Show RED TAPE OF ARMY DEPARTMENT IS ABOLISHED WASHINGTON Nov Kov 15 The The re recent recent recent re- re cent tape order Issued by General French war minis minister minis minis- t ter ted r lias has been viewed with int Interest rest by byo o officials of the war department here since a struggle to the tame same end has hasen been en en afoot In the army for s several veral y years rs past Decentralization of the adminIstrative administrative tive machinery machinery- of the d department i has be been D Secretary Garrisons Garrison's aim aim aim- it in a score of ot orders issued since he took took o office ice It prompted the territorial or organization organization or- or into departments competent competent competent compe compe- tent to deal with questions of pf Cone considerable con Con- e leL l t e b. b merits themselves There are scores of problems which heretofore traveled traveled trav tray all the way to the secretary's desk for tor settlement and which are now disposed ed of by company regimental post or pr department commanders The enormous burden of correspondence has been reduced as a result and only matters essentially in his province as secretary now come to Mr Garrisons Garrison's Garrisons Garrison's Garrisons Garrison's Garri Garri- sons son's attention rne ine secretary's secretary a annual report this year will wUl show again his appreciation tion of short cuts It will be even briefer than his report last year In Inthis inthis this he has followed the example of President Wilson who set the precedent precedent precedent prece prece- dent of striking from his annual message message message mes mes- sage anything but discussion of vital questions The report of ot the government governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's s activities for tor the preceding year ear which have characterized presidential presidential messages In the past are left lett to the cabinet cabinet- officers In Secretary Garrisons Garrison's case at least the detail of ot war department business will wUl be left to reports of or the bureau chiefs submitted with his own and his remarks will Bill deal ex exclusively exclusively ex- ex with the question of military preparedness and the Impelling reasons reasons rea rca sons for the recommendations he makes |