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PRESIDENT
MAY SIT AT
PEACE TABLE
Nation's Executive Is Said to
Have Open Mind on Sub
ject of Attending the Vital
. Conference.
SOLFS PROPOSAL TO
PROBABLY BE REJECTED
His Plea as to Food Already
Taken Care of by the
Allied Powers
WASHINGTON. Not. 13. Presi
dent Wilson was said today to have
gtven no indication as to how he re-,
tarda , the suggestion from high
sources In Europe that he attend the
great conference which Is to re-es
tablish tne peace or a war-torn
world. ' .-, '
Most of the president's advisers.
however, are understood to consider
that acceptance of the Invitations
would involve needless risk and
would ; serve no purpose that could
not be accomplished through the del
egates who will be appointed to re
present the American government
and who will be In constant com
munication with Washington.
Should the president decide to at
tend the conference and some of
those usually well informed say he
has an open mind in the subject
thta fact would not mean, la the be
lief here, that Secretary Lansing
would not be a member bf the Amer
ican delegation. It was said that
poa Mr. Lansing would fall much
of the weight of the heavy tasks
connected with American participa
tion in the conference, not only by
virtue of. the high rank, but also be
cause of his wide experience In otn-;
tr International conferences and ar-j
bltraUont. -
The proposal of Dr. Solf, German !
. foreign secretary, for a preliinfnaty
peace conference, has not reached
1 Washington Ja official form tonight,
but it is nnderstood there Is little
probability of its acceptance. Such
a conference Is regarded here as un
necessary and as likely to complicate
sselessly the work of the general
conference. ; -
Ostensibly Dr. Solf'a proposal Is
based upon the urgent need of Ger
many for food and other supplies,
hut It Is pointed out that these con
dition! will be dealt with by the
United States and the allies in ad
vance of the peace conference under
the general pladges contained In the
armistice and given by the supreme
war council at Versailles.
Further assurance on this subject
is given by the German government
by Secretary Lansing, who in a note
handed today to the Swiss minister
ia reply to one from Frederick Ebert
the German chancellor, said the pres
ident Is ready to consider favorably
the supplying of foodstuffs to Ger
many and to take up the matter with
the allied governments upon assur
ances that public order will be main
tained In Germany and an equitable
CiOrlbutlon of the food is guaran
teed. .".
la come quarters here It is sus
sed that Dr. Solf's real purpose
to have the preliminary confer
ence dispose of political matters.
nch as the future of the German
felonies and trade relations between
the central powers and the nations
ltfc which thev had been at war. in
the hope bf being able thus to speed
ily re-establish tbe German foreign
trade
All the eld treaties of amity and
wmmerce under which International
trade have been conducted between
t warring nations have been de
coyed by the war and a whole new
fabric of trade treaties must be pro-
Ths peace conference may signify
Ideas as to how this shall be
framed, but It will remain for the
individual nations to give these ideas
Concrete form; In snerlal treaties.
The supreme war council in Ver-
a-mes did more than consider the
uoject of armUtifA and it is learned
hOW that fori a Inn, MmA nrorerilnr
th final eolla Due of the central oow-
. much study and attention was
fvn to the subject of final peace
ja all f jtj, ramifications. There
I0r. When the neata conference
JU it will find before It a fairly
digested program for the con
of Us business, calculated to
eep the sessions well within bounds
BOt Onlv In thm mattaa hiumiiIIIiim
f time, but also In tbe range of sub
jects to be discussed.
to the number of questions
xo be considered and the amount of
original Inveattr.tion r,..ir.i m .r.
tk!M .fInal ttlements of many of
laern, Jt fa myntntmA that a Am mtter
5?vi?n,n the Dec conference will
oivide the delegates Into a number
-!r?0mm,tteet to deal with dlf
tranches of tho work and It
regarded .. ...t.i. , i
- mm wi iaiu viia v ft v
. wij provide for the mnnlrttmn nf
f,7?IB'Bt commissions to sit after
i adjustment of the conference
(Cootlnoed on past six)
Yank Casualties
Not To Exceed
100,000, Belief
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13 Official.
here estimate that the total casual
ties of the American Expeditionary
forces In .the war will not exceed
ivu.uuo. including men killed Jn ac
tion, wounded, died of wounds, dis
ease, accidents and the missing who
iu never ie accounted for. Some of
those who have been missing pro
bably wjil be accounted for when the
prisoners are returned from Ger
many.
