Show A larger army caned called por in his bis annual report to the secretary of ward war general miles commanding the army renewed the recommendation lor for an increase of the enlisted force he would have the enlisted strength based on the population at the rate of at one soldier tor for every 2000 of all the e people as a minimum and one to every 1000 of the people as a maximum this would give us a force ranging from to enlisted men at the discretion ol at the president deuL the army has re majeed stationary at zor lor many years bear although our population has increased rapidly the new coast dej fences which congress has hai authorized authorize ck require cequin more men to garrison garriso n the forts addman I 1 r taju jhan than cab be r dished und der erthe th dipre present laws y 9 gk 0 |