Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-01-26 | Page 13 | Army Reduction Sought.

I ARMY REDUCTION SOUGHT I MOSCOW Jan 26 Minister Minister ot of War Wa r I Trotsky declares he Is IB doing his utmost utmos t to lighten the military burden of Russia notwithstanding the failure Of the recent recent re re- re cent disarmament conference in Moscow In a letter to the all Russian conference e on mutual relief he ho sets worth his hope hop e to curtail the army considerably In th the e ef near future but owing to t the policy o of f our near neighbors and the enmity o of f the entente towards soviet let Russia w we o shall be compelled for the time being t to maintain a sufficiently strong and able e fighting army for our own protection The money to maintain a strong able abl e army can be secured only if It the Re Red c soldiers will not have fears that the their families at home will be sacrificed t to o famine and misery