It was said today it will nrobablr
be several weeks before the record of
casualties can be completed. It Is
regarded as almost certain that many
of .the casultleg In the recent heavy
fighting by the first and second Am
erican armies have not been reported.
Ltlsts also must be complied of un
reported A mericaff casual ties in Bri
tish and French hospitals, especially
among the. United States forces bri
gaded with allied units. Deaths
from wounds also probably will be
reported for some time while lists of
slightly wounded being sent by cour
iers may be delayed.
The lists ' for several days have
consisted of approximately 1100
names daily. Secretary Baker has
indicated that a considerable num
ber of reported casualties remain to
be given out but these will be re
leased as rapidly as newspapers can
handle them.
An unofficial tabulation of cas
ualty lists, including those of No
vember 12, shows a grand total of
71.390 men.
Estimates based on previous rec
ords fix the (otal casualties in France
at less than 5000. .
Revolution in Berlin h
Still in Chaotic Stage
(By STke Attodated Preu)
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 13. Berlin
advices dated Sunday are that In Its
outward aspects the revoluton as ob
served In Berlin is still In a chaotic
stage. The reichstag, which Is the
soldiers' and workmens' headquat
ters, had been converted Into an ar
med camp. Hastily organized and
equipped squads of red guards were J
blvouackeed In the richly carpeted
lounging corridors.
Travellstained soldiers and sailors
slept close to stacked rifles or sat
in luxurious arm chairs munching
chunks of army bread. Every inch
of the floor space of the big gilded
dome building was devoted to some
phase of the revolutionary organiza
tion committe. The room Is one in
which formerly reactionary cam
paigns were planned were similarly
employed.
There have been no clashing be
tween civilians and red guards. The
armed conflicts have been confined
to the revolutionary army and off!
cers In concealment, assisted. It Is
said, by cadets and boy scouts. The
new government strained every
nerve to organize public utilities and
in this matter no complications were
antlcipateed. .
Incoming trains Sunday continued
to debark detachments of soldiers.
sailors and bourgeoise. Parliamen
tary leaders were still absent.
r 1
Order Arises Oat of
Anarchy in Germany
BERNE. Nov. 13. (Havas) The
Wolff bureau dispatches from Berlin
declare that order appears to rule
.everywhere In Germany and that
acts . of anarchy have ceased. The
majororlties and minorities have di
vided authority between them, but
the minorities have been relegated
to second place, it appears. The ma
jorities are charged with preparing
the organization of a German re
public.
Expulsion from Berne of a Bolshe-
vlkl diplomatic mission was carried
out in the presence of an Inquisitive
crowd. Automobiles containing
members of the mission were escorted-on
the way by Infantry detach
ments In motor trucks.
Abolition of Eight-Hoar
Day Is Now Advocated
NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-Abolltlon
of the national eighhour day and a
lowering or war time scaies are es
rential if American mines and fac
tories are to continue to compete In
the world of tradeaccording to Wil
liam II. Darr of Bufralo. president
or the National Founders Associa
tlon. who addressed the annual con
vention or organization here today,
Other speakers urged that the na
tional war labor board be abolished
and employers and employes be per
m it ted to work out their own desti
nies.
German Sahmarines Afraid
To Return lo Han Waters
LONDON, Nov. 13. Five German
submarines arrived at Laskrona
Southern Sweden, -Wednesday, and
requested the naval authorities to
int-m them, according to a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from Co
penhagen. ,.
The submarine commanders said
they did not dare return to uermany,
EFFORT MAY
AVAKENQTY
TO BIG NEED
War Work plains Called to
Meeting at Home of Chair
man Bishop and Further
Plans Are Developed.
