Evening star., 1919-12-22
NEW BILL CALLS
|. FOR 10000 ARMY
Chairman WadsWorth Says
1t Will Be Ready When
Senate ReconVeneS.

An Army reorganization bill will
be ready for submission by the Senate
military affairs subcommittee to the
full committee when the Senate re-
convenes. according to Chairman
Wadsworth of the committee. He IS
authority for the statement that the
bill will be entirely new and bears
little or TO resemblance to the bill
forwarded to the committee by the
War Department
The subcommittee bill calls for a
Regular Army of 100000. though this
number may be reduced in the final
Fdraft. The committee desires to keep
the Regular Army as small as pos
81 BILE and yet maintain a'force that Is
Sufficien
Calls for Military Training.
1t also calls for compulsory military
training-not service-Of boys from
eighteen to twenty -one years OF age.
Young men within the prescribed ages
would be required to take four
months military training with provi-
sion made that either the kesula.
Army or the National Guard should
furnish this training. according 70 the
selection of the young men them-
selves They would be permitted 10
take the four months military train
ing in a lump with the Regular Army
or Of joining the National Guard Tor
a flxed period, during which tney
would receive the same amount OF
military training as prescribed for the
four-month period.
the recruits would. be placed in
reserve army for period OF nVe
years, bat under no condiuons. Sena-
tor Wadsworth said, could the reserV-
lists be called upon to perform mill
tary service except IN case Oh a oeeia-
ration of war.
while the bill will provide for COM
pulsory military training, Senator
Wadsworth said. 'there will be no
proposition made for compulsory MILL
tary service.
ular Army as now recognized ana
reserve citizens army are proVloed IN
the tentative legislation. O1 the iat-
ter army the National Guard wouio pc
a part, although the details OF t,e ne
organization or that service ieihaiA "
be worked out A. .
Another radical departure from the
present military system Will oe tne
substitution of the term seI'iSe
for corps, provision being mace ior
designating the quartermass'er. s;,n;,sr Via :
advocate, ordnance and slmiiaI
branches as services. Promotions. tne
bill provides, would be guloeo- pS
eligibility instead of seniority, se
Iections being made from selecteo
list. .---
Plans Separate Services.
The subcommittee also plans TO
oyerrule the recommendations OF sec.
retary Baker and Gen: March: chfef
of staff. to have the chemical war
fare service combined with the engi-
neering corps, and instead Will make
the former separate service along
with the construction and tranepor-
Similar legislation also is being
worked, out by the House military tar
subcommittee. which Acting Chair-
man Anthony said. will have its
Army REORGANIZATION bill ready TO De
taken up in the House early neSt
month. Under plans of the House
committee, however, the peace army my
will include approximately 3oo,ooo
enlisted men, and 1906 officers. Con-
sideration. of the War Depar tments 8
recommendations for compulsory
military training have been postponed
by the committee -, -,,;,,
As now planned the House Dill VIII
maintain the present status OF me
National Guard. 1t will also proVioe
for a "plucking board" consisting o,
Ave general officers to weed out oeaa
timber" among the commissioned
men.