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Show H t Voluntary Universal Training Hj ' Clause in Army Reorgan- H ization Bill to Stand H WASHINGTON. April 12, The sen-ate sen-ate refused today to strike out of the H army reorganization bill tho provision H for voluntary universal training recent- H ly substituted for the military com- H mittee's plan for obligatory training. H The action of the senate was expect- H cd to result in carrying the voluntary H training proposal into conference for 1 Only youths between IS and 21 H ' would bo accepted for voluntary train- H ing under an amendment suggested H today by Chairman Wadsworth and H written into the bill. Previous age lira-j lira-j . I Us wero to ' Twelve Democrats Vote H : Twenty-five Republicans wero joined ' jy 12 Democrats In retaining the vol- H mtary training plan. Two Republic H : lane, Borah of Idaho and Gronna of H Sorth Dakota, voted with tho follow-ng follow-ng Democrats to elitninato the train- H ; ng H Dial, South Carolina; Harrison, Mis- H lisslppl; KIrby, Ark; Kellar Tennes- see; Reed, MIsaourl, Swanson, Va., and Tramell, Florida. Vote to Retain Provisions Souators who voted to retain the provisions vere: Republicans: Brandegce, Capper, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Edge, France, Frelinghuy3en, Halo,' Jones, (Wash.) ; Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, LIcnroot, Mc-Cormick, Mc-Cormick, McNary, Nelson,' New Phipps, Poindcxter, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling; I Wadsworth and Watson. j Democrats: Ashurst, Beckam, Cham-i berlaln, Glass, Kendiick, Myers, Nu-1 gent, Pomerene, Sheppard, Smith ! (Ariz.) ; Thomas and Wolcotl. j The senate nlso defeated an amend-1 raent to require three hours daily education edu-cation of all soldiers o,f tho regular army. House to Report. In the houBo, the 'military committee commit-tee completed and will report tomorrow tomor-row the regular army appropriation bill carrying $337,642,9 M, a decrease of $605,553,076 from the war department's estimates. Rigid economy is necessary in face of a deficit of several billion dollars. Chairman Kahn said Jn tho majority report, adding thai tho sums provided would meet needs of the military mili-tary establishment the next fiscal year. Committee .figures are based on an army of 175,000 enlisted men and 16,-000 16,-000 officers as against a total of 756, 000 proposed by the department. Tho report stated that ?22,777.S39 is carried "for cleaning up war work" Including transporting and maintain' ing forces on the Rhine. |