Show REDUCING THE ARMY By July 1st it Will Drop to tho Old Limit New York Oct 2GThc Republican national committee Issued statement I concerning the United States army today to-day which says Reports received from the War department de-partment a Washington by tho Republican Repub-lican national committee give news of the gradual reduction of tIt forces of occupation In the army Gen Davis commanding the army In Porto Rico I rccommonds that the troops on that Island Isl-and be wlthdia almost entirely I Orders have been Issued for the reduction re-duction of the troops In China and plans made for their final withdrawal I Is I hoped that when the election is ovor the situation will Improve sum clently In the Philippines to Avorrant a material reduction qf the force there Secretary Root recently called attention at-tention to the fact that In the fall of 1S9S when President McKInley recommended recom-mended the retention of 100000 men In the army he was arguing for a decrease de-crease and not an increase for then there were 272000 men In service The war with Spain was not cndtd for the I peace treaty had not been ratified In the meantime eoplo should romember that unless there is further legislation on the subject the army will drop back to Its former limit1 of Z7 0 mon next July which IH Only onethird of what It was In proportion to the size of the country so great has been the growth in population < f |