United States · Defense
House Committee Rejects Budget Bureau and Backs an Army of 118,750 Men
The Army appropriation bill overrides a recommendation of 115,000, as the chief of staff reports soldiers loyal but unhappy with housing and food.
The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday reported an Army appropriation bill providing for an average strength of 118,750 men and flatly rejecting the Budget Bureau’s recommendation of 115,000, the Associated Press reported.
The New Britain Herald said the bill is $11,655,000 above current funds but $736,024 below the budget estimates, and that only about $279 million of the total is for military activities. The committee declared that Congress has rather definitely indicated approval of a force of not less than 118,750.
The Herald’s account also carried a report from the Army chief of staff, Gen. Summerall, who said soldiers are loyal but dissatisfied with poor housing and the quality of their food.
Sources
- Evening Star (Washington), Jan. 13, 1927: the 118,750 figure and the rejection of the budget recommendation <https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1927-01-13/ed-1/?sp=1>
- New Britain Herald, Jan. 13, 1927: the bill’s comparisons and Summerall’s report <https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014519/1927-01-13/ed-1/?sp=1>
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