The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-02-10
VETO FAILS TO SAVE ARMY.
House Passes Bill by Decided MaJori-
ty Stopping Eniistments.

resolution directing the stopping of
enlistments until the regular army
is reduced to ITS, 900 men was passed
tonight by the house over President
Wilson's veto.
The veto was overridden by vote
of 271 to 16, one member voting not
present.
The presidents veto message was
not read to the house until six hours
after it's formal delivery but once
read, action was swift.
Representative Mondell, of Wyom-
ing, Republican leader, said the mes
sage presented no arguments that had
not already been before the body and
that further discussion was unneces-
sary. He asked for an immediate
vote.
A motion to adjourn offered by
REPRESENTATIVE Wingo, Democrat, Ar
kansas, was voted down overwhelm-
ingly.
All of the 16 members voting to
sustain the president in the final vote
were Democrats. They were: Bee,
Texas; Bland, Virginia; Campbell,
Pennsylvania; Cleary, New York;
Cody, Maryland; Eagan, New Jersey;
Fisher, Tennessee; Igoe, Missouri;
McAndrews, Illinois; Minahan, New
Jersey; Pell, New York; Baker, Cali
fornia; Simms, Tennessee; league,
Massachusetts,; Weaver, North Caro-
line; yelling, Utah. Lee, Democrat,
Georgia, voted present.
Those voting to override the veto
included go Democrats.
Action is expected to be taken on
the veto early next week in the SEN
ate, where it was said prospects were
favorable for over riding the presi-
dent.
Returning the measure to the
house, the president said he was, "un-
able to see in the condition of the
world at large or in the needs of the
United States any change that would
Justify restriction upon the mini
mum enlisted strength of 100000
men provided for in the recently en-
acted army reorganization bill.
Quoting the resolution as restrict
ing the enlisted strength of the army
to 175, 900 men, the president says:
t'No provision is made in the reso-
luton for the preservation of any
proportionate strength in the COM
blatant corps of the army and a mere
discontinuance of enlistment would,
for a long time, preserve the staff
corps disproportionately enlisted and
the combatant corps insufflclently
manned to maintain the instruction
and training which ought to be as
sured if an army of ITS, 900 men is to
be efficient in proportion to it's ag-
gregate number.
"On the fourth day of June, 1920,
/ signed bill passed by the present
congress, providing for the reorgan-
ization of the army. Because of the
profoundly disturbed conditions of
the world and in order that full bene-
fit 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-
sideration, determined to authorize
and did authorize, the reorganization
of the army on the basis of an en-
listed strength of approximately 2SO,-I
900 men, including in the organiza-
ton new arms like the air service
and the chemical warfare service, the
use Of which we're developments OF
the war and provision for which isl
a necessary addition to the pre-war
strength of the army.
''The act authorized for the first
time in our history, tactical organ
ization of the army, resting upon d.
visions as tactical units and required
the training Of the national guard
and the organized reserve in terri
torial areas Of the United States IN
association with the division Of the
regular army. At that time. the con-
gress plainly REGARDED the provision
then made as the minimum which
would provide for the aided arms
and new duties imposed upon the
army and for that efficiency which
the peace time army Of the United
States should have as the nucleus of
mobilization in the event of a nation
al emerge1cy.
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