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Show FIX II FORGE 1 2IMII MEN Rejection of War Department Depart-ment Proposals for 576,000 Now Seems Certain. WASHINGTON. I'e". IT. Rejection hy , house and senato military conmtltter.s of war departtent proposals for a regular army of r.7tl,0f0 off!-er:i and men, appetti-ed pra.ctically certain toniurht wh'-n Chairman Wadswortii predicted that the, senate committee would fix the Ktrcn'-'th of the for.-e at about 2V),0"0. The horse committee com-mittee has already agreed tematively on a similar program. "There is no question,' said Senator Wadsworlh, "but t.iat tho senate committee, commit-tee, in its present frame of mind, wall not fix the number at more than 2S'l.i'ie. and may possibly cut tho number more than that." Senate subcommittee bearinss on the bill were concluded today, while the house committee took up questions its to the future of the national ttuard. Tlte senate sen-ate committee hoped lo have proposaU in shape for the full committee after the holidays. Tho military policy committee of the American Ijettion, composed of Allan A. Tuhey, Omaha. Neb., chairir.au: Colonel f. J. Foreman, Chicago, and Thomas W. Miller of Uelaware. explained to the subcommittee sub-committee today recommendations or the organization as formulated at its. recent convention in MimieapoliM. Other witnesses wit-nesses were Colonel Abel 1'avis, Chicago, 111 , national guard, and Majm- Ceueral John y O'Kvan of the New York nalh.nal uuard. while the bous.- conumttee heard jOolencl J t. H. Cillette. Truy, N. Y.. of the National Uuard association. , I Ciider the legion's reeo m m e ncla 1 1 ot i s I only a sufficient standing army for police and overseas garrison purposes are provided. pro-vided. Cniversal military liuming tor bovs from IS to I'll years of age. and a general staff "liberal i.e-d by an admixture admix-ture of cltizen-ofiici rs" was recommended recommend-ed Continuance of the present oltleers' training camps and a separate department of tieronau' ics also were tavoi ed. Coifincl Davis suggested a "limited try-out try-out svstcm" to fix the number ol men to receive military training, wlueh. he thought, with proper national guard pro- ! vl-dons would i t "1,'e, lions of nppn- ; nents of compulsory training and give the I stales forces they need. Ceiiercl (I'llvsa renewed his reeoinmrn-I reeoinmrn-I dations tar a citizen finny to replaee both 1,'U'onal guard .and res- rve corps lo supplement sup-plement the regular forces, and be available avail-able locally at the call of stale governors Upon nppficstion to be federal government govern-ment for military assistance. |