Presideht Roosevelt told reporters he thought it was à Jo choice whether the army sì be disin regrated or not. The decisich, ne added, was up to Congress.
'A formal warning that Presiden Roosevelt favoured retention in th army of National Guardsmen, reserve. officers and draftees beyond the 12-months' period originally pre Scribed was given Congress yesterday by the Assistant Wer Secretary Mr. Robert P. Patterson, who sail the President also desired the removal of the 900,000 limit on the number of draftees who can be in ithe service at any one time.
In a letter to the Speaker of the House, Mr. Sam Rayburn, Mr. Pat-person said legislation to accomplis} these objects had Mr. Roosevelt's approval.
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