The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-10-25

their command and are pest quallhe"
TO Judge which officers will be OF the
greatest value to the military estaD
lishment for the particular work TO
be accomplished by this establishment
between now and June 30, l92O. Inc
army has important work to do before
that date, and the retention OF tenn
porary officers must be based upon
their fitness to do this work rather
than as q reward for their services
during the war.
Ranks Must Be Readjusted.
The war department has fixed the
number of officers that there may De
in each grade of the $4,000 ofhcerS'
thereby terminating the opportunlt!
for extensive promotion that has ex'
listed during the war. In getting the
$4,000 officers into these grades, there
must be sacrifices of rank and pay
throughout the service; necessar!
consequence of readjuSting the rank
of officers from that held In a military
force having 100000 officers to thost
they can properly hold in force nav
ing only $4,000 officers.
The temporary officers to be retained
will be largely applicants for perma-
nent appointment. These officers
along with all others have reached
grades in the large army raised during
the war that they cannot expect tc
hold in the small peace-time force, A
determination of the decrease in rank
of these officers in order to properly
fit them into the new commissioned
force will be made by the war depart
ment and announced In orders.
Much Treaty Legislation Needed.
Ratification Of the treaty of peace
with Germany will not end the
responsibility Of congress In con
nection with the pact. There vii
still remain the question as to how nu
merous provisions of the treaty are tc
be administered. 1t Is reasonably Ger
tain that congress. in enacting legisla
ton that will be necessary in order II
put into effect many provisions of thu
treaty so far as the United States Il
concerned, will see to 1t that broat
powers are retained by the Legislative
body, or at least by the senate. Assam
ling that the treaty, with the League o
, Nations covenant included, will be rati
fed with certain reservations, 1t will
be necessary for the United State
to have representatives on large mum
Der of international tribunals.
/. The treaty is silent as to how thes
i representatives of the government shaI
n be appointed. Should congress fail
r act, the president would appoint |
f every instance. But congress, so tn
i leaders in the two houses say, has n
d thought Of failing to act. It Will pr
IS vide. through legislation, II preser
i plans are carried out, that all repr
l. sentatives of the United States on tn
q international tribunals shall be nom
E. mated by the president and conhrme
by the senate.
70 When the treaty goes into efe'
1t there will be opened up an entire
n new field Of international activity.
is is q field that will call for traine
I'd men of the best type. Congress vi
n fix the salaries of these men and wi
III of course, have to appropriate mont
e to meet the expenses Of the Unit
r. States in participating In the hume
II GUS new international activities.
VIII Require Many Experts.
There will have to be mixed arl
es trail tribunal established between ca
It's of the allied and associated powers
RS the one hand and Germany on t
M other within three months after t
ar ratification Of the treaty. Each Of the
az, tribunals is to consist of three me
co. bers. The United States will, in ca
III the treaty is ratified, appoint one me
I'll Der of the tribunal which is to rep
ay sent 1t, Germany will appoint one me
ire Der, and the two thus appointed W
om choose the third. There will also ha
~. to be created a permanent commissi
ISL which will advise the council Of I
ne League of Nations on military. ma
au' and air questions. It win also be d
re- essary for the United States to MAJ
Try members of more than a score of oil
. commissions that are to deal W
ing problems growing out Of the war.
ing A typical commission is the one p
me vided for to deal with the Saar bias
at This commission, 1t will be recalled
I'VE to consist of five members chosen
as the council Of the League of Matte
the and. will include one citizen of Fran
IN one native inhabitant of the Saar
md sin, not citizen of France, and tn
Ilze members belonging to three countI
1er. other than France or Germany.
ted this particular case the treaty does
hat say specifically that the United Sta
and must be represented, but it is taken
ned granted that 1t will be. In nearly
Ice, cry other case In which commiss
the is provided for the United States
OF mentioned as one of the countries {
must be represented.
Congress win also have to deal v
Of the mandatories. If, as is gener,
ers, understood, this government agrees
nm look after the Armenians, congl
nds viii have TO say how the governm
al shall 90 about this. There is also ]
ben vision in the League of Nations I
any enant for q permanent commiss
be- which Is to receive and examine
ofi' the annual reports of the mandato
rec provided for under the treaty,