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Show Pershing Reports to Senate Military Commitfcee Bill May Be Repealed. TROOPS' HARDSHIPS Men in Trenches Endure far! Greater Suffering Im- ! proper Pay Balance. I WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. On a ro-port ro-port from General Pershing that aviation avia-tion Is not extra -hazardous service Secretary Baker submitted to the senate sen-ate military committee a bill to repeal nil oxtra pay allowances in the aviation avia-tion service, average about 50 per cent "Flying duty is no moro hazardous than duty with othor combat troops tnd involves nothing like the hardships hard-ships endured by troops which occupy trenchos," said General Pershing. "Such laws are productive of improper improp-er balance in rank and pay which result re-sult in Injustice to other arms and are no longer necessary In order to get personnel as was the caso when passed and when aviation was In the experimental experi-mental stages. General Foulols, (commanding (com-manding the aviation field service), is in full accord with this recommendation." recommenda-tion." The measure submitted by Secretary Baker also would creato a new grade of "aviator" to be filled by especially qualified civilians paid $110 monthly. |