Show EXTRA S SESSION O I CONGRESS LIU ELY That hat an extra session of ni congress cull con gress is highly hH Info lairA in no th the summer and that one of its I tasks will be to strengthen the national defense was the opinion I expressed by Senator George E E. Chamberlain chairman of the then n military affairs committee of the tho senate t When the ia session is and I feel sere it will wiH be bel k I I I ng the summer f I will offer the new military legislation which is intended tp give Rive us n JF standing army of menu m n which I consider is sufficient f said Sena Senator tor Chamberlain There may be other legislation recommended by the war IA A college I I to a- a t OL H. H 1 11 n me une mecan t 1 j can situation is acute acut I do expect opposition to any of the proposed I President Wilson Vilson has authority au au- to mobilize mobilise e troops and make maIm armed intervention in T l Mw ico without I waiting for congress congressI ito to assemble He can call regular troops without fur fur- fur 1 lither ther legislation I The strength of the stand ing army is now at a maximum of and is not recruited to to this number I do not believe be- be lieve there are more than regular troops in n the United i t States tates today for we have soldiers soldiers sold sold- rs in the Philippines in the Hawaiian islands in Porto Rico and in Panama r |