The Washington times., 1917-06-14
CANADA CAN HELP
TRAIN U. S. ARMY
Dominion Has Surplus Of
Qualified Officers.
WILLING TO SEND EXPERTS
U. S. Seeking Services Of Neigh
Dor, Is Toronto RumOr.

TORONTO. June I4.-There IL not
the slightest doubt that Canada could
supply a large force Of competent In
structors to assist in training the
American army.
The Dominion government already
has loaned several officers for the
purpose. and the possibility OF more
extensive assistance has been discuss
ed freely In military circles in this
country.
A case in point Is that Of Major
Morrison. OF Toronto. formerly com.
mander Of the Eaton machine gun
battery. who has returned from Eng.
land, following the breaking up of
the battery into drafts, and resigned
from the Canadian forces. Major Nor
rtson Is reluctant to discuss at the
present time an offer which has been
made to him from United States army
sources, but according to report he
has been invited to accept appoint
ment as colonel In the military serv-
Ice OF the republic.
ConseFiption Law Assured.
In estimating the Canadian training
force which would be available for
work in the United States camps,
there Is danger OF attaching too much
Importance TO the fact that Canadian
camps are now largely empty, with
only about $4,000 C. Z. F. troops still
in the Dominion, and some Of the in
structors are idle. Despite suggeS-
lions to the contrary, conscription
will be enacted in Canada and
will be enforced in order to insure
adequate re-enforcements for the d.
visions at the front.
There are great difficulties to be
surmounted. and there may be delays,
but English-speaking Canada Is going
to see CONSUMPTION through. and the
force raised by selectIve draft will
have to be trained By Canadian IN
structors. Then, too, IL IL expected
that q large number of recruits for
as 10000 men-will be secured among
British subjects resident in the
United States. Arrangements have
been completed to receive them at the
principal Canadian mobilization CEN
ters. Canada's military camps may
not be filled, but by early fall. at the
latest. there will again be q large
number OF men In training. Even at
the present time there IL q small but
steady increment to the forces In
training. and during the latter half
OF May more than 1000 men were ao-
cepted for oversee service
II Is true that the number OF Cana
dian troops at the front Is not likely
to be increased to any large extent.
but the training Of reserves will &C.
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structional organization.
Surplus OF Officer In England.
There Il an important potential
source of instructors in the surplus OF
Canadian officers in England. After
organization of the Fifth division for
service at the front, there remained
in England a large number OF senior
officers, many in excess Of require
ments, who could not be employed.
France for officers of higher rank
than lieutenant. Additional Canadian
troops will be sent forward only as
reserves are actually needed. drafts
being dispatched across the channel
in charge OF lieutenants.
In one British camp are no less
tnan 100 officers from western Can
ada in excess OF present anticipated
II has been decided
that such surplus officers must elect
within one month whether they will
revert in rank to that OF lieutenant
or return to Canada All have had ex-
perience in preparing combatant units
for service under the very latest meth
DDS OF warfare.
Then. too, there are the returned
men, including those In rank from
colonies, who have COM