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Show III TB ST.il! BT if nil 'cretary Likely to Reiterate Re-iterate Plea for Peace-time Peace-time Strength. Chicago Tribune Special Service.) 'A SI UN GTO.N , May S. Secretary of Haker expects to stand pat for the ;ent in his' forthcoming recommenda-s recommenda-s to congress on his request for a e-time army of 500,000, us embodied .ills failing of enactment in the clos-days clos-days of tho last congress. - ie .secretary indicated today that, le he expects to bo called into conation con-ation with tho military committees ho senate, and house, ho has not just any further program to offer. V;hile. ho did not elaborate his views, inference was drawn that this will 'preclude tho department from offer--jother recommendations after the ses-has ses-has progressed for a few months the needs of this nation are decided .i following tho signing of the peace Vty. ie military appropriation bill, which ' d of passage, was based on an army 00,000. It is probably tho intention Secretary liaker to push this measure lhe beginning of the session and de- ecnsider'it iun of a permanent reor--zation 111 until later in tho sessoin. ie appropriation hill carried a rider ; inuing the establishment as built up ng- the war. This rider undoubtedly be eliminated. -presentative Kahn, who will be - rmau of the new military affairs nittce of the house, will return soon ivi Kurope prepared to begin an ae- campaign fox' universal training as - or the permanent policy of the army, etary Baker will find it difficult to d taking definite sides on that issue " r in the session. reply to a question about the state- " t of Lieutenant -Colonel Bennett ' k, son of Champ Clark, disparaging , he regular army, Mr. Baker said . he thought it 'inconceivable" that ! 3 should be any such feeling among j ; of the American soldiers. He said -regular army and national guard -?.s should work together with the ut- ; good feeling. n , |