Behind the closed doors of the House Military Affairs Committee room, the Big Three of the U.S. Army hammered urgently at a well-worn fact: until Congress makes up its mind, U.S. military men are hog-tied.
Last week Secretary of War Patterson, Army Chief of Staff Eisenhower and A.A.F. Boss Spaatz unrolled the figures again. By July 1 this year, the Army will need 1,550,000 men for occupation forces, home defense and replacements. Within a year it will be cut to 1,070,000a figure it must maintain until the need for occupation is over. Of the total Army strength, the Air Forces...
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