Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-26
TRAINING PLAN
STR|Ck>>>~,o'9IN
THE ARMY I$::;;:s
BY COMMITTEE
By a Bipartisan Vote the
Universal Military InStruC-
ton Scheme Is Eliminated
From the Measure,
HOT DEBATE LOOKED
FOR IN THE HOUSE
Maximum Peace Time Army
of 1900 Officers and
229,000 Enlisted Men
Provided for in Draft,
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Washington, Feb. 25.-Meeting
the demand of republican leaders,
the house military committee by a
bipartisan vote today refused to
include universal military training
In the army reorganization bill.
which will be formally reported to-
morrow by Chairman Kahn. Sharp
opposition to the reorganization
program is assured when the bill
teaches the house floor and It may
Re attacked earlier by a minority
report.
In rejecting immediate consid-
GRAFTON of the training plan the
committee voted that it should be-
come the subject of separate leg
islation to be framed by a friend
lr' subcommittee of seven named
by Mr.. Kahn, with an agreement
Of the leaders that its Considera-
tion would not be blocked after a
thorough inquiry had been made
.of the cost and economic effects.
This investigation is expected to
delay action on the question until
the next session. With this tenn
.porary disposal of universal train
ing, the committee voted 10 to 9
to report the reorganization bill,
PROVIDING for maximum peace
time army of 1900 officers and
10000 men. including the Philip
pine scouts and unassigned re-
cruits. Unlike the national de-
fense act of 1916, which the now
Lii would amend. no definite tao
teal formation of the army is pre-
scribed, this being left discretion
airy with the president This fea-
ture is among the principal causes
of the sharp opposition by the mi
Lority.
Supporters of universal training
plan TO offer amendments to force
house action on the question but
allnoneuts Of The scheme. hope to.
Illustrate these attempts through
parliamentary tactics.
Although the separate training
bill was ordered prepared "at the
earliest practicable date" even its
supporters were doubtful of con-
sderation for months. Mr.. Kahn,
however, announced that he eX-
rected 'an early report to follow
a thorough" investigation.
Republican leaders opposing the
plans appearance in the army bill,
included the members of the legis-
latiVe steering committee who
based their objections principally
on the ground that action should
be deferred until the party's stand
was outlined by its national con-
vention in June. They also agreed
that house adoption of the plan
was impossible at present.
Announcement of the committee
vote on its regulation of training, a
virtual reversal of It's previous de-
cision, was withheld beyond a
statement that the division was IL
to 5. Four democrats and seven re-
publicans were understood to have
voted against a declaration in favor
of training with the plan to be-
come effective July 1. 1922. The
reorganization bill recognizes avia-
tion as a fourth army of the army
along with the infantry, cavalry
and artillery, each service headed
by a major general.
The tank corps Is included in the
infantry army and the chemical
warfare service becomes a separate
corps to conduct experiments in
gases. other new services, devel- |
oped during the war. are rejected
or consolidated in the older
Liberal provisions for building
up the national guard are carried
in the bill, including many of the
recommendation advocated by
guard officers training corps in
schools and colleges, reserve train
ing camps and the citizens reserve |
are continued.
While the bill provides for a |
peace time army of more than
/ 10000 troops stronger than the
the enlarged army were skeptical
that it would soon become a real
ity. Some term 1t a paper army"
pointing out that the slower rate
Of recruiting since the armistice
precluded the possibility of early
of the new force.
The strength of the national
to each congressional
listrict-is unchanged by the bill, |
nut to encourage formation of state |
roops recognition will be given |
of fifty until July /,
1921, after which the minimum re-
luirement will be sixty-five men. |
II also Is prescribed by the bill |
hat the guard of any state may |
include such detachments or parts
If units as may be necessary in
,rder to form tactical units when
combined with troops of other
states"
Original enlstments in the guard
would be for three years, with the
'e-enlistment period being for one
,ear, except that men who served
n the army within the last two
5ears may enlist for the one-year
period.
Enlistment in the guard reserve
would be for either one or three
;ears, under regulations prescrib-
I'd by the secretary of war. All
equipment, including animals,
would be furnished by the federal
and regulations for
paying guard members for weekly
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When the state troops are called
nto federal service as during the
world war their discharge from
'ederal service under the bill would
.ot carry with it their release from
tate service.
The chief of the militia bureau,
lnder the bill. would be a guard
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