Evening star., 1940-09-26
.HouseUnitVot
$1,469,993,636
More for Army
Funds Will Provide
For Total Force of
1899, ,44lMen

BY the Associated Press.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee recommended today that
Congress vote an additional Sl,469,-
993 ,636 in cash and contract au-
thorizatlons TO bring the Nations
Army to l ,399 AL men by next July.
The committee approved a bill
which would increase the sessions
total appropriations and contractual
authorizations for the armed serv-
ices to a peacetime record of sl2,-
1876 .832.516. This did not include
approximately s4.700,000.000 au-
thorized for a "two-ocean Navy"
program.
An item of s1.O62 976 .496 to feed,
clothe, equip, pay and otherwise pro-
vide for National Guardsmen, Re-
serve officers and draftees was in
addition to 1893 .263 .9O2 appropriated
early in the week for barracks and
other housing needs.
Supplies for 1,024,441 Men.
The bill included sl65,000000 of
appropriation and s150,0O0000 of
contractual authority for expediting
production of airplanes. the goal for
which was said to be $4,000 a year
by 1912.
Other major items included sl07,-
AS 499 for purchase of 78015 motor
vehicles, s24825, ,1O8 for administra-
ton of the draft. s36000,000 for
nti-aircraft batteries for auxiliary
naval vessels now being acquired;
s100OO.00O for a craving drydock at
New York City. s5,000000 for
naval supply depot at Bayonne, N.
j.. and s36 6444640 to supplement the
10000 pilot training program.
The committee said that If the
appropriation bill won approval the
War Department planned to bring
into the service during the re-
mainder of the current fiscal year a
total of 1924 AL men in addition to
a force of 375.0OO Army Regulars
previously appropriated for.
OF this number, not to exceed
100000 may be taken from those
to be registered october 16 for
military service.
To Provide Arms Reserve.
The committee said the s12,136,-
832 SIG defense fund would:
Increase the Regular Army from
227000 TO 375,000 men. raise the
strength of the National Guard from
100000 to 346,l3 men, induct into
the service and train a minimum
of 695 .990 conscripted men, raise the
strength of the Navy from l45,000
to l75.000 and the Marine Corps
from $4,000 to $4,000.
House, clothe, feed. pay and train
these expanded forces.
Increase pilot training and de-
velop enlisted airplane mechanics.
Completely equip and maintain
100000 soldiers at combat status.
Provide reserve stocks of semi-au-
tomato rifles, anti-tank guns, tanks,
light and heavy artillery, ammuni-
ton, gas masks. etc.-for ground
force of 100000 men.
Provide the Army with $4,000 and
the Navy with 10000 "serviceable'
dIIpldlleS.
Begin construction of 292 combat
naval vessels and 81 auxiliary ships.
Provide additional airplane. ship
building and other armament pro-
duction facilities.
Establish and develop new Army
and Navy air bases and stations.
Clothing for 100000.
The Army's plans to have clothing
and personal equipment for l,400 900
men by next June 80 were revealed
by Maj. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory,
quartermaster general at an execu-
tive House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee hearing.
Gen. Gregory asserted that $685.
262 ,093 asked by the Army in the
bill for this purpose would-when
added to other funds already ap-
propriated-provide for a force Of
that size. Congressional approval Of
the sum, he said. would provide the
Army with s468 $50 e37 for soldiers
clothing and such gear as packs,
mess kits, etc.
Gen. Gregorys statement was
considered significant because of
See APPROPRIATIONS, Page A-3.