Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-11
WILSON'S VETO
is ()vERRiDDENI 1
Bill Is Repassed by The House
for Army of l50,-
600 Men.
PRESIDENT CALLS ACT UlVAlSE
Vote Stood 27f to t6 and Was TSken
Six Hours After Measures Re-
turn From White House,
WithouS Discussion.


Washington Feb. S.president VIII
son vetoed The congressional resolu-
tion restricting TO 100000 men the
size Of the army. although itsStot;lI
authorized strength Is about 100000.
and within six hours the house, by Il
vote OF 2T1 70 l6 passed the resolu
over The executive protest
There WIS no discussion of the veto
message following its readipg 10 thet
house, Republican Leader Mondell
made the motion 20 override the veto
in the absence of Chairman Kahn of !
the house military affairs committee. !
who had introduced the measure.
Members of the house voting to sds- /
tain the veto, all Democrats, were
Bee, Bland, Campbell tof Pennsyl- /
vanial, Cleary, coady Eagan, Fisher,
Igo. McAndrews. Minehan, Pell, Ra-
ker, Sims, Tague. Weaver and Weli-E
Ing.
by a substantial majority. the
house two days ago voted to further
reduce the size of the army to 150000l
men and the pay for the army proyid-
ed IN the army appropriation blll now
before the house was reduced to pro-
vide only for this number of men dur
Ing the next fiscal year.
II was announced by house lsaders
voting TO override the veto that such
action was made necessary by Secre-l
try Baker who refused to have re-
ernlting halted. although the army
has now mounte d 20 about 224. 900
men.
The President In his veto message
said that world conditions did not
warrant the reduction of the army.
THE text Of the joint resolution"
said the President in his veto mes
sage "diseloses that fits purpose is 10
cause discontinuance Of enlistments
In the regular army until the number
Of. enlisted men shall not exceed 1T5,-
900. No provision is made In the
resolution for the preservation OF any
proportionate strength in the com
Blatant corps OF the army, and mere
discontinuance of enlistment would,
for long time, preserve the staif
corps disproportionately enlisted. and
the combatant corps insufliciently
manned 10 maintain the instruction
and training which ought to be as
sured II an army OF 175,000 men is /"
be efficient in proportion 10 its aggre-
gate number
"On June 4. 1920. | signed bin
passed by the present congress provid-
ing for the reorganization If the army.
Because Of the profoundly disturbed
condition OF the world. and In order
that full benefit might accrue to the
people Of the United States from the
lessons of the World war, as TO what,
under modern conditions, Is required
TO be the nucleus of an efficient army,
the War department had recommended
an army Of approximately 100000 men.
"The congress after prolonged con-
ssderation, determined to authorize,
and sd authorize, the reorganization
Of the arms on the basis of an en-
listed strength of approximately $780,
600 men. including In the organization
new arms like the air service and the
NHSHitul NAtihtt ctl hltSs Alt hSSo VI
which we're developments Of the war
and provision for which is necessary
addition to the pre-war strength Of the
army.
"The act authorized for the first
time in our history practical organl-
zatlon Of the army. resting upon di
visions as tactical units and required
the training Of National Guard and
the organized reserve in territorial
areas Of the United States IN associa-
tion with the divisions Of tile regular
army. At that time the congress plair-
~ regarded the provision then made
as the minimum which would provide
for the added arms and the new duties
Imposed on the army, and for that ef-
ficlency which the peace-time army OF
the United States should have as the
nucleus Of mobilization in the event
of natiSaal emergency.
II regret that / am not able to see
in the condition of the world at large
or in the needs of the United States
any such change as would justify the
restrictions upon that minimum which
is proposed by the hopse Joint resolu-,
teoy.