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OFFERS NO PLANS
FOR BIGGER ARMY
Question is Not Being considered
Now-General Foch Declares Ihai
American Soldiers Have no super
Tor in Europe.

WASHINGTON. April 25.-No plans
for increasing the army beyond iIs
present authorization, nor for rals-
ing the cages in the draft limitations
were presented by Secretary Baker
today in his first appearance before
the House Military Committee since
his return from the Western Datue
front
Mr.. Baker indicated that the W al
Department was not considering In
creasing the forces beyond present
equipment for transportation ana
supply. but added that he might ap-
pear later with some recommends
tons
Every responsible officer of the Al
lied armies. with whom he had been
in contact. the Secretary told inc
congressman, had only one lded oi
the outcome of the war and that was
a complete victory OF the Allled al
mics
THE American soldier is the equal
CT any fighting man IN Europe
This statement made to nm Dy
General Foch, generalisslmo OF the
Allied forces, was given by eecre-
tary of War Baker to the house
Military Affairs Committee this al
ternoon, in summing up what he saw
and heard of the American hghtlns
man on the western front.
He told me he was not man
given to compliments, and that
would learn that as | came TO know
more of him." said Secretary Baker
but he added that no soldier in Eu-
rope was superior to the American
doughboys."
The Secretary was filled with en-
thusiasm over what he saw OF the
American troops on the front line
1.-The achievements of the United
States during the first year of the
war will go down in history" he salo
For an hour and a half, behind
locked doors, Secretary Baker gave
to the committee a graphic recital OF
his observations on the western ano
Italian fronts. He was expected tC
submit to the committee his est
mates of the number of men thai
would be requiI ed in the American
army during the next Il months, bu'
he did not do SO.
This and other matters will be laiC
before the committee in few days
he said. He needed a few days more
to reach mature conclusions before
submitting definite estimates OF
which to base the military appropria
ton bill
Secretary Baker told the commit
tee that the size Of the 1918 Ameri
can Army viii depend entirely Of
transportation facilities. He ha:
asked for careful estimate of avail
able tonnage for troops, transport:
and supplies this year. Some fig
ures on transportation have beer
submitted to me since my return
from abroad" he told the commit
tee. when l have analysed them,
will return with my recommends
TONS
Baker did indicate, however, tina
he would be opposed to raising the
draft age to 40, as proposed by Rep
resentatives Kahn, Shallenberger anC
other influential members of the Mil
itary Affairs Committee. Young meI
were the men needed to fight thi!
war and bring final victory to the Al
lied arms, he said.
Things move more speedily ovel
there than anyone on this side cal
have any conception" he explained
LtcI SOue SCSIliS " DS tahIdS WV
steps to the one he would take OF
this side Every American soldier
seems to be moving at rate of 6(
miles an hour"
The spirit of the troops was ex
cellent, Secretary Baker said. The.
are all itching to get into the fight
Ing" Their physical condition wa:
unequaled by that of men of any o
the Allied armies, he said.
The Secretary's admiration for thu
achievements OF the Army engineer!
in charge of construction work wa
unbounded. The storage facilitie:
already erected behind the west from
would make room so feet wide anC
200 miles long" almost a slong a!
from here to New York" he said.
The artillery and aviation school:
established for training American