Show ARMY CUT IS NEXT IN CONGRESS PRESIDENT HARDING SIGNS BILL REDUCING ARMY OF UNITED STATES TO MEN congress informed that secretary of war would not be asked to Wa charge men in for pertain certain time L L washington president Preside il pailon ut t sent ft a message to congress Thurs dil y strongly strong lF dissenting from provi provisions in ilia army appropriation hill 1111 which requires tilt tho urmy to ile be reduced to men by october 1 tito president announced lie antl signed ilia bill but warned Mir neil congi ass eliat lie blocs too s not feel atil I 1 ed lit in ask ing aho lu secretary tary of oc war to L n r tile dismissal IIA of inen prior in lor to amlia tion of enlistment is as would lie ile lleces sary if the alio provisions of the iho ineas urt tire aio carried into effect the hie president said tills provision pals aoi will cause very ery great pi cat embarrassment to tile army and will M bo be demoralizing to ilia spirit of tile alir army probably calls causing alik serious difficulty in SQ curing enlistments lit n tile it iture tile the restriction was us vigorously opposed by of N e i lio declined declared it a violation of contract with enlisted men inon president advised emi gress that lie lioon ld ask legislation to remove lie ho restrict restrictions ioni and sold that while lille ilia secretary of war will mill seek to mold el eating creating any deficit prohibited liy by tile hie IIII bill every effort an be mado to dent deal justly with enlisted men tit the message was a very co plain spoken document and Is ilia first serious disagreement between Ilard ng and leaders lit in congress message follows 1 I am advising tho ilia congress congi oi of my approval of jr 11 it a bill making provision pi oslon fur for tho the and support of the united states irmy army for the year icar ending juno june 80 30 1022 1 I 1 cannot resist caling the attention of the congress con giess tit nt tills this time to the ilia very wy great embair it in carrying out its is provisions while dealing justly wath tile tho enlisted forces of lie ilia army so that a later call for a slight modification may not ile he wholly without notice the bill necessitates a n very cry large reduction in the enlisted personnel of ilia army and it Is doubted that this reduction can bo be brought about out the summitry dismiss il of many thousands of men who ho haio n right to expect tit nt the hands of tile the the simo same moral obligations iviller the government requires of cf them adlien hen they enlist for vice in perfect good filth tho the secretary of war will proceed to reduce ilia army to tile lie figure ure contemplated by the file con congress congi giess tile normal expiration of enlistments probably will approximate one half tile llie induction which the congress has directed and every effort will all ile bo made inside to to meet tho the requirements of the file Cou coutress gress at the carl carllee oar lloa leq possible lay day |