Show WILL AS ASK INCREASE OF REGULAR ARMY Presidents President's Final Message Will Wil Recommend Standing Force of Washington Sept 0 President Roosevelt's final ann annual ua message to congress probably will wil recommend an increase of ot tho the army to at least men muon At t present tho the army is on a footing of ot tIme number provided for in time of or peace For tho the support or of tho the army congress now appropriates about a n year a u bigger army would make inako necessary a bigger ap al apP ap- ap P ro pria ton To Ih time Hie general staff it i has lias become evident in tho the lust last two years that GO- GO men mon are tiro too few to tu properly garri- garri mien Hon lon tho the po posts t at which it I Is necessary to maintain land Jand posts nests The Tho posts Include in include In- In clude elude the garrisons In iii 11 tho ho insular pos pea possessions sessions of or America Tho The law provides pro pro- vides rides that tho the arm army may be bo Increased L to in itt time of or men inc neo need This Ilmis provision In tIme the opinion of time the mili ml- ml tary experts of ot the government Is 1 likely ce I to provo a a serious handicap to tu the arm army if It absolute necessity should arise for tom a larger larget force An immense amount of money is to be he expended in fn tho ho erection of oC time the Pearl Harbor Hawaii fortification and amid it I is Uio Ui opinion of alm that a a. n garrison of ur at at least st 2000 men len will HI havo to bo ho maintained In iii order to protect lie tho ics wom-ics and insure Just Just now V no there thero aro approximately ten thousand In tn tho Ito Hawaiian islands In tho the event cont of oC a n war between America and Japan and somo other vr po 11 1 r with Japan Japan Ja Ja- pan pall is In on friendly terms I It t would b be he fo for fOI li comparatively small smal force force- there thure now to pru pro prevent nt tin time lw landing ol 01 arms and ammunition to lo supply Uio Japanese J needs need ld |