LACK OF INTEREST IS
TOLD BY UVESLEY
Total SnWcribed only '$14,
167; Elvin Inspires With
Facts From France
R. C. Bishop, chairman of the Uni
ted war work campaign for Salem,
haying noticed Che article In yester
day morning's paper regarding the
lack of ; Interest la the drive called
the directors of the campaign to his
home yesterday with a view or Instlll-Ing-ln
them enthusiasm and consider
ing the development or plans which
win ibs u re the success or the cam- j
palgn. Chairman Bishop who is con
fined In his home with a mild at
tack or Influenza has been unable to
give his personal attention to the
work which otherwise would have
been possible. ' : '
At his request a meeting of the
campaign committee was called at
the Commercial club by -Vlce-Chalr-
man T. A. Livesley who laid before
the committee the conditions which
confronted It. He told of the gene
ral lack of Interest manifested by the
people generally, indicated particu
larly in 'the great number of small
subscriptions which were being re
ported at headquarters. Judging
from the size of subscriptions In for
mer drives at least 6000 subscript
tlons will be needed to raise Salem's
quota at this time while as a matter
of fact a little less than 2000 have
been turned In up to and including
yesterday's reports, with a total ef
but tK,l7.S3 to date.
The . . committee immediately
agreed that the best method to ap
proach tbe matter was to call togeth
er all the captains for a meeting at
the Commercial club which was held
at 7:30 where the conditions were
laid before them.
A statement made by Director Gin
grich as to the purpose of the meet
ing and each captain called upon in
turn to report for his team on three
things: How many of his team wer
at work soliciting; what portion of
' the territory assigned was covered:
what If any helo was needed to finish
the territory assigned. -
After each captain reported it was
the consensus of opinion of those
present that each captain should
start out this morning with a new de
termination to put Salem over the
top in securing fund for the greatest
work' for which tbe people of this
country have ever been asked to con
tribute.
James Elvin recently returned
from France was present and In
spired tbe men with thrilling tales of
the work of the seven institutions
which are asking for the funds and
enthuted them by telling them that
futur history Would record it as a
great honor to have been privileged
to raise money for purposes of this
kind.
A partial list of the first day'ssub-
scrtptions follows
Abbe. Mae. F
Abbott. J. B.
Al bee. Nellie
Alberts. J. M.
2.50
5.0O
5.00
10.00
Aldrich, Mrs. II. N.
Arnold. J. J.
Amslar. W.
1.00
100.00
5.00
2.00
Raker, F. A.
Bellinger. Mrs. Iran
Briggs, Mrs. H. L.
Brasbep, C. W.
Brunk. Prudence
1.00
3.00
1.00
1.00
Burger, Wm. H.
Bishop, Robert
Bishop. Charles Kay
5.10
5.18
5.00
Brunger, Lena
Baker, Edwin L.
5.00
Bell Ella. E. .
Bell Nell M. .
.5.00
7.50
Bolln. J. W.
Boyce. Q. O.
5.00
2.00
Brant. Mrs. Charles
Brown, Vinnle L.
1.00
3.00
Bmder. Myrtle,
1.50
2.00
Urundridge. G. L.
Cook, B. K.
Cheshire, Mrs.
Clark, Mrs. Ray
Crotheri. H.
Condit, A. L.
Cooper, D. E.
Casebere. Vera
Chenowlth, J. B.
Cor rod i. Fred
DeMarco. Rose
Downey, Mrs.
Doe. U. V.
Drager, D. II.
Denton, W. A.
Eatndillo, J.
Edmlnftter. James
Eof f. Mrs. Grace
Eaton. Mrs. C. C.
Evans. Mrs. Frances
1.00
2.00
1.00
2.50
5.00
1.00
t.00
6.00
2.50
10.00
.50
I 3.50
5.00
20.00
.50
.5
2.00
4.00
2.00
(Con tinged on pagt tlx)
FOUR POUNDS OF
SUGAR A PERSON
WITH DFfRIVIRRR
WASHINGTON; Nov.
creaa In tbe beet sugar producing
states and in the cane producing ter
ritory or Louisiana of tbe household
sugar allotments from three pounds I
to four pounds monthly per capital
was ordered today by the food ad
ministration effective. December i.
At the same time public eating places
In these sections will be permitted
to . Increase their consumption from
three pounds to four pounds for ev
ery ninety meals serevd.
