Show q APPROPRIATION FOR ARMY CUT MANY MilliONS Bill Reported by House Committee Provides for forI I Material Reduction in Officers and Enlisted Men Meni i r W WASHINGTON ASHI March 13 By the Associated Press Press With With provisions which v would necessitate reduction o othe of the size or of the reSUl regular r army to enlisted men and officers the army appropriation bill carrying was reported toda today bythe by bythe bythe the house appropriations committee Tho amount recommended for the military and nonmilitary activities of the war department during the coming fiscal rear year is a reduction of from the total of the to current year and less than budget estimates r As drafted dratted by a subcommittee headed by Representative Anthony Republican Kansas the bill would re require require require re- re quire the return to the United States State b by next July 1 of all troops stationed In China men from Hawaii about 2000 men from the Panama canal zone and all aU but COO officers and men in inthe inthe the army rm of occupation on the Rhine No limitation Is placed on the number num num- number I b ber r of men to be maintained in the Philippines the committees committee's report stating however that Secretary Weeks believes that under under present I conditions some some reduction can be mado made in the force there The contemplated withdrawals it was said would leave men in the Hawaiian islands and a like number in the canal zone The pres present nt actual strength of the army was given by the committee as about officers and men exclusive of Philippine Philippine Philip Philip- pine pirie scouts HARBOR FUNDS An appropriation of is recommended for continuance of work on various river and harbor improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments for which the chief of engineers engineers engi engl- requested for the air service against requested and for the national na national na- na guard about less than budget estimates The committee recommended for the chemical warfare service declaring that sum sufficient to provide provIde pro pro- provide vide fora for a minimum amount of de development development de- de work and training along lines compatible with present conditions conditions conditions condi condi- and for tor maintaining Edgewood arsenal In good condition An appropriation appropriation appropriation of ot is recommended for tor supplies and equipment of the reserve reserve re reserve re- re serve officers officer training corps and 1 for tor civilian military training camps The bill carries for the ordnance department nt to meet In addition addition addition addi addi- tion to other expenses the cost of ot maintaining a force force- at arsenals arsenals ar- ar to keep alive the knowledge of ot the methods of ot manufacture The rhe amount carried in the bill forsea for forsea sea coast fortifications the committee reported would not provide for any new projects but would go entirely for tor maintenance of ot existing works and for tor continuing the construction of a limited number of ot sea coast guns The total recommended for river and harbor Improvements about less than the amount sought by tho the chief of ot engineers is carried as a lump sum and projects on which work would be be- continued are not specified None of ot the appropriations would go goto goto to new projects however The Tho subsistence of ot the army the committee recommended would cost approximately 13 13 less than last years year's item the decrease being brought about by a reduction to 30 cents per ration E EXPENSIVE PENSIVE METHODS The subcommittee which spent three months In holding hearings and framing the bill reported that the excessive cost of maintaining the regular regular regu regu- lar army over prewar expenditures was found to be largely due to the expensive methods of Its tion It seems to be the fixed policy of ot I tho the general staff to station full divisions divisions divi divi- In Hawaii and Panama the report report re re- re port said Except In times of ot emergency emer emer- emergency emergency gency It is not believed such a policy Is Justified as it will cost as much to maintain these two divisions as our entire regular army cost us In the years ears following the Spanish war Commenting on the cost of maintaining maintaining main main- troops on the Rhine the committee committee com com- calls attention to Germanys Germany's failure to pay the cost The committee commit commit- tee also declared that no adequate reason has been shown for the maintenance maintenance main main- of ot any troops troop In China An appropriation of is recommended recommended rec rec- for the construction repair end and maintenance of roads bridges and trails In Alaska A A provision also Is carried that If the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year beginning beginning be be- be ginning July 1 1 1923 not Is-not made prior to 1 I 1923 the secretary of war may mav authorize the Alaska board of of ro road d commissioners to incur obligations obliga obliga- for the purpose of not to exceed exceed ex ex- ex- ex 76 75 per cent of ot the appropriations for the coming fiscal year earAn ear An appropriation of Is recommended recommended recommended mended for construction of add additional it ional u ward at al Letterman general hospital San Francisco for tor general construction work at Camps Dix Meade Oleada and Lewis and for tOr additional ad ad- adi additional i quarters for tOI guards at the Fort Leavenworth Ian Kan disciplinary barracks I IThe The bill also provides for tor i prosecution of flood control work on the Mississippi river a and nd for similar activities on the Sacramento river California |