Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-07
REDUCTION Of ARMY
TO 100000 IS PLAN
House Military Affairs Com
mittee Seeks to Curtail War
Department Estimate.
WOULD WITHDRAW SOLDIERS
Several Members Urge Bringing
All Troops From Europe Not
Later Than September /.
WOULD WITHDRAW SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON. juno 6.-Rcduc,iop
or government expenses by clos,.
scrutiny Of all appropriation REQUESTS
was demanded today by Repiublican
leaders in the House Republican
members Of the Military Committee
meeting with their party's legislative
steering committee. headed bv Floor
Leader Mondell, were told to make all
EFFORTS 10 curtail army expenses with
OUT roobinS any activity of necessary.
~ du'as ana similar request was made
otner Appropriation committeeman
al Information conferences
Chairman Kahn told the party load
80 - tdtat me army bill authorizing ST.
ioo,""",oo" when /, passed the Fiouse
IN the last Congress would be rcducsd
~ h"arlN $500 ;"eo, 600 and later i, was
t'ni!, tah,hed tnat the Naval Committee ex-
TO about s60oOgO.OOu cffeciinr a saHI
ing OF more than $lCo. 900, 900 over the
nn'ouht carried when the measure va
IN the last Congress-
WIN Cut Hallway Reuuc,t.
y cut in the $1,000. 600 900 reoucs.
oi ihe raHroad administration also W, :
p!ahhed "hcn the Appropriations Com
,in,' l,,ev meets TO consider its final a., :
al! OF the money asked for workinr
oap!'ai was contemplated by some com :
lnlttec!ncn. I'm
WORK on the army approximation h;l,
was completed by the Military CON =
nlltiee today and arrangements were
t'ade ior reporting il out tomorrow,
wiIl he =. Z" present plans. the bill
lie House Tuesday and acted Ipn3
idinsS ninrSdaS. y; bemocrstie committeeman n
Jpsnsu "ith the Republicans in de
inc Io"esi possible figure
Reduce Travelling Cost.
ne larGes; reductions in the maze
lions on h posslbIe by authorize :
men s inr,a nn a GasiS ~ OF an army OF $4,000
vd nT ! he War Department. This made
possiole decreases averaging from %
for sustsn,nen nem' i,, m he appropriations
,aLon and regular supplies. The trane
from ',an .44s a,IG aapGpG9priation was reduced
vidua! item. The appropria,ior i"ai Sn-
$40 900 sltSs 6cS. was cut from sios 600 900 to
si7ocS sio7.So6,So6 naS apS from sls7 100000 to
iSV, ,ooo.ooo TO S35, 100000 M
Ihe fund for aviation was redncsd
Son beIns b1s"G;Hp5 made 70 oni iSiSfeoe'9eo proyt,
lenanre ri,ar., Of the present air service and
experiments on a very small scale
Ample Provisions Made.
ep.e5entaiire Kahn. chairman OF
,hou,. ,he rI''in,ttee' n said tonight that even
auSsa to less taan $500, ,o0C. 400. amnIa
PROVISION vas made for t,kin.. ~ ~.
-" t"e army as IL VIII exist durine the
ca. No attempt was made. hr sa III
10 10 include any legislation in tne bill
rne WORK or formulating plans re-
Gard;ns the army's future size and
perm ,,e .nent organization can be taken
Up iater without causing any decrea Sc
IN It's efficiency, he d.cIa red
AZ the rate the soldiers are being
teiturned now, Mr.. kann said, we
beieFe that by September | the totaI
number both at nome and abroad viii
nvt eNreed 10000 men. Thereafter
me rehabilitation viii continue stili
iurther until the 100 men author.
iled under the national defense act
is reached"
Although no les slslatlon was carried
III inc measure regarding the reten-
ION OF an army or occupation in
EUROPE NJ. Kahn declared that by re-
auc:nS the appropriations. the com
n.ltee had expressed "a strong intirna
Li"n o! its desire 10 have all the sol
G1iers returned as soon as possible. :,
PROVISION was made for the main
t,enance OF fNe coniba, divisions in
EUROPE nc said, II they were found
70 ne necessary. and an equal number
of troops at home.