Show r A A BIG STANDING ARMY With a view to justify the propos proposed ed d increase of the standing army army the lie congressional committe on military military mili- mili tary ary affairs has called before it a number umber of of officers As a rule the tile army favor an increase and acid nd one ne n need ed riot lint search very far to find reason he-reason for it An increase in the army means for them an increase in inay prY pay ay and promotion which is rea reason for it If t that at committee js r really ally in need of information on this subject why does does oes it not call all call on on persons less inter interested sted ested than han army officers in the the passage of the measure It can some ome very interesting information pertinently touching that subject s if ift it t will vill the the r reports po ts made to tola to la labor b r o lit t odies the on on th fact of ip si ii g tt the standing These Thes le I army arm express bf def e n if i f The r be id idea a that th the standing army must mus ased on account of our oc occupancy occupancy y o of Cub Cuba is absurd The army there is-there on on police duty which duty which is all the duty it has to This can be accomplished by taking g the taking th the required pum number er of Cubans and entrusting in- in in intrusting intrusting trusting them with the work IrMia's been in t S Santiago go and it is a success there why should it ft not be dose in other Cuban towns towns- When Nhen the rai rainy y sets in again one will hear an urgent demand demand de mand for the withdrawal of Amerin Ameri n troops from Cuba and the com corn comm m r r these will then beo be o only oily lr f too O th the ranks f f f I i l. l r RN x yf |