The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-17
10000 A DAY TO
QUIT ARMY CAMPS


velopment battallons throughout the
country. They are seventy-one in
number and embrace in strength 9e,-
fse men.
Second-The rehabilitation Of con-
scientious objectors who are not serv-
ing sentences.
Third-The spruce production dlvl-
sion.
Fourth-CentrA training schools
for officers with certain mUdifca-
lions.
Ffffth-The United States Guards,
who comprised something like $4,000
on paper.
S!xth--Railway troops.
Seventh-Depot brigades.
neutrality-suspicious. camps.
Ninth-Combat divisions.
I've have in tho United States now
something like 1900, 1000 men. and to
muster out q force OF that kind Of course
will take some time Each man has to
be examined physically. his final &C
counts made and copy Of his medical
record transferred to the War Risk In
sura nee Bureau so that the men may get
compensation they are entitled to under
the act. which must be properly SAFE
guarded. Great masses OF blank forms
have been prepared in advance. and
they arc being shipped to the various
camps for use as these orders 60 into
effect
VIII Release 10000 q Day.
Tho orders that have already been
issued affect some 200, 900 men. ex-
pect to muster them out In two weeks
When the machine is in full operation
we expect TO release 10000 men a day.
"In handling this problem OF demobill-
nation one OF the features which had &c
be considered was tire subsequent re-
tanning OF men for the Regular Army OF
what will be tho Regular Army wher
Congress passes laws reorganizlng thai
army. When the war broke out thert
were only a limited number Of such nner
in the service, and the great number Of
mon who flled out these units were mer
who voluntarily enlisted for the period
OF the war So we have offered these
mon who came in for the period OF the
war the option OF reenlisting IL they
care to.
I'VE have offered an immediate hon
orable discharge with q furlough of on,
month upon reenlistment and we pro
pose to go before Congress- and ask Con
sress to give every man who has beer
nonorably discharge one months pay
whatever his grade is, as a bonus Thes,
men who reenl!st will not lose thel
BONUS.
May Wear Uniforms Months.
Under present laws every man whC
Is discharged from the army IS entitled
to wear his uniform for a period O
three months. That Is a very neces
sary thing. because the releasing to civi
life OF 1900. 900 or 1000, 900 men makes
II impossible TO clothe in civilian clothes
30 great a number. So there will be
period Of readJustment during which
they will be wearing their uniforms.
Tho officers are listed in this way
Officers who want 20 apply for commits
stons in the Regular Army will be con
sidered; officers who want to put them
selves in a class where they can be uset
for future military operations win b,
offered commissions in the Reserv,
Corps. The rest OF them will be dis
charged In this connection ! also Is
sued .orders to all the stan corps thai
the discharge OF officers and men mus
keep pace with the cutting down OF worl
and they have been directed to submit
lists OF officers and men from time &c
time as they can be spared tor dis
charge,
Convalescents Ordered Home.
AT the same time as these order,
were given for the troops at home
cabled Gen. Pershing directing him e
return to the United States on troo,
transports all the men who are casual.
or convalescents. sick and wounded VIII,
are able to be moved and these mer
will come in a steady flow across tn,
Atlantic before the larger number com,
back AS units.
"Wo propose when the divisions com,
back from France to have them mustered
out In the vicinity OF their homes. TIL,
men from New England will be put IL
Camp Devens. for instance, and we IN
tend to have these men parade in tn
nearest adjacent town so that the hom
people can see thsir own soldiers. Tn!
scheme calls for the clearing out OF In
camps at home. and will leave in eacI
one OF these camps a unit OF the regula
army, which will police 1t and take car
| of II and make II ready for the troop
| AS they come back from France.
with reference TO casualties In tn
! American expeditionary force, I cable
Gen. Pershing directing him 20 Efport 1
plain English and not In code. so as {
save time. the name OF every man killed
| wounded or missing up to the time {
the armistice not hitherto reported.
have had an answer this morning sayin