For the remainder of the rountrr.
it was stated, the allotments of
households and three pounds per 90
meats ior puouc eaung places win
be continued for the present, at least.
The Increase for sugar producing
states was granted, the food admin-
Istratlon announced, because of lack
of cargo space for overseas ship-
tucui ou losuiiiciroi siorsa,e lacui-
ties In this country.
SOLDIERS ARE
BEST READERS
OF LITERATURE
Miss Marvin Tells of Tremen
dous Importance of Unit
ed War Fond Drive
PROFESSIONS 'STUDIED
Men Who Never Had Oppor
tunities Fitting Them
selves for Future
"How Is the united war work drive
progressing In Oregon?" was about
the first question asked by Miss Cor
nelia Marvin. state librarian, upon
her return yesterday from the Mexl-j
can border where she has been en
gaged in armv l!brarv service for
several months. Miss Marvin Is in-
terested nartlcularlr In the library
end of the big drive and declare?
that the cessation or hostilities in
no wis decreases the need for camp
libraries. This Is strikingly true of
thr Mexican border camps and mili
tary hospitals, she says, for It is bet
opinion that thousands of soldiers
will be kept on border patrol for a
onr time.
such Intelligent use of books as 1
saw among the soldiers on the Mex
ican border. In the camps there are
men of many classes, but officers
and private alike are tbe most ac
tive users of books and of libraries
that I ever saw.
A large percentage or the men in
the ranks are taking advantage or
army life to prepare themselves Ior
profeFslons wht-n they again enter
civilian life and the leading vocations
for which they arc studying. Miss
Marvin says, are bookkeeping, ad
vertising, journalism, and farming.
Other8 show preferences for law and
pedagogy. One mentit ned partlcu
larly was an Interior decorator and
demanded all the available literature
on that subject, while a cartoonist
delved among the library books for
the lives of cartoonists.
"Many of the men are fitting
themselves for officers' commis
sions." continued M l Marvin, "and
to these we furnished more arithme
tics, algebras, books on calculus and
other mathematical books than any
thing else. All were sorry they did
not get more mathematics while they
were In school. Ton "have no Idea
or the wide range or literature de
manded and which the money ob
tained In this drive will buy. Tech
nical books are In great demand
among the men who are in that line
or army work and by the engineers.
Classes In English have been formed
where aimpje readers are used to
teach foreigners tbe language. There
are classes In spelling and history
and civics classes in which the texts
n.ltA in .l .. - - II...
miv f ' ,ulcu ft ft til 110
. . . 1 . t . .
Tr. ".
Ai B A 1 S
nrreu in- army.
Mis, Marvin say. that all books of
technical or professional nataro must
le purchased. Only those dallnr
wiin travel, oiograpny ana
1 C .11 L UUU KB. DU V F Ifr ft ft H II 1 ft 111
... I . . 7
or tne co-operauon snown oy me nm
IttlPV Aff AAM .
Miss Marvin had beadauarters at I
El Paso, Tex. Her territory extend
ed from Yuma. Ariz, to Big Bend.
Texas. -
Crown Prince Again Bobs
Up, According to Report
COPENHAGEN. Nov. 13 The
former German crown Prince Is with
his troops at the front, according to
a dispatch from the semi-official
ittiiv mil iaci nom5 10 me in- " muit I i hr Knrrt ra that tlolland Will O' I v .vj r.nr&l ler
Pie." urged Miss, Marvin, "that theUver. PoItl that lb. ZStSll?iSr
tl.I. .Ll. - -A . . . I I ui. ... than I . I
neea ior army UDranes is xremen- iuon. wn.cn prrT.uea m io .-The Try i,tnece ot Holland I -;:rIoll. for the Vnlted Plates and
dous. I never In my life have seen ins before the war were now affect- m nr. v. mke. "as a small In .?'." kib here
Woirr bureau of Berlin, received
we.
LLOYD GEORGE
in FAVOR OF
11" rAVUK Ui
..-JrtAlt LEAGUE
nl. TL a f a f J
UCCiar inat ventr allied
Power of the Nations Now
More Necessary Than Ever
Before in History.
