Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-28
ARMY EXPENSE HAS BEEN TOO
 H|GH, DECLARE
 COMGRESSMEM
Appropriations Committee SlaSheS War Department
 Estimates Tn II a If
MANY CAMPS DOOMED
Tank. Capable Going Under Water. Will Be Added To
 Fighting Machinery

WASHINGTON. Jan. e7.-(By the Associated Pressl - Provision hns been made in the annual army aNro- priation bill for an army of only I5O.- GOO at the suggestion of President elect Harding. Representative An thony of Kansas. chairman of the house appropriations subcommittee said tonight in announcing that the bill was ready to be reported.
 The proposed army of l5o O00 which compares with the present army of about 2lS.O00 and with the army or 175.00o men fixed in resolution adopted by congress, was suggested by Harding as a proper maximum. Chairman Anthony said. at the con ference he held with the president elect al Marion. Senator Harding. ac- cor'lins to Anthony expressed the be- lief that an army or I50. .OOO. together with the reserves. national guard and other forces should provide sufficient military establishment during peace.
 The army appropriation bill. which probably will be submitted to the house tomorrow. carries appropria- tions of SSeS.000. 900 which represents a reduction or S6s.00O.0O0 from the appropriation for this year and a cut Of more than half in the war depart. ment estimates of Ss9C.~~O.0 1000
 Army Living Too High
 The drastic cut, Chairman Anthony said. resulted from the conviction of committee members that the army has been living too high"
 The subcommittee went over the measure today. making final reVisions and the result was an elimination Of about S2.oO0Q00 from the SSS0. .0OO. .0oo which the committee several days ago was reported to have agreed on.
 The most drastic cut. Chairman Anthony said. was in the amount pro. Vided for the pay of civilian employees The decrease decided on. he said would reduce the number of such em- ployes by one half and mean the dis. misSal ot from S0.O00 to 5O.o00
 Nearly all construction would he eliminated. and keeping within it's provisions. Anthony said. would mean that the war department must Grspose of at least half of the present army camps.
 The committee, he said. felt that the American troops in Germany would be withdrawn in few months and this influenced it in framing the bill. Testimony before them. he said. showed that the expenses Ot maintaining the troops on the Rhine to December 1 amounted to S270.0Oo.. 900 of which Germany had paid only $50, OOO. .OOO.
 As far as we know" the chairman added. the war department is mak. ing no effort to make Germany pay"
 Salaries paid civilian employees in the vocational training last year reached about Sl.4OO.OO0. Anthony said. adding that the amount which could be expended for this item un der this bin would be limited to S5O.0OO.
 The bin would direct the war de- p9rtment to sell 10000 of it's 4O.OOo reserve motor trucks and s0,O00 of its SS.000 surplus horses am snuleS which Anthony said, were found to be cost ing the government $9.000, ,O00 year.
 New Tank Invented
 The air service would gel Sl9,c00 900 of which S4.O0O. 900 is for new production, Several airplanes ot a new type carrying a nm. guns would be authorized.
 Approximately Sl.S0o,0o0 is pr0vid. ed for the chemical warfare branch.
 An "amphihions" tank capable of going under water has been developed Anthony said. and the appropriation for the tank corps contemplates sey. eral
 Liberal provisions was said by An thony to have been ln.sde tor the stu. dent volunteer training corps The bill also provides for one civilian training camp in each Of the nine army, corps areas in which O.OO0 men can be trained These camps will be held in the summer for either two weeks or thirty day period. An thony said. He added that liberal provision also was made for the re- serve officers corps
 All ot the special services. he said. are provided for under the bill which he added. was framed so as to bring tho army back 10 peace time activity.