Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-31
ANTICIPATE ACTION SOON
ON ARMY REFORMS BILL
Favorable Report Sought From Mill
tary Committee on Chamberlain
Johnson Measure.
SkAHN's ATTITUDE NOT KNOWN
Advocates Claim War Department
Spreading Propaganda Against
4 Change in Court Martial System.
Believe Alterations Will BE Made.
BY WINDER u. HARRIS.

s.. wASIiINGTON. May 3o.--The fight
for reforms in the army court martial
i system will he launched in :hc House
next week when advocates Of the
! chamberlain j ohnson bill Will begin
TO exert pressure upon the Military
f Affairs Committee 10 favorably report
the measure.
\ series of conferences have been
held since Congress convened by Sen
In the proposed reforms. The result
Of these meetings. Representative
Royal c. Johnson. Republican, OF South
Dakota. said today. is determination
that some action is going 20 he taken.
The attitude Of Chairman Kahn Of
the Military Affairs Committee of the
but majority. Of the members Of the
committee. both Republicans and DEM
ocrats. have signifed their Intention to
vote for favorable report
Thinks Measure WIZ Garry.
Mr. johnson also asserted tina, the
indications arc that there. Will be
when II comes 10 a vote on he floor
OF the House. The strou%cs; force
asainst the proposed rha@sas in The
which he said is waaing nation ;,ii
wide propaganda AGAINST The bill
tives Geula Ind 'G In Of Hcw
York, and i<csrns. Of Ohio. already
nave asked for ;ime 20 discuss the bill
in the House next week Several
others have announced that they $50
viii speak on the subjec; II they can
have tho time.
entered rrsm ,h the wan 5me hG r9 5Ss saHs
Johnson said. the average number OF
men in the army has been 10000 600
Four hundred thousand. o. 20 per cent
Of the average number under arms
have been court martialcd and con-
Nicted and money taken from them
" every one OF these 100000 men has
been dockcd. This money ought 10 bc
returned.
Think Hiu should Pass Vow.
~ majority OF the members Of tho
he pissed at once before the men arc
DISCHARGED It certainly must he passed
before the army can get the voluntary
cnlistmcnts it needs Tho department.
"a long while avo asked FOR $4,000 re-
.nruiis They have gotten only 3o.c0o
cnlistmcnts have not been moro rapid
m nuhli', Knows .hRt AN enlisted
man cannot %ri Il fair tri1 ANA jua;ice
and can he convicted T.; thc .C4prlre
of any c"nlmiSs lone! officer Du, sOuu-
''rhc War lprp3riu.ni 1. Il, irrr.n.i
that the Ihamhcr.r Johnson II.l pro-
never he reported Ont OF The Nillt.,-
Affairs Committee. Il has =tE.lcb a
na,ion-widg.,,, propteandn against tls
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pared by Co!oncl Mie:rorc who never
saw, The application uf 'ne law tn ,he
feld. But he attempts TO show i'm ;his
p1onas s;a!, itteratura whs, right
we arc going 20 demand tina. the
Ai!Itar$ Affairs Committee take W
iae ~! IS soon IS tge army appy,-
p-!atiou mes sure Is cut ~ the wts
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puh!!czns ari Democrats nave express
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