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Show 00 ;LENINE DEFEATED IN I MOVE TO CUT ARMY COPENHAGEN, Feb 1 (By tho Associated Press.) The central executive exe-cutive commltteo of tho soviet government govern-ment has rejected a proposal by Nikolai Nik-olai l.enine that the Russian army be reduced by half, according to a Moscow dispatch Co the Social I.emo-I I.emo-I krates by way of Berlin. I Lenlne'a proposal was marie with a I view to meeting Ihe wishes of the I United States but It w as opposed by , Leon Trotsky. The vote against the proposition was large, and n counter resolution was adopted declaring that the Kuropeot, political situation does not permit of the one-elded disarmament of Russia During tho debate Trotzky referred to tho Invitation to the international economic conference at Genoa as a j "trap " |