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P C CON ON ORESS GR S Secretary Bk Bak Baker l Agrees Agre s With House Committee to Halt Reorganization Bill BiJ Billand and Fixing Military Policy AT W Tan Jan l IG Tl c VT House m military y committee practically practically hn agreement today in in conference with Se Secretary letar Baker nn and General March farch chief of staff staf tc Ic postpone the thc war department t reorganisation an bill hill until il 1 the he next next next sc sion of pC C Congress Cong and with it a large part of the thc prospective debate OV over I T r the fn- fn lure turo m military policy thc he country A s suggestion b by Chairman Dent that a a. legislative c ruler rider on the army appropriation tion bill co continuing the ex fX- fX x war i Q nent le l and q l rc n nl army for r nn- nn 1 su rc ifor organization organisation measure met with th tit tho approval of Mr Mi- fr Baker and apparently apparent t- t ly with that of a majority of the thc committee com corn members The proposal al grew grew- rew out of or a conference confer ence once at which etar Secretary Secretary- nal Baker cI and the chief or of staff star explained in d to the committee com com- tho reorganization measure framed frame by the tho department providing pro for or a regular arm army of or men to tobe tobe be he raised by voluntary enl enlistment on ona ona ona a flat year three ear basis lh Tho bill also als have ha made permanent the thc absolute absolute lute lutc control over all branches of or the alm army Y o exercised ed b by the chief ot of staff stat as a n. war time necessity i d u U Chairman Chaitman D Dent nt said ald it would be impossible im SIn- irn- irn possible to lo get such huch a n. bill through Congress in 18 tho the thoIx sl Ix ix weeks remaining of or the session Committee members rs agreed with wilh him pointing out that the tho war department bill on out Its face faco appeared ap ap- ap to be n a. military policy measure which aban abandoned the tho theory of or universal universal sal military obligation Mr 11 Baker Daler In Insisted insisted In- In that this was not the tho case that no to fix the tho nullon's nations as asto asto asto to a a. peace time arm army was involved but agreed that the substitution of continuing authority appealed to bethe bo be bothe bothe the wisest course courso In view lew of or uncertain uncertain- tics of or the situation abroad and lack of or I. I ul 1 F tulle lime JOT zor mil UI U I in III v 1 e. e The Thc exact form o of u a L Is to be bc studied out b by hr the tho general staff start It probably will leave lea tho the strength of or the thc oro orco ot presidential order within limIts limits lim urn its am and subject to appropriation limitations limita limita- The committee will wili tale take up at once hearings on oui tho the regular appropriation lion tion bill which provides pro as drawn for tor men Service 11 Secretary Baker would make malto no declaration dec In regard to tv universal military mill mili tary service ser suggestions saying saYing- that ho lie would submit no proposal Of or that nature na na- na tore lure until the peace pence conference had luaU finIshed finished fin fin- its Uti work worl and thet o obligations ot of the tile nation could be gauged Ho Iro said tho lie general staff had submitted several sev sev- eral cral sl studies which wore still sUIl on oui his desk Later o Sanford sought ht to obtain General March's views view on this question The question of or universal training Is 18 a question of or national policy said ald General General- March It Is It the tho dut duty of or th the i general staff to submit recommendations to tin the secretary o of or war when they arc are called for 01 If JC thc they do not net secretary the they arc stopped got get et b by the The secretary has told lold you OU that thal tIle thc they desk are aro on his r len lu i I jor Por or General Maich said the tho army was as now ol organised under presidential l order and ami the plan included In iii tho the staff bill was practically that lint organization A total strength of ur 50 OO men i II Is provided provided pro pro- I vided ed for ho said t to h be bo organized Into twenty divisions l grouped In five 1 coups corps Tile The total otal annual cost ho lie fixed at nt 1 estimated eu on a a. return to toI C Ca I a a. base baso pay of or 15 1 a. a mouth month for privates and exclusive of or carried In Inthe Inthe inthe the fortifications bill All Mi of oC the existing war time org organizations organizations organ organ- HI- HI such as the tank corps trans trans- ran and motor transportation corps Independent alt air servIce and the tha like lIto re to 10 bo be continued with exception ex ex- of or the chemical warfare service sery ice UNC of or loison Scored We 0 arc not in favor Cavor of oC the the use of oC I poison polson gas gaM In war var General March that it makes dir dlf- lf- lf Not an declared red fot any i Continued on Page 1 2 NEW ARMY AMY PLANS LEFT Iff fOR