Arizona republican., 1916-08-19
DIES NOT FAVOR EXENP T|ON IF
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Republican A. P.- Leased wlrel

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1S.-The army appropriation bill was unexpectedly vetoed today by President Wilson be- cause he would not accept certain provisions in the revision of the ar ticles of war. forced into the bill by the house conferees and commonly said in army circles to be in the interest of certain retired officers "at outs with the army"
 Chairman Hay. of the house mili- tary committee. at once re-introduced the bill with the entire section re- vising the articles of war stricken out and the declaration that no revision at all would go through with the bill in this congress.
 Chairman Chamberlain, of the sen ate military committee, announced that the senate would insert the pro- vision approved by the president and the war department. but stricken out in the house and that the situation had resolved itself into a clash be- tween the house and the senate.
 The tangle threatens to delay the adjournment Of congress and incident ally the preparedness program meas ures
 The bill as re- introduced is now in the house and there Is an agreement to take 1t up and expedite the conti- mental army and universal training plans, and the substitution of national guard reorganization, which it op- posed
 The articles of war have not been reyised in q hundred years and are said to be sadly deficient for dealing with conditions which growth of the army and development of the nation require.
 Included in the revision worked out by congress over the objection of the president was a provision which ex- empted retired officers from courts martial and army discipline if not ac- tually from army control. and placed them under the jurisdiction of the civil authorities.
 i The president in his veto. however. , made no reference 10 this phase of the [ situation
 1 President Wilson's veto message fol- lows
 To the House of Representatives: T have carefully considered the bill entitled An act making appropriation | for the army for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1917. and now take the liberty ! of returning 1t with my objections tC it's approval
 The bill constitutes an essential part
  military establishment of the country and wisely and generously provides foi the reorganization of the agencies ol our national defense. and it is witt genuine reluctance that l delay it's be- coming law by suggesting the elimina- ton of one of the provisions which ha, l been embodied in the very necessarS and important revision of the article! of war which has been added to it.
 The existing articles of war are un doubtedly archaic They have not un
 dergone comprehensive revision fo more than 100 years. They do not al
 ways furnish the means to meet , promptly and directly, the needs 0
 discipline under modern conditions , and many contingencies now frequent , ly arise in the government of the mill ! tary forces which were not contem plated when the present code was for
 mulated.
 "The relations of the government o
 the United States have greatly broad : ened within the 100 years. We no, D have insular possessions and nationa
 interests far away from our continents
 shores. Both the practice of arms an
 the theory of discipline have undergon
 many modern changes and a manifes
 need for such a revision of these ar ticles as is here presented has lon ] existed.
 2 "I, therefore, the more keenly regr, to find, in the proposed revision of th articles of war. a provision to whic
 cannot give my approval.
 The original. established the retire
 list of the army, referred to the pe :. sonnel therein included as only pal e (Contlnued on Page Five)