SENSE OF REVENGE
TO BE BLOTTED OUT
Rrftntartiri p1 ,t
AeCOnSlTUCUOn TOllCy lOr the
World It AlSO Outlined
by British Premier
LONDON. Nov. 1 S. (British
Wireless Service) "One of the prin
ciple Issues or tbe forthcoming
election will be the nature of the
peace settlement. It will mean the
settlement of the world." :
Premier Lloyd C-orge made this
announcement In an address to his
Liberal supporters on November 11.
What are the principles on which
that settlement Is to be effected?"
he asked. "Are we to lapse back in
to the old national rivalries, anlmos-
itties and com pet I ve armaments? Or
rVr t Vi KVr I" "
!re.W!LJA",eriKn""r5h
tTuV int Sen".
w iiiiuib mat ii iiuii w rrirn oc
peace.
"What are the conditions of peaee?
They mut lead to a settlement which
win be fundamentally Just. No set
tlement which contravenes the prln-
cf pie. of eternal Justice will be a per-
maneni one. ine peace or isii ira-i
damI hr Crm... n Fr.nr. 1.
fair play. Let us be warned by thai I
example.
"We must not allow an 7 sense otlfled to Holland with the former Cer
revenge, any spirit of gTeed. Any
grasping desire to override tbe fun-1
damental nrlnclnles of rIchteounet s.
Vigorous attempts win be made to
hector and bully the government In
I an endearor lo mik them tarl of the!
lafy wm has?, sordid, squalid Ideas
tlrict principles of right and to sst
of vengeance and or avarice. We
...a
"The mandate of the government
. .111
mean that tbe British delegation to
the peace congress will be In tavor
UI JUKI DftTBCC.
n.. 1 !. 1 . ...
uc jyitrui. Biuu m -uu vi ""
inC virtually two third or Lurope.
-A larger number or small nations!
have twen reborn In Europe." be con -
tinned, "ana tne-e wm require 1
league 01 nations to protect tbeni
I taainst therovetousnens or ambitious
v.nd grasping neighbors. In my
Judgement a league f nations Is ab -
wliitely essential to permanent
peacet
"We shall go the peace conference
lina rvality. 1 am one of those wbol
wiivtv; tiiaft, w nuuui . w ? r.uiiii
have progress. A league of national
guarantees peace and guarantees also
an all around reduction of arma -
ments ana mat a reaucuon or arma -
ments Is a guarantee that you can get
rid or conscription here.
"Of coorse. we mnst have In this
country an efficient army to police
the empire, but I am looking fonrard
to a condition of things, with the ex
istence of a league of nation's, under
which conscription will not be nec
essary in any country."
IH-X'OXSTIUTTIOX TOMCY
OK PREMIER ANNOUNCED
LONDON. Nov. 13. (via Montre -
al) At a meetlnr or 200 coalition
Liberal peers and commoners today,
Premier Lloyd George outlined bis
reconstructive policy, saying that vie
rory must be utilized as an impetus
to reforms. A great rehousing pro
gram was necessary, he aatd. the
hours or labor must be reduced, a
minimum wage Introduced and pro-
I dnction Increased through land re
rarm wm w
I ... .
.. - . . . 1 1 . . m m m n a
. v'r.i
I I A . . ... a,.lft I a. am a AW ii
I aaia mer- was iu- iu u y, t....-
Inc revolutionary spirit, if wisely dl-
rolutlonary spirit, if wisely dl-
. It must be combatted by na
unity, cooperation and s.cri
I rected
I tlonal
He said n -reareo neuner rev
I I .1 1 1 1 I inn nnr llllllliri I Hill. ftJUL ftJV Ml.l
IT 1 " ' . ..
- fear reaction and dissension. Mere
I a .1 t m A. - aAatml
- - . . -
he said, adding be wantea a unueai
government representing all parties.
In regsrd to free trade Mr. Uoya
George said he did not propose to go
aaa. a aaa. a. .
as far as the I'aris rrsoiuuons. invinensed orr the Frottln coast wnen
third or President Wilson's points,
he contended, prevented any Idea of
an economic war.
Irish home rule was essential, he
declared, but there must be no co-
I erclon of Northeast IHster,
The premier concluded by stating
I the watchword of the government
, .
