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Show PLAN8 ARE DISCUSSED FOR NATIONAL DEFEN8E Cabinet Officers and Congressional Leaders Confer on Military Measures Washington, Jan. 5. Military preparedness pre-paredness of tho United States was tho subject of an administration conference con-ference tonight at the homo of Sec retnry Garrison. Every phase of tho a,rmy and navy situation, with i particular roferonco to appropriations for tho coming year and a gonoral policy to bo followed, waa. discussed until midnight. Cabinet offlcors and leaders In Congress who participated declared that no dcflnlto conclusions had been reached. Attending tho conforonco wero Soc-rtary Soc-rtary Garrison, Secretary Daniels of tho navy, Senators Chamberlain and Tillman, chairmen respectively of tho Senate military and naval affairs committees; Representatives Hay and Padgett, chairmen respectively of tho Houso military and naval affairs commlttocs; Representative Slier-ley, Slier-ley, chairman of tho Houso subcommittee subcom-mittee on fortification appropriations and Itoprosentatlvo Undorwood, ma Jorlty leader of tho Houso. On leaving tho conforonco ono of tho participants said that while no deflnlto plan of procoduro had boon agreed upon, all present had conced- fed that every posslblo effort should bo oxortod In Congress to bring tho army and navy up to Uio highest standard of ofllcloncy that could bo producod with tho rosourcos avail-"Nothing avail-"Nothing deflnlto," Sonator Chamberlain Cham-berlain said, "was olthor discussed or decided upon. It Is undorBtdod, however that tho bills affecting tho naval establishment which I have Introduced In-troduced will bo pressed In tile Son-Thoso Son-Thoso bills Includo measures to In-crenso In-crenso tho army by 25,000 men and 1000 officers and to Increiso' tho coast artillery corps by 800O-mon "'" J WS piitfgoerhouldibq'wtTciitt.ii. ,.- , t |
