Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-02-10
HOUSE OVERRIDES
PRESIDENT 6 VETO
Measure Cutting the Army to
10000 Is Repassed.
Will SON CALLS LIMIT UNWISE
Vote Is Taken Six Hour After Meas
ure is Sent Back From White
House and Stood 271 to TO-
No Discussion.

Washington, Feb. 7.-President Will
! son vetoed the congressional resOlu-
| ton restricting to 10000 men the
size of the army, although its total
authorized strength is about 2OO,OOO,
! and within six hours the house, by
vote Of 271 to 16, passed the resolu-
over the executive protest.
| There was no discussion of the veto
message following its reading to the
house, Republican Leader Mondell
made the motion to 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 sus-
tain the veto, all Democrats, were:
Bee, Bland, Campbell (of Pennsyl-
vania), Cleary, Coady, Eagan, Fisher,
Igo McAndrews, Minehan, Pell Ra-
ker Sims, Tague, Weaver and Well
ing.
Action Forced by Raker.
BY substantial majority, the
house two days ago voted to further
reduce the size of the army to 10000
men and the pay for the army provid-
ed in the army appropriation bill now
before the house was reduced to pro-
vide only for this number of men dur
ing the next fiscal year.
It was announced by house leaders
voting to override the veto that such
action was made necessary by Secre-
try Baker, who refused ito have re-
cruiting halted, although the army
has now mOunte to about pa, 900
men. The army pay bill for the pres
ent year provided for 10000, and a
heavy deficiency appropriation must
be made by congress to cover the
army cost.
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. "discloses that it's purpose is to
cause a discOntinuance of enliStments
in the regular army until the number
of enlisted men shall not exceed 175,-
000. No provision is made in the
resolution 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 insufficiently
,to:y ,0ti<
and training which ought to be as
sured if an army of $4,000 men is to
be efficient in proportion to it's aggre-
gate number.
But Recently Enlarged.
con June 4, 1920, l signed bill
passed by the present congress provid-
ing for the reorganization of 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.
1.-The congress after prolonged con-
sderation, determined to authorize,
and did authorize, the reorganization
of the army on the basis of an en-
listed strength Of approximately $780,
900 men, including in the organization
new arms like the air service and the
chemical warfare service, the uses of
which were 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 a practical organi-
cation of the army, resting upon di-
visions as tactical units and required
the training of a National Guard and
the organized reserve in territorial
areas of the United States in associa-
ton with the divisions of the regular
army. At that time the congress plain
ly 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 eff
ficiency which the peace-time army of
the United States should have as the
nucleus of mobilization in the event
of national emergency.
ST regret that l ara 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 house joint resolu-
| tion."
The house resolution directing that
army enlistments be stopped until the
army was reduced to 10000 men be-
came law by vote of 81 to 1 in the
senate over President Wilson's veto.
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