Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-18
Is Expected to Save Govern
ment About S4O,GG000O
a Year
SENATE REFERSES
House Almost Unanimous on Resolu-
tion-Japanesc Question Debated
B0rah Gives Views.

Washington. Jan. 1S.-The size Of
the regular army was definitely fix
Cd by both houses Of Congress yes
icrtiay at l75,000 men. BY a vote of
Al 20 SO the Senate reversed It's ac
ton Of Friday reducing the strength
Of the anmy to 10000 men ard re-
passed the resolution directing the
Secretary Of War TO suspend enlist
ments until reduction t. lT5.000
men was accomplished.
A few minutes later the House by
an almost unanimous vote adopted a
similar RESTITUTION. Each provided that
The l75,000 limit should not prevent
the re-elrliStment Of men who have
served one or more en!istments in the
military service The language Of the
two measures, however, differ some
what ard either The Senate or the
House viii send It's rcso.ution u con-
ference fer Encouragement. Action By
the joint conference ccmmitt4e of the
two ho,tses is expected to be taken
speedily aud the resultant measure
se;;,, 10 the President
The measure is expected to save the
Government approximately S40.0G0,-
900 year. The size OF the army IS
abou: 224,000 men. according to See
rotary Baker. Under the measure it
will reach the l75,0C0 minimum about
September.
The Senate's change Of Mind was
influenced largely by testimony Of
Secretary of War Baker ari General
PerSh:ng before the Military Affairs
Committee and by telegramS os pro
t"st against reduction of the army to
10000 men. Mr. Baker considered
the reduction 10 $50, 900 would be De
Strlct;ve to the basic plans Of army
organization and General PerSE;ng
Thought It would he unsaf" 10 70 be-
.Sw 100000 men.
Much Of the deJate yesterday re-
vclv"d about the Japaneac question.
Senator Reed. Of MissGuri and Sena-
tor Williams, Of Mississippi. hsll3ti:i
the yellow peril" while Senator
Pheian. Of California, warned the Sen
ate that the necessity for large gar
risons in Pacific possessions was
greater now than during the war.
Senator Reed said Japan would never
dare 10 attack the United States with
ou. the AID Of Great britain.
"Ard if there is amy t!arger Of
that" he said. ''thiS measure for 49,
900 men IS useless; we should begir
preparing for war on 4 scale neYtF
before seen in this country
Senator Boran, of Idaho, CHARGE
that the purpose Of maintaining
large standing army was 10 use IL
for policing purposes in the United
States. which he declared. would in
crease discomfort.
No ore" he said, ''wouid think OF
reducing the sizt. Of the argy il there
waS danger of war with another pew.
or, but am utterly opposed to main
.ai1i:nc an array Of 175,000 to keep
peace in the United States.
The only votes against the proposal
in he House We're ny Bee, Of Texas;
Biaciomon, Of Alabama Coady. cf
Maryland. and CrA1nten, Of Michigan.
There we're $50 votes for the i;nlita-
ton.
Chairman Wadsworth, Of the SEN
ate Military Committee, made an un-
successful effort Yesterday TO Oring
Up The bill re-estabNshing the grade
Ct ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in the army and
authorizing TIE President TO appoint
three general officers 10 that grade.
Objection was offered by Senator's
France Republican. Maryland. and
Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas
Senator France said he did not de-
sire TO reward generals while noth-
ing is being done for the thousands
CT sick ard wounded soldiers aot IN
army hospitals.