The Washington herald., 1921-08-22
ARMYECONOMY
HAS SAVED U. 5.
FORTY MILLION
Weeks Reorganization
Program Cuts Force
To 157,SS3 Men.
WAR DEPARTMENT
DROPS CIVILIANS
Will Ask Congress to Sell
Cant0nments to In
crease Revenue.

Reorganization of the army Is
being carried on with q view 10
applying the lessons OF the worid
war, Secretary of War weeks mas
informed Chairman Kahn OF the
House Military Affairs Committee.
The steps that have been taken
by the War Department in the re-
organizatfon plans were set forth
in detail by Secretary Weeks the
whole organization OF the army has
been changed, with resulting saw
ings of large amounts; the Secre-
tary said.
saved s4o.ooo.Ooo.
The War Department already mas
made actual financial savings OF
more than $40.000.0o0 since March
4, the Secretary declared He said
the more important measures OF
economy which have been put into
force are the following:
Restrictions placed upon the
TRANSPORTATION Of personnel and sup
plies. and the use of motor and water
transportation. as we'll as the sub
stftutfon for civilian employees OF
qualified enlisted men wherever pos
sible-
A general reduction of the civil
ian personnel on duty in Washing
ton and in the field service: the
former amounting, In the period
from March I to August 1, to SS.l
per cent, and the latter to 1871 per
cent, a total reduction in hve
months of I4.156 employees on the
War Department civilian payroll.
During the same period a complete
survey was made of the rate Of
pay OF all civilian employees to aa-
Just this rate to correspond with
the rate paid in the vicinity for
similar work
May Sell Real Estate.
The War Department soon VIII
ask Congress for authority 10 dis
pose of vast real estate holdings
for which u no longer has use,i the
Secretary told Mr.. Kahn These
tracts Of land were formerly used
as sites for eantonments and other
war actiEi<3esases ----.--4sa-zlza-s@-
Only three cantonments-Camps
Dix. New Jersey; Travis. Texas and
Lewis. washington. are to be kept
IN operation. Since the new ad-
ruInistration the following canton
ments have been ordered closed:
Camp Devens, Massachusetts,: Camp
sherman, Ohio; Camp Pike, Arkan-
sas: Camp Grant, Illinois; Camp
Jackson, South Carolina; Camp
Bragg, North Carolina. and Camp
Meade, Maryland
All surplus mules, horses and
other sduipment and supplies that
are IN excess ~ the needs OF the
10000 men to which the army has
beeo reduced, are being sold. Travel
orders for officers have been re-
xoked. and officers who have had
changes in assignments WITHIN two
years are being refused further
changes
I.rxtheu Insular Enlistments.
Troops will hereafter be sta
toned In the insular possessions
for three years instead Of two. and
officers will not be permitted to
change their locations for two
years
The basic allowances for offi-
GERS and enlisted men also are be-
ing revised, and in the future
many things that were supplied
free to Officers during the war.
must be purchased by the officers
themselves.
Reductions IN the regular army
organization have been as follows
according to Secretary Weeks:
.Infantry regiments have been re-
duced in strength from 1920 to
1919 and In number from 65 to 45.
Cavalry regiments have been re-
duced in strength from s1s to Sal
and In number from II to IA.
Reduce Field ARTILLERY.
Field artillery regiments have
not been reduced in strength but
have been reduced in number from
33 to 16.
Engineer regiments have not
been reduced in strength. but have
been reduced in number from Is
TO Z.
Coast artillery railway and trac-
tor regiments have been reduced
In strength from 1866 to approxi-
matsly s2s and 72s respectively and
In number from to 2.
All auxiliary branches have been
reduced in similar proportion.
One regiment OF infantry will be
withdrawn from the Philippines
as the result of the reduction in
the size Of the army. One 'egi-
mant Of infantry and one regiment
of cavalry will be withdrawn from
Hawaii, and one regiment of in
fantry from Panama
The total strength of the army
today is 157.ss3 officers and men.
including the Philippine constabu-
larry --
The reduction In the size of the
regular army is being offset rapidly
by increased enlistments' in the
National Guard. Mr.. Weeks said
On January / of this year there
were 7I.ss4 men In the National
Guard. The present strength of the
Guard Is now estimated by Weeks
TO be $4,000. The full authorised
strength of the Guard is 225.000
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