Arizona republican., 1921-01-28
PEACE TIME ARMY IF
 150,0O0 IS HARDING
 SUGGESTION, CLAIM
Republican A. P. Leased WIre1

 WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-Provision has been made in the annual army ap- propriation bill for an army of 150,- 900 at the suggestion of President elect Harding, Representative Anthony of Kansas, chairman of the house ap- propriations sub- committee, said to- night in announcing that the NbiIl was ready to be reported.
 The proposed army of 150, 900, which compares with the present army of about 213.0OO and with the army of 175,0O0 men fixed in a resolution adopt ed by congress. was suggested by MT. Harding as a proper maximum, Chair man Anthony said, at the conference he held with the president elect at Marion. MT. Harding, according to Mir Anthony, expressed the belief that an army of 150,000, together with the re- serves, national guard and other forces should provide sufficient military es- tablishment during peace.
 The army appropriation bill, which probably will be submitted to the house $S2S,OOO.000 which represents a reduc- tion of $62,000,000 from the appropria- ton for this year and a cut of more l than half in the war department esti- mates of $690,000,00O.
 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 lapout S2,OOOOO0 from the S30. 900 | U h1 m 1v,afF was reported to have agreed on.
 The most drastic cut Chairman An thony said, was in the amount provid- ed for the pay of civilian employees. The decrease decided on, he said. would reduce the number of such em- lployes by one-half and mean the dis missal of from 30,0O0 to 5OOO0. Nearly all construction would be eliminated and keeping within it's provisions. Mir Anthony said, would mean that the war department must dispose of al least half of the present army camps
 The committee, he said, felt that the American troops in Germany would be withdrawn in a few months and this influenced it in framing the bill Tes- tmony before them, he said showed that the expenses of maintaining the troops on the Rhine to Dec. 1 amounted to $270,000,000, of which Germany had paid only $3O,000.000.
 As far as we know" the chairman added, "the war department is mak- ing no effort to make Germany pay"
 Salaries paid civilian employees ir the vocational training last year reached about S1,400,OOO, MT. Anthony said, adding that the amount which could be expended for this item under this bill would be limited to $5O,0OO
 The bill would direct the war de aci ! reserve motor trucks, and 10000 of it 3S,0O0 surplus horses and mules. which Mir Anthony said, were found to bl costing the government $9,O00,00O . year
 The air service would get S19, 100000 of which S4000,000 is for new produc tion. Several airplanes Of @ new typ carrying 75mm guns would be author iZed
 Approximately S1,50O.O 900 is provide for the chemical warfare branch An "amphibious" tank capable O going under water has been developed MT. Anthony said, and the appropria - ton for the tank corps contemplate % several.
 y Liberal provision was said by NJ e Anthony to have been made for lh e student volunteer training corps. Tn - bill also provides for one civilia ' lTdlnluB camp III eelCIl OA the Alut dill - corps areas in which 3000O men ca s be trained. These camps will be hel - in the summer for either a two week r. or a 30 days period MT. Anthony saf ,- He added that liberal provisions als
 were made for the reserve officer Is lcorps.
 All of the special services. he sai 70 are provided for under the bilIC whic n he added. was framed SO as to briU the army back to peace time actiyit