New-York tribune., 1921-06-09
Senator'S v ote
10 Hold Arm v
To ] 100000 Men
Committee Action Is Re-
versed OH Floor, and APP.
preparation for Smaller
Perso nne | Ii Passed
Reduction Is $4,000, 600
House Members Expected TO
Insist in Conference ON
Further Cut in Budget

From The Trib,as's Washington Bureau
? WASHINGTON, June Refusing
TO provide for an army Of 10000 men,
as recommended by the Military Affairs
Committee and strongly urged by Sen.
ator Wadsworth, chairman of the com
mittee, the Senate to-day cut the land
forces down to 10000 men for the
coming fiscal year.
Although in committee of the whole
yesterday the Senate voted for 10000
by 81 to 80, this afternoon in the Sem
ate proper it reversed it's previous ac-
tion by a vote of SO to 80. and then
passed the bill.
Senators Fletcher, of Florida, and
Myers, of Montana, Democrats. voted
for the 10000 army. Thirteen Repub-
licans voted for 10000. They were
Senators Borah, Capper, Gooding, Har-
reid, Jones, of Washington; Kenyon,
Ladd, La Toilette, McNary, Norris,
Stanfeld, Townsend and Willis. Other
wise, the Republicans generally voted
for the lager army and the Demo-
Gratis generally opposed it.
Full 100000 Provided For
After defeating the Military Affairs
Committee in its attempt to make the
force 10000 the Senate without con-
'troversy provided for an enlisted per-
sonnel which will not go below 100000.
This is different from the House meas
ure, which would, in fact, reduce the
army to about 100000 by the end of
the coming fiscal year.
The controversy over size of the
army centered about the amount of the
pay items. The House pay for enlisted
men was fixed at about $4,000 900. The
Senate Military Committee increase ed
this to So, 3,o00,o00 AS the Senate final
ly fixed the amount, it is $S1 900 900,
or S2,000,0o0 below the sum recommend :
ed by the Military Committee. This is
sufficient for NJ army which will not
be below 10000 men.
The bllI, as passed by the Senate,
carries In round numbers 1884 900 600.
or $2,000,000 below the amount re-
ported by the Military Committee. On
the face of it, little saving is made by
the action taken to-day. 1t is the con
tention of these who fought for the
10000 figure, however, that if the
army had been kept at 10000 a large
deficiency would have been rolled lp
before the end of the next fiscal year
and that the saving is larger than ap-
pears on the surface.
Reduction Requires Six Months
AT present the army numbers 228. 900
men. Under the Senate plan it would
not immediately be reduced to 10000.
1t would take about six months, in fact.
To = tN k1.a+ 1.
piration of enlstmcnts.
The army bill now goes to con-
ferees. 1t is expected the House con-
ferees will make a fight to reduce the
personnel below the point fixed by the
Senate. The House bill carries total
OF $14,00o,000 less than the Senate
IA easure.
Senator Wadsworth made a strong
appeal to the Senate not to cut the
army below the Senate Military Com
mittee figure. He said the House re-
duction was "too drastic, too severe"
THE army at the end Of the next
ALL" said Senator Wadsworth.
Senator Borah spoke in favor of de-
feat of the Military Committees S
amendment and said the pending bill
carried approximately $685., 900 600, or
about three times what was provided
for the army before the war He said
the Secretary of the Treasury had in
dicated that reductions of the tax bur
dens could be achieved only through
cuts in army and navy expenditures.
Popular RebulSe Suggested
~ want to add" said Senator Borah,
that unless we cut these expenditures
there will come Congress here that
will cut them far lower"
Senator Dial, of South Carolina, Of
fered an amendment which provided
that no part of the funds carried in
the bill should be used to pay United
States troops in Germany, France or
Belgium. He said it was time the SOL
Giers abroad should be brought home.
ahe Dial amendment was defeated
without ROLL call
Senator Norris, of Nebraska. secured
adoption of an amendment making an
appropriation of $1,000 for beginning
the development of government .p,nxer r
project at Great Falls, in the Potomac.
near Washington. The project when
900. ~-''000'