Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-25
REPUBLICANS To
DROP MILITARY
TRAINING FROM
THE ARMY BILL
Party Leaders Do Not Want
to Take Action Which
Might Be Interpreted As
Stand FaVOring MiIitariSm
NO ACTION UNTIL
AFTER CONVENTION
Matter Probably viii Be De-
ferred Until the Next SeS-
sion of Congress Which
viii Convene in December

tsN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlREl
Washington, Feb. 24.-Universal
military training will be omitted
from the house army re-organiza-
tion bill and be the subject of sep
arate legislation at the next ses-
sion of congress, beginning in De-
cember. This was agreed upon to-
night by republican leaders and
Chairman Kahn of the house mill
tary committee, after two days of
informal conferences.
The agreement is looked upon as
eliminating any possibility Of re-
publican action in the house which
might be interpreted as a stand on
universal training in the coming
presidential campaign and will
leave the party's attitude a possible
subject for consideration in franz
ing the platform at the national
convention in June.
Members of the republican legis-
lative steering committee, includ-
ing Representative Mondell, the
floor leader, and Speaker GiIlett,
were understood to have largely
based their objections to action at
this session on the political as
poets, it being their recommends
tion that consideration be deferred
until after the convention,
Under the agreement Chairman
Kahn will appoint a special sub
committee friendly to universal
training, to draft the training bill.
The measure, however, will not be
presented until after a thorough
investigation of the cost, economic
and industrial effects of calling
thousands OF youths away from
productive activities and kindred
questions. After such inquiry, the
agreement provides that the bill as
separate legislation will be assured
pfJii4ff house consideration and
not be subjected to slow death by
remaining on the calendar.
Final approval of the agreement
is yet to be given by a majority of
the military committee, which re-
Gently adopted universal training in
principle as a part of the future
military policy Of the country. This
aDnroval however, is regarded as
only perfunctory as Chairman
Kahn will advise the acceptance Of
the agreement at a meeting tomor-
row of the full committee.
Universal military training will
not be and has not been sidetrack-
ed" declared Mr.. Kahn tonight.
"Trnder the agreement with house
leaders. and in view OF the attitude
of house members, I think that the
separate legislation is the only
practical thing to do"
The recent action of the demo
cratic caucus oppo$ng universal
training and the open opposition Of
many republicans, particularly
those of the middle western agri-
cultural districts had made passage
of anv training legislation extreme
Iy unlikely prior to reaching of an
agreement tonight.
As far as the armv re-organiza
tion bill is concerned, the military
committee tonight completed work
on it by deciding TO give relative
rank to army nurses. Grades for
nurses would range from second
lieutenant TO major. but they would
receive less pay than army Officers
of corresponding grades. Final ap-
nrovaI of the bill will be given al
the meeting tomorrow and the
measure will then be ready for
bnuse consideration which under
the program of the steering com
mittee will begin the latter part OF
this week.