by the floodtide of 19 | following the war, when the process was in fuil swing. The following tabulation gives the | commanding oficers’ views as to the causes, the percentage indic per cent of officers who assig reasons indicated Poc recruiting, 74; and home influences, handling of men by officers, 54; intempe i to comprehend th, | sertion. 20; insuflicient cruising, 20; | general ondition in the United | States, 20: too much money at one time, 19; prison treatment !lentent, leave not gr A as re- quested, 14; not enough morale talks, {13; general discontent, 13; sea life not congenial, 11; poor discipli 19, In addition to these major causes, a few officers gave minor reasons that Included injustices in court | martials, insufficient entertainment too much shore jeave, habitual sea- sickness and bolshevist theor last reduction homesickne: 67 proper icers and petty nce, 31; failu seriousness of d. Decoration Day!! Butler welcomes family for De ou to clothe yourself and ev € member of vour oration Day, commencing vour payments after, if you de- sire. 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