Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-04-24 | Page 15 | New War Staff Discussed by Chiefs

T TH WAR WAR- I m cu o DY Bi 1 Weeks leeks and Pershing Confer I Ion on Future Military ry Policy of U. U S S. S WASHINGTON y April 23 23 Organization tion of the new war staff of the army anny was discussed at a conference to today between Secretary Weeks eels and General Pershing The conference was the first since the this week that General Pershing was to be assigned to the important duty of building up a general headquarters designed design cd to take takeover I over in time of war the direction of I Ithe the nations nation's military forces in the fieldIn field In addition to discussing the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- I posed war staff the war secretary and General Pershing were understood to I f have taken up problems problem relating to the future administration and training of the thc national guard and organized re reserves re- re serves General Pershing is known to favor standardization of training for or these reserves cs and the promotion of the harmony harmon possible between them and the regular establishment General Pershing's new task it Is understood will Involve the creation of ot ofA A a. staff machine complete in all details capable of ot taking over the field command command com com- mand In time of war It will not In Interfere in- in com I how however ver in any way in time of peace with the present duties and responsibilities of the war war department I general staff which rs charged with the administration of the entire military military mili mill tary establishment under the secretary of wa war Secretary Weeks is expected to announce announce announce an an- further details regarding General General General Gen Gen- eral Pershing's new assignment next week The officers in the reserve corps are being classified so that men fitted for each definite assignment can be located and called into active duty In event of national emergency The war department announced that it was expected that a complete record of every every every ev ev- ery officer In the organized reserves would be In the hands of nine corps commanders not later than June 15 Although stating that the preliminary preliminary preliminary nary classification was not expected to be anywhere near perfect the war department said one of ot the great advantages ad advantages advantages ad- ad vantages of organizing the reserve forces In time of or peace is that the mistakes mistakes mistakes mis mis- takes of classification and assignment assIgnment assignment assign assIgn- ment can be tested and corrected whereas the compilation of these most Important records and assignments are practically impossible to obtain in time I of emergency un