Bisbee daily review., 1920-02-26
TRAINING TAKEN FROM ARMY BILL BEFORE BAT TILE IN LOWER HOUSE
Counsel of Republicans Is Heeded in Committee on
 Military Affairs
MEASURE PROVIDES
 NATIONAL GUARD
Aviation Is Made Arm of Service with Cavalry
 And Infantry

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.- Meeting the demand of Republican leaders the house military committee, by a biparti- san vote, today refused to include uni. Versal military training in the army re- organization bill, which will be formal ly reported tomorrow by Chairman Kahn. Sharp opposition to the reor- ganization program is assured when the bill reaches the house floor and 1t may be attacked earlier by a minority report.
 In rejecting immediate consideration of the training plan the committee voted that it should become the sub- ject of separate legislation to be fram- ed by a "friendly" subcommittee OF seven named by Mir Kahn, with an agreement of the leaders that its con- sideration would not be blocked after a thorough inquiry had been made of the cost and economic effects. This inves- tigation is expected to delay the ques- ton until the next session.
 The committee voted 10 to to re- port the reorganization bill, providing for maximum peace time army of l7,700 officers and 299 100000 men, in cluding the Philippine scouts and un- assigned recruits. No definite tactical formation of the army is prescribed, this being left discretionary with the president. This feature is among the principal causes of the sharp opposi- ton by the minority.
 Supporters of universal training plan to offer amendments to force house action on the question.
 Although the separate training bill was ordered prepared "at the earliest practical date" even its supporters were doubtful of consideration for months.
 Announcement of the committee vote on it's regulation of training, a virtual reversal of its previous decis- ion, was withheld beyond a statement that the division was II to 5. Four Democrats and seven Republicans were understood to have voted against a declaration in favor of training with the plan to become effective July l, 1922. The reorganization bill recog- nizes aviation as a fourth arm of the army along with the infantry, cavalry and artillery, each service headed by a major general. The tank corps is in- cluded in the infantry arm and the chemical warfare service becomes a separate corps to conduct experiments in gases. Other new services. develop ed during the war, are rejected or con- Solidated in the older branches.
 Liberal provisions for building up the national guard are carried in the bill, including many of the recom- mendations advocated by guard offic- CTS. The reserve officers training corps in schools and colleges, reserve training camps and the citizens re serve are continued.
 While the bill provides for peace time army of more than 100000 troops stronger than the defense act. even the supporters of the enlarged army were skeptical that 1t would soon be- come reality. Some term it ''pa' per army" pointing out that the slow rate of recruiting since the armistice precluded the possibility of early en hstment of the new force.
 The strength of the national guard 800 to each congressional district. is unchanged by the bill, but to en courage formation of state troops