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Show CALLS MEETING T0 DISCUSS US FOR NATIOHAL QEFEIISE Secretary Garrison Seeks to Secure Coordination of Government Branches Washington, Jan. 4 . Cooperation between tho cxecutlvo nnd legislative branches of tho government lu mens ures'fur tho national defense Is tho object of a conforonco nrrauged today to-day between Secretaries Garrison and Daniels of tho war and navy departments, depart-ments, and the chairman of the Sun-nto Sun-nto and House committees on mill tary and naval affairs. Tho conference will bo held tomorrow tomor-row night nt tho homo of Secretary Garrison, who suggested tho ldcn. Besides tho four chairman of tho congressional committees, other Democratic Dem-ocratic leaders have been Invited. It Is generally expected that an effort will bo mado to balance tho various appropriations in conformity with u gonoral policy for tho promotion of tho national defense plans for which will probably bo submitted to President Presi-dent Wilson for final approval. The various bills for tho increase In the regulnr army will bo ono of tho prln clpal topics for discussion. Wlillo this confcrcnco was being planned tho Houso military commltteo commlt-teo today heard Ropresentatlvo Gnrd-lier Gnrd-lier of Massachusetts, advocato his pioposal for a commission of fivo men to Investigate tho military preparedness prepared-ness of tho country und tho navnl BUhcommltteo wound up Its work on tho naval appropriation bill which Is o bo submitted to tho full commit too Wednesday. Tho suhcommltteo Incorporated In tho naval bill a provision creating tho ofllco of chlof of operations under tho secretnry of tho navy with n Tour year tcnuro of ofllco nnd to ho held by a rear admiral. His functions would bo to 8iiporvIso all naval preparations pre-parations for war emergencies. Tho administration provision to crento a naval resorvo, designed u'-tlmately u'-tlmately to produco a reserve of 25,-000 25,-000 former men of tho navy, was ad opted. Lack of coordination between the navy department, tho Atlantic fleet and Congress is charged by Rear Admiral Ad-miral Ai.slln M .Knight hi luirn t tin.' nuyal war college li- a ivpti t dated at Vu York, December 10. Aw 1 1 Mc mm in "1 po |