(Continued on pags ill)
Wild Bill, Late
Kaiser, Takes His
New Life Easily
(AMSTERDAM. Nov. 13. (By The
Associated l'rwu) The Nieuw Ilot
terdam C'ourant publUhe lb fol
lowing account of tbe former Ger
man kaiser's entry into Holland:
At about i o'clock Kuaday mora
Ing nine automobile rarrfiojc anmtl
officers drew up at the Dutch fron
tier near Eysden. A Dukh sentry
refused to let tbeni pa. He told
tbe party It would have to wail until
the ruftloui office opened at 7
o'clock.
A member of the group, stepping
forward, announced be aa tbe Ger
man kaiser. This had no effect and
the Dutch sentry replied the kaiser
could not pass until orders to that
effect from his commanding officer.
And so tbe party walted.the for
mer kaiser talking to some peauut
onlookers. At 7 o'clock the party
went through the formalities of In
ternment. While strolling about tbe Eysden
station piatiorm. according to an
other correspondent, tbe ei-kalr
talked volubly about his country es
tates, farms and horses. He told
how he taught tbe people to aave
by preventing every child born on his
estates with a savin r bank book
bearing a balance of 10 marks. He
Jestingly remarked to aDntrh cap
tain that a captain's was "the worst
Job" he knew. He still spoke of tbe
German army as my eoldlera.
.LONDON. NoV. 13. An Amster
dam difpaUh to the Central News
William Hohenzollern. former
German emperor, took a walk thl.!
J.1. wIK. brJnJwed Si
a car containing Dutch officials.
The correspondent says the ex
emperor appears to nave reaigneo
himself to bis new life.
Two rnormoni motor lorrlee ar
rived today with tbe HobenUeni
D.tge.
.
rnnpvMI i r rv , T J.t
bach, husband of Bertha Krupp, and
I head of the great Krnpp steel works
I man kaiser, according to a aupaire
to the Exchange Telegraph.
I a Jk
I A ixmaon aispsicn jsovemner i
I said LJeuUnant Krupp von Bohler
und Halbach and his wife had beet
arrested by the revolutionists wh
were In control of Essen where lb'
Krnpp works are locaiea.
I BOSTON. Nov. 13. ur. Iienr-
van uyae Iorm?r. m niVe.rv .
1 iseinenauas. ma iuoiiui mi
, , " ... k-
international law baa bee
- , , , . V l,lM(
ran ie?i lure rtM" w
I f..l.l K V -. i.V.n r.fnr wllb
i AnA0nt Bnd Intensely democratl
deDends uoon the sanction
L. it.rr,.t inn.i law
-Tbe kaiser's cae must be settle
I in accordance with Justice and wbil-
ne Is waiting ror this s-ttlement. 1'
I n)T oclnlon. there could be no bMte
l,iace for him to be kept la safet
I than Holland."
nHt.. f mAVmfrr
Ottitt to Prettnl WcP
riASEU Nov. 13. A dispatch
1 . nerlln sars Grand Duke Wil
1 lim Krn,t of saxe-Wimar. has abdl-
i... trt ..rmt civil war
This disnatrh adds thst republic
have been proclaimed In Wurtemberg
and HeMe.
The new government In Baden
has been constituted under the pres
idency of the Socialist, llerr Jels.
The former Grand Duke William
Ernst I. 4 2 years old. JJ'
Is In central Germany In Thurlngia.l
Among the important towns In tne
grand duchy are Weimar, the capl-
ltal. and Jena, the tamons njTrUT
town
All Former Rulers May Be
Tried for Scarlet SinJlject again will be brought forward.
ninte v MiirtiV Rev
eral members today proposed In the I universal training as a national poll
chamber or deputies a resolntion re- cy. In his last annual report. i.r.
- 1 guesting the goveinment to enter In
I r an mv.mMt with that Ot D ftr al
. I . - . . . ... .
n u . i . . b i b . . n irtfti
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the resolution the extradition of the
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I LONDON. Nov. 13. vl.t Montreal.
