Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-12
sENArE LIKELY TO REVISE MEAS.
uaE TO CONFORM WITH
WISHES OF TAFT.
BILL TO De VETOED
UNLESS CHANGES ARE MADE
Advantage Of Situation /. With tn.
Executive and House May Be Forced
TO neutrality-suspicious. Term. Of
Service an able Fsaturs-
Retirement Of Wood Also Resented.

washington, July 1.-THE house
VIII probably be driven into a retreat
from its position on the army bill.
The situation as to the bill now is
that, having been vetoed by the presi-
dent. 1t has been passed by the house
IN the form in which 1t originally
passed that body. 1t Is pending in
the senate.
President Taft, having blocked the
measure once. is standing ready to veto
1t again unless it Is sent to him in
form radically changed.
IN tact, the talk in army circles and
II seems to have good foundation. Is
that The president will under no cir
cumstances accept a bill like the one
he vetoed, but will veto it more than
once. II necessary.
Presidsnt Has Advantage.
It will be remarkable retreat II the
house gives way. But 1t has got into
a ofnicule position and the president
in some respects has the advantage Of
the situation. The president Of course,
can not AFFORD to see the army appro-
priation blocked completely, and the
army thus put in a position Of having
nothing on which to subsist for the
next fiscal year. But the house can
not afford this any more than the
president can and the president knows
that if the house tries to prevent
money being allowed the army because
OF the legislation It wants passed in
the army bill. the sympathies of the
country will be with the army and
hn Ia4A
undoubtedly aware Of this and conse-
auently know they can carry on the
fight over the army bill only to a
limited extent.
objects to Lsnothsnire Term.
One OF the features of the army ap-
preparation bill to which the president
took exception in his veto was the pro-
vision extending the enlistment period
of the men from three years to four.
The president declared this was con-
trary to enlightened military policy.
The tendency Of the frightening Of the
term Is to cut down the pay Of the en-
listed men. according to army officers
who have given the subject study.
The president is reported to be per-
fectly willing to join issue with the
house leaders over the army bill, He
- convinced tHc Country VIII NOT SAM
ton the lengthening Of the enlistment
term and the reduction OF the compen-
sation for the enlisted men.
The action Of congress In throwing
Gen. Leonard Wood out Of the office
OF chief -of-staff and making so brill
liant an officer as General Funston
ineligible to the appointment Of chief
ofstan Is another feature OF the bin
which the president considers indefen-
sible himself and he does not believe
IL will have the support Of the coun-
try
Fights for Commission.
Then there is the question Of NAM
ing commission to inquire into the
wisdom of abandoning military posts.
This commission as made up In the
bill would. 1t is generally understood.
oppose the adjustment OF posts. At
any rate, it would proceed to the BUSH
ness OF adjustment with extreme
slowness and conservatism. The presi-
dent is prepared to keep up the tight
on this commission as a scheme to
protect certain army posts.
"rhe president has hundred vetoes
in stock for that army bill as II passed
congress in the first place" said an
old army officer today.
It will probably. however. not be
necessary for the president to repeat
the veto. The senate Is expected to
pass the bill stripped OF the important
Hesitation grated on it and the house
then to yield to the senate.