The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-04-19

missions because they have passed or
win pass the examinations necessary
to receive commissions In the officers
reserve corps.
Take them all together still 1T will
be necessary to find men fit to COM
mand the forces of the United States.
green men or men who have received
at best only primary instruction In
the art of war.
The understanding is today that
there are some 10000 or 1900 men
who have passed or who supposedly
can pass the somewhat rigid examina-
lions for commissions in the officers
reserve corps. The examinations for
the reserve corps are sufficiently
strict and comprehensive to make 1t
certain that no man who is not exceed
ingly intelligent and more than fair
ly well informed can pass them.
Thousands Have Offered.
There VIII not be enough of these re-
serve corps candidates to meet the
governments need. There is q provi-
sion of the law, section 80 of the act
approved June 3, 1916, which allows
the age limit to be waived and makes
provision for the appointment of COM
missioned officers who have seen serv-
ice or who have received military in
struetion in schools and who are past
the age ordinarily fixed for commits
sions In the various grades. How
many men over forty-five years of age
the government will find physically fit
for commissions it is hard to say, but
it is known definitely that thousands
of men who have commanded troops
or who huve served long enough either
in the regular army or in the National
Guard to enable them with slight adj
dttional instruction to enter the com
missioned ranks, already have offered
their services to the military authori-
ties.
The United States government can
get plenty Of men willing to be officers,
but the question is whether they will
be able to meet quickly the require
ments Of field duty. In other words,
while the soldiers are being trained in
foot movements the manual Of arms,
extended order drill and battle maneu
yers. will the newly appointed officers
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