I marvelona night scene was wit
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the grand rieet rlebrated the armls-
tice. . On a 30-mile line, warships
of every description were almnltane.
on My lllatrfnated. "Myriads of sirens
blew. Himdreds of sesrchllght"
played fantaitlcally. Fireworks and
Star shells were sent op.
So far the kaiser has not claimed
that his wife started the wr.
REORGANIZE
ARMY, PLAN
UNDER WAY
Formulation of New Organi
zation for War Department
Is Also Linked Up With
: Proposals for Armv.
ONLY 100,000 ARE
OBLIGED TO SERVE
Large N ambers Will Be Need
ed to Preserve Peace in
Europe for Time
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. Hans for
reorganization of the war depart
ment and the army are In formula
tion by the general staff and ro
will be before Secretary Daker. Or
ders for the actaal breaking up of
tbe army cannot be promulgated un
til these plans are completed as tne
demobilisation program Is dependent
upon the adoption of a reorganiza
tion policy.
The secretary has Indicated now
legislation will be neeetaary to car
ry out the reorganization and Is f t-
pected to lay a definite pro ram be
fore congress at the earliest po
ble moment.
Existing law authorize the main
tenance of a rerular army or ap
proximately 375.00ft men. .While it
ia ont possible to foreeart the num
ber of American troops that tnuat t
employed in Europe after tbe peace
"u"
unTSSt. eYict-
treaties have been sirnei. muuary
. ti .t
I orT" "1 "
Of the 3.700.000 men under arte".
probably not more tkan lOO.OOt are
under obligation to serve beyond the
restoration of peaee. There .were
7000 officers and a boat jzo.vev m-n
in the regular army when war was
declared. ExnlraUon or eBU-im-nis
probably has served to reduce this
-onalderably and all war time enliit
ments are for the war period only.
Thousands of ofxlcera la. service
are on temporary eommlwlons In tie
regular establishment. Theee 'on-
missions were iseuede ror a oumv
nerlod of years and the men might
be held, altboaga tne general aiw
nde of the department would not ln-
llcate any latenUon or noiaing saco
-.fflcers aralnst their will when tb
war emergency baa passei.
The number or men necesaary it
be maintained in .urope procu;-
la noaaessioni
t ta exnected that the size of tbe
trmy for which It will be nectary
O provide soon will u reaca-a.
Tm rfBral stafPs recommenda-
Hons as to the way the army Is to be
formed are expected to embody tbe
principle of universal military train
ing. A bill prepared by tbe staff
In it before the United Eiatea enwre
the war outlined the general echeme
which Is likely araln to b aavoraiea.
modified In the light of war eip-rt-ence
and the results ot the operation
ot the selective draft system.
At this time It was planned 10 con
tinue the garrisons for the rhlilp
plnea, Hawaii and Panama on a vol
untary basis by selecting men who
elected army Hie arter tney nsa paK--ed
through their periods ot training.'
Outside of theee overseas forces, how
ever, the staff propoeed to remodel
the sUnding army into a sincny
training force, composed of offlc
and non-coromfusioned on. cers wno
. . t t Jt I .tn y rw rf at In
intk ".ha and
which thousands year after
;hnnM tn cU-es called
to the color for training.
rtoth the commissioned and n
I fonnnlssloned ranks or this training
force. It is planned, sbouid te re
cruited trora men wo displayed abili
ty during their training. There is rea
son to expect that seme similar pro-
although ne tner rresiaeni 11011
- I nor Secretary uaaer is commmTO i
Baker said It was not a question
which should be decided while the
.ill an at
mil &j u u & m . w -
Dmobmzauon of exi.tmr of-
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forms P ? tl; 117
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NeHes qualiried In such relationship
IWIIH lUC JOTfruram. lurn
vlcea can be re-secured quickly at
a .a m
I resignations are being discouraged.
I pi. -a for returalng officers to
1 their clvllla status are exp-eted to
- 1 provide for an army reserve of fWrs
I " . - aia., I w M '
i corps similar to mat wmi in ounainc
nn tbe present army. "Similarly it u
regarded as probable that steps to
ward the organization of an arl
enlisted reserve will be taken. The
form of tbe reserve, however. whHh
er by voluntary obligation or bv or
der, will depend npon tbe military
policy to be adopted-
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