The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-07-14

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Mr. Emery was wounded In the letl
arm In France. 50 badly wounded that
he has comparatively little use of the
injured member to-day. lie regrets
| apparently that this physical diSabil
/ ity prevents uim from accepting u CON
mission IN the reserves Of the Unite
States army.
had talk with Commander Elm
cry tie spoke uS on" Lr- 90 menih"r
tu another. lie rpitomlrd the lesson
which thuk IL is the desire ~ the
american Lesion uihr ais To see tut
nIlyd In spirit and u truth In the
ranks ~ the former soldiers.
Would BE Soldier Citizens
liza SAID, I'VE were known a. citizen
soldiers. hope thar We will be known
nov ~ soldier citizens THIS hrcaihe~
the spirit OF the service which seems
To be- In the hearts of the Lcsinunaircs
to-day
American Legion officials are inter
cStrd deeply IN the uaucnt lrgislat,o
which cuts the American army 10 o.
force OF llOUDO men Of COURSE n
Legion man thinks that an army OF
this size l. sufficient tor the needs -
the republic, even In peace times The,
feel also that the cut reflects WIN
to the Lcgiuunairrs seems To be- IA,
selfish feeling ut the law makers
hat II war comes and there j. not a.
adcsuatr first line OF defense fore,
% the regular army. the men "wh,
did It before" will instantly be- viii
us to du Il again
or course. a. the ~ soldiers seen
to view II. the men -. the Legion AMI
II other veteran organizations patriot
ically viii OFFER their services To do h.
again hut nevertheless there H. ieel
INK thar the million young men VIII"
come To military age every year in thl,
republic. and the vast crowd of slack
rr> IN the last war. might be- compelled
4 unhuppily war should come. To tai
On part of the first burden which
the belief Is. will be- certain To- fall
under coming conditions To- the lot Of
the former lighters 10 assume
When It was proposed under the las
administration to maintain regular
army Of 2Nn.pD. the proportion OF Il
po commissioned officers vas fixed
as being proper. The army has been
reduced To- 10000 men. 1900 les,
than the number originally contem
plated Now Il j. said that congress
possibly may legiSlate large mum
her of rc.ulnr army officers out OF
their commissions
Fight Against Fewer Comm ssions.
II can be- said from first knowlrdg,
that the War department, aud this Of
course means the administration. viii
resist any attempt to deprive some
thousands of young Americans OF their
commission In the regular army There
are to-day l3.WU such commissioned
brought up to the strength cuntem
plated when the proposal for an army
of 2SO,OOO men WIS made. Admitted.
~, however. an army Of 5000 would
be- oyer-commanded IL 1900 officers
were assigned 10 active duty with
the troops,
The contention Of the War depart.
ment IL. however, that even with the
reduced number Of men ia the ranks
there will not be- too many commits
stoned officers II Tie present number.
1900. II kept nj work l. l. said
there is plenty to be- done by that par
" the commissioned personnel which
is not serving actively with the
troops
A large number Of officers. the au-
thorities say must he assigned 70 duty
In connection with the reserves the
National Guard. the army schools. and
10 staff work. The authorities hold
that there would he Gripping ~
the service II congress should take the
action ~ reduction which II has been
suggested II may attempt.
The War department is not slow to
point out the justice side Of the mat
ter. The department i horne ont by
the records when Il says that there
was an appeal made by the government
Of the United States 10 young men
10 enter the rpcula- army as officers
and 10 make the service their life
work. A. result hundreds upon hun
dreds Of them gave over good paying
positions in civil life and entered the
army IN response 20 the call
Lincoln Statue Put Back
Sentiment in Washington has com
PEELED the return Ia its former
site OF the statute of Abraham
Lincoln which stood IN front Of the
district court building facing John
Marshall place There was objection
to the statue because II was said To
be inurtistic Perhaps # was but n
was the first statue of Lincoln which
was put up IN the capital city aud
for years was the only one SENT.
ment lowered about Il and now II
is Ia be put back In the place from
which adverse criticism caused its re-
moyul.
A good many men Of unqucstiOned
Judgment thought that the Lincoln
statue was fine bit of ART. II stood
upon tall almost spindling pillar
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