Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-17
PRESENT " AR ORGANIZATION Is CONTINUED
h 1,eqislative Rider to Army Appropriation Bill Baker and March Agree.

Washington, Jan. 1e.-The House D;l;tarv committee practically reach d an agreement today in conference ;th Secretary Baker and General iarch, chief of staff to postpone the Var Department reorganization bill htil the next session of congress and ith it at a large part of the pros eetiye debate over the future milit- fy policy of Ae country.
 A suggestion by Chairman Dent hat a legislative rider on the army Appropriation bill continuing the ex- ting war organization of the depart pent and the regular army for an- liner year be substituted for the re- fganization method met with the ap- royal of Mir. Baker and apparently nth that of majority of the pmmittee members.
 The proposal grew out of con- erence of which Secretary Baker and he chief of staff explained to the bmmittee the reorganization meas Ire framed by the department, pro- iding for regular army of 500,OOO hen to be raised by voluntary enlist pent on flat three year basis. The i'll also would have made permanent he absolute control over all branches the army now exercised by the hief of staff as war time necessity. Chairman Dent said it wouls be hpossible to get such a bill through ongress in the six weeks remaining
 the session. Committee members greed with him, pointing out that he war department bill on it's face ppeared to be military policy meas re which abandoned the theory of piversal military obligation. MT. sker insisted that this was not the Pse; that no attempt to fix the na- pms policy as to peace time army asMyulyed, but agreed that the Institution of continuing authority ppeared to be the wisest course in ew of uncertainties of the situation broad and lack of time for full dis. saon in congress.
 The exact form of rider is to be udled out by the general staff. It Fooably will leave the strength of ne force to Presidential order with
 limits and subject to appropriation mltatlons. The committee will take
 at once hearings on the regular Ppropriation bill which provides, as avn, for 509,OO0 men.
 secretary Baker would make no de- ara'lon in regard to universal mill ny service suggestions, saying that
 would submit no proposal of that s.u,e until the peace conference had 'llshed its work and the obligations 'ne nation could be guaged. He said
 general staff had submitted sev- ,a1. al studies which still were on his sa,. SA; Later representative Sanford ugn1 to obtain General March's eWs on this question.
 .m Universal Training.
 me question of universal training questlon of national policy" Said enerai eneI March. Ut is the duty of the ensral Staff to submit recommenda- a,s sas to the Secretary of War when " are called for. If they do not sS " n, the Secretary, they are stop sr inc Secretary has told you that ey are on his desk"
 ,u' general M March said the army was '" organized under Presidential or m a' anu the plan included in the staff
 +s was practically that organization. nv; ,Isal strength of 5O9,OOO men is <" H'iued for, he said, to be organized s. ,u twenty divisions grouped in five
 ss' s1 ,ol me total annual cost Joe fixed P,r ,rr1.ioo'0IOO,OO0, estimated on a re- rv.to m to base pay of $15 month for rr;0s S.ss and exclusive of 86,OOO.OOO ea the m the fertilization bill. All bch ' eAistlng war time organizations. on mn as the tank corps, transporta, bt a;r Sna motor transport, independ- bnt;nuaae i'm service and the like, are to be bem;ou9 ;u1a, With the exception of the s1Ieal sWe warfare service.
 D;son ;e are not in favor of the use of eclaraJg % gas in war;" General March ffan iarea Not that it makes anv he esa ce r. now you kill a soldier. but fates hooIN oh the ground and pene- Ien snS nack to villages and kills wo- on oma1 "aI children. No civilized na- r Tho hoaght to use it."
 be s,, general said that even before ationa1l l'sslce SUI was signed, the Inter 5 ',asal agra., Red Cross was working for br b.eement abosaent among the belligerents dded thao thoiinent of gas warfare.9 He |ectea s mat a the peace congress was ex- h the the to n, prohibit it's use absolutely. hue tn meantime, the army will con as, Nb b,t Tor r. defense of troops, against be e peue, eue make no plans to employ it. cont;n,r ug resident is given authority he armm uue war time agencies of Ian @pmy, laay,.; General March said, the he pllowada out in the bill will be th@sr: the rsn,l It provides for six officers , rs hre of 'aak r of Lieut.. General to take he cS;etG nj Corps commanders and ,dD fixes i:ses FeneralI :, Of staff with the rank of nd preeas.t pr, as the officer taking Frank
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