The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
ARMY MAX|MUMOF
 15O,OO0 SUGGESTED
 BY HARDING, CLAIM
Anthony Declares President Elect Suggested 150,000 Men Adequate at Recent
 Conference at Marion
By Associated Press

Washington January 27.-Provision has been made in the annual army appro- nriation bill for an army of only 10000 at the suggestion of President-eiect Harding, Representative Anthony of Kansas, chairman of the House appro- priations subcommittee, which drafted the measure said tonight in announcing that the bill was ready to be reported to the House.
 The proposed army of 15ooo0, which compares with the present army of about 2l3,00c men and with the army of 175,00o men fixed in resolution recently adopted by the House and Senate, was suggested by MT. Harding as a proper maximum, Chairman Anthony said, at the recent conferences which he held with the President-elect at Marion. MT. Harding, according to MT. Anthony, ex- pressed the belief that an army of 900 men, together with the reserves na- tional guard and other available forces, should provide sufficient military estab- lshment for the nation in time of peace. The army appropriation bill, which probably will be submitted to the House tomorrow, carries appropriations totallng Ss8 ,000,00O, which represents reduction of $62, 900 from the appropriation for the present year and a cut of more than half in the estimates amounting to s69l oo0,0oo submitted by the war department.
 LIVING TOO HIGH
 The drastic cut in the appropriation Chairman Anthony said, was in no way connected with disarmament discussions, but resulted from the conviction of com rnitte> members that "the army has been living too high.
 The subcommittee went over the meas .aira today, making final revisions, and the net result was an elimination Of about s2,0OO0O from the total of S230 CO.,, 100 which the committee several days ago was reported to have agreed upon
 The most drastic of the appropria- ton cuts, Chairman Anthony said, was in the amount provided for the pay of civilian employees of the army and war department. The decrease decided on by the committee. he said, would re- duce the number of such employees by one-half and mean the dismissal of from 3o,0oO to 50,o0O employees.
 Nearly all construction would be eliminated under the bill and keeping within its provisions, MT. Anthony said, would mean that the war depart ment must dispose of at least half of the present army camps.
 The committee, Mir. Anthony said felt that the American troops in Cor many would be withdrawn in a few months and this influenced it in fiam- ing the bill Testimony before them.
 
 maintaining the troops on the Rhine to December 1 amounted to s270.000,- 600, of which Germany had paid only ss0,0oo.0o0
 s'As far as we know" the chairman added, "the war department is making no effort to make Germany pay up.
 Salaries paid to civilian employees in the vocational training last year reached about $1.400,O0o, Mir Anthony said, adding that the amount which could be expended for this item under this bill would be limited to so0,000.
 The bill would direct the war de- partment to sell 10000 of it's 10000 re- serve motor trucks tnd 10000 of it's Ss,- 900 surplus horses and mules, which, fir1 Anthony said. were found to be sdsting the government $a.000.000 q S ear for feed and care. gss