Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-12 | Page 5 | Americans Suggest Big German Army

AMERICANS Al S SUGGEST BIG GER IAN GERMAN IAN ARMY IY Paris March 11 The n-The The American members of or tho the supreme council It Is Isun un understood permitted the military eXpert ex experts exports eX- eX ports pert to exercise their j judgment re regarding regarding re- re garding the tho proper size size- and character of the thc future German arm army In order I to have a basis of or discussion slon thc the Americans It i. i M reported SU suggested an arm army of or men but only be because because because be- be cause that was us the thc number mentioned In the tho first armistice proposal The Thc decision of or the council to limit limitI Germany to a volunteer year twelve I army Is regarded b by the Americans Ins as likely to lead to consideration b by bythe bytho the tho of or nations when It takes take up the thc m subject of the thc limitations of armaments armaments arm arm- aments of or the thc policy of or a n general prohibition of conscription armies InI in inal inal I al nations This is on the theor theory that the Trent rent expense of or regular lon lung Jong term terra armies will win be bo such as to automatically automatically automatically auto auto- keep down militarism