Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-25 | Page 5 | Captain Cites Need of Army Increase

CAPTAIN CITES NEED OF ARMY INCREASE The development and maintenance of ot a sufficient armed force torce to form forman an adequate national defense was Wa form advocated advocated advocated ad ad- Monday by Captain Caplain Edward P. P of the Thirty eighth infantry Ft Douglas at the weekly meeting of the Executives' Executives tion lion Meeting in the Beau Brummel cafe at 1210 p. p m. m mem members rs of ot the organization organization or or- heard the speaker outline measures that should be taken to assure assure as as- sure national safety I 1 am not an alarmist he said but the armed force of the UI United ted States Is inadequate The lack of military knowledge e on the part of or the average c citizen was given by Captain Passa as the then n reason son for our nation being constantly constantly con con- unprepared for war var 1 Dr F F. M. M McHugh president of or the Executives' Executives association presided at atthe atthe atthe the meeting I