Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-02-14
MEASURE REPORTED TO THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-.
TIvES BY COMMITTEE
FORCE OF SIZE NEEDED It SAYS
Numerous Recommendations Are Be-
ing Made-NatiOnal Guard
Is Given Consideration.

A temporary military establishment
of 2S.579 officers and 5O9,909 enlisted
men is provided for in the annual
army appropriation bill reported to the
house Of representatives Monday by
the military committee. The measure
carries a total of $1.117,2S9,4O0.
The committee said an army of the
size recommended would be necessary
during the period of rehabilitation"
| Legislation affecting the National
Guard is among the features of the
bill. A .,ational Guard organization OF
10000 men is contemplated. Equip
ment and supplies would be provided
without charge by the war department
from the war stores. The total appro-
priations for the guard aggregates
$10,173,O0O.
Other leading features of the bill are:
Dual organization of the temporary
army of 537,5SS men, so that part will
be constituted as prescribed in the ma
tional defense act of 1916 providing for
Organization of infantry, cavalry ana
artillery units and the remainder so as
to permit retention of new units
aviation, tank corps and others, the
usefulness of which was demonstrated
during the war.
Return of the war department organ
ization to bureau chiefs. instead or
centering it's organization in the gen.
eral staff
Restoration of recruiting, with pro-
ments.
I4Jt Itch, of 4 fctfr tfxyn rtriv, Co.
overseas or service at home during the
war.
Continuation Of the increased war
pay for enlisted men.
Provision for the promotion Of off,
GERS and men, recommended for SUCH
before the signing of the armistice.
The committee report on the bill en-
phasizes that by establishing a tenn
porary army Of 1859 officers and 509,-
900 men, no suggestion is made that
such should constitute the permanent
standing army.
"In other words" the report says.
under this bill we may have more
than 1000. 900 men in the service at the
beginning Of the next fiscal year and
perhaps not more than 100000 at the
end"
The committee also recommended the
repeal OF the Overman act as applied
to the military establishment. Repeal
of the act. which gives the president
authority to coordinate bureaus and
departments, is urged to safeguard the
provision for a return to the bureau
organization plan.
THE enlisted force OF the regular
army" declares the legislative rider of
the bill describing the dual form Of or
ganlzation, shall be raised by volun-
tary enlistments for the period of three
years and for the additional forces
herein authorized by voluntary enlist
ments for the period of one year"
All existing enlistments for longer
period than three years." continued the
rider. "shall be terminated as though
made for three years and after expira-
| ton Of one years honorable service any
enlisted man serving in the continent
tai limits of the United States, whose
commander shall report him as prof.
cient and sufficiently trained. may be,
iN the discretion Of the secretary of
war, furloughed to the regular army
reserves. under such regulations as the
secretary of war may prescribe"
The rider also authorizes transfer
of officers serving for the present
Emergency into the officers corps at
the rank or grade held by them during
their service, or at a higher grade
In the section on organization pro-
vision also is made that it shall apply
only for the year beginning next July