G. G O. O P. P Continued from tram Page Pago 1 J i ference how you rou kill a a. soldier but th the e gas haR lies on the tho ground and penetrates penetrate back to villages and kills women an awl and d children No o civilized cl nation ought t tuse to o use It It t. t The Tho general said that even e before the thEl armistice was US signed I ne the tho International International International Inter Inter- national Red fled Cross was working for foi foran tOlan an agreement among the belligerents for fOI abandonment of ha gas warfare lie He added that the peace congress was ex expected expected ox- ox to prohibit Its uso use absolutely In the meantime tho the alm army will continue continue con con- to the tho subject to provide masks for tor defense of oC troops troop against gas has but mako make no plans to o 0 employ it it the general said If It tho the President Is given ghen authority to continue continuo wartime agencies of oC the Hie army General March I said sahl the Iho plan pan mapped out in the tho bill will be fol toJ- lowed lowell It pro for tor six officers of or ortho tho the rank of oC lieutenant general to take caro care of at corps commanders and fixes tho the chief chic of oC staff with the tho rank of ot general as tho the officer taking rank and precedence over o all other officers I cers Officers Officer Put Iut Up tip One Ono of ot the the most most important provisions provi pro provisions of ot the bill General March l said was that giving reserve reser corps officers rank Including that of colonel Instead of major as now no provided There ought not to bo be such ham ham- hamp hampering p ring In rank of ot men coming In from c civil life Ufe he sal said Another condition which must be remedied the tho general said was that limiting permanent commissions s from civil life lito to tho the grade grado of ot second lieu Utu tenant If It that Is to be continued he said the tho men who fought the war would be lost for those v who Ito proved proc themselves es in action would not consent con- con sent Gent to enter tho the regular service ser in I that grade The bill provides pro for absolute promotion promotion promotion pro pro- motion by selection of ot all nil officers of or rank tank of ot captain or 01 higher B By the time an of officer l cr becomes a captain General March said his ability is a known quantity Tum Turu Around to 10 He Be Tho The year three enlistment was proPosed proposed pro pro- posed pO to reduce tho the annual turn turnaround turnaround around of oC men to keep the ranks full tUIl General March said It meant a a. rF- rF r re recruitment of ot men a year Jear which he believed ed could be Dont you ou think It t would bo bl wise to Include as a n permanent provision plo of oC law asked Representative e McKenzie McKen- McKen zie the statement that In time of ot war we would raise our armies b by conscription 1 where the administration steps step In sal said General March arch You Tots recall that Mr fr Lloyd Llord Georgo George tho the British premier has said ho was not In favor or of ot c conscription anywhere at any time In In- In future We e dont don't know leno what conference Is going to bring us lIS National l 1 Guard Problem General March fareh said the national guard was at t present out of oC existence existence exist exist- ence an and added that until the men who really compose tho the old guard and andare andare are aro now In France have havo come back not even en the governors o nor adjutant generals of ot the states can forecast Its future The general said It would bo be manifestly unfair to organize a Do new force which excluded the men men overseas overseas over over- seas sea and that no appropriation for forthe forthe the guard had been een proposed Mr Ir Baker assured the committee I that the war department would co op cooperate I crate erate to the fullest extent with any states which raised national guard units within the meaning of ot federal laws The equipment and arms for 1 these forces would bo be made mado availably i j ho he added if It ho he had to overrule th the II judge advocate general I CLAM i WINS WJ Ambassador or Pago Fago wan waa deriding th the tho lack of ot ingenuity in En as R compa compared com compared com com- pa pared ed with tho the in aptitude o o oC of his own countrymen J Why hl In sal said ho lw they tell me A t man mandon don down dowl rl in Now e Orleans Orlean has invented n a n usa s sausage o machine Ito lt's a u bin bib sort port of or tool driven b by steam All An you ou havo havu lIa 0 to do I Is to to drive a pig piS' up tip n. n plank through a holo hole In tho the ma machine Rind Tind five tl minutes l later out outcome come of ot What 1 liat becomes of or the hide hide- queried the tho solitary Englishman of ot the tho audi audi- ence The hide tilde sir retorted Pace Oh that falls out o of tha l L machine mill out come G 0 pu Purses purser o it If yop 1 0 tike J l c s dies tiles Ics a mallet maU r e screws 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