The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-11
MANY OFFICERS
BEING RETIRED
Saddest Work in Washing
ton Is Cutting Veter =
ans Off Pay Roll

special ~ Tho World.
WASHINGTON. oct. i0.-About
the saddest work In Washington
right now is the retiring OF hum
drcds of army officers because OF
the cutting down OF the military
establishment.
Army officers come from every
where New York, Texas. Wiscon-
sin. Montana. oklahoma, every one
OF the IS states furnish them. They
arc appointed 10 West Point by
senators and representative and
when a cadet bids goodbye To his
old home town 10 mntriculate a.,
West Point. he is TO all lntcnts and
purposes snying goodbye TO Il for
ever.
Most ~ the Officers about 10 be
retired have lost all touch with
their old home and old home con-
ditions. New economy says they
must cut loose and they do not
know where they are going
Tho war department IS trying "a
get them Jobs. To civic organiza-
| tions in Syracuse. Milwaukee. Hous.
ton. everywhere the war depart
ment has sent out messages urging
\
these men in civic positions.
The secretary OF war, General
Porshing and General Marboard
have a deep personal interest In the
| future of the officers OF the regular
army 10 be separated from tho serv-
Ice under the provisions OF the act
OF June 80. 1929, and are most de-
sirous that the war department as
| sist these officers In every way pos
sible in adjusting themselves &c
| civil life.
| For this purpose the edjutant
general of tho army has established
In his office an agency which will
act as clearing house In secur'
ing positions and making business
connections for those who wisi
assistance Employment agencies
large corporations, commercial anC
industrial Establishments, viii b,
canvhsscd. The corps areas com
manders will make a survey OF
their states and locate positions II
the various civic occupations. The
corporation of such commercial or
ganizatlons as chambers OF com
| merce, Rotary clubs, klwanis clubs
and Lions clubs. will he requested
ANY business organization desir
] ing 10 employ tneSe OFFICERS eau re
ceive complete information OF theiI
qualifications by communicatinl
with tho adjutant generh OF tn
army or the corps area com mand
ors
A letter is being sent by the ad
jutant general to each officer to b'
separated. informing him Of the de
sire OF the war department TO be o
assistance and asking him N assist
Huce is desired and for information
as to his special qualifications an,
the localities in which each office
desires To- live. There Is on file II
the adJutant generals office at th'
present time detailed record o
each officers military service an,
educational qualifications.
OF the officers TO he separate,
from the service, many are highl!
qualified professional mcn-law
yers. surgeons. Chaplains, engineers
dentists and veterinarians. Man.
others are men of high attachments
qualified TO fill responsible posi-
tons In commercial and industrial
establishments. They have serve'
the government for long period
some OF them 20 years or more. an,
have rendered faithful and efficien
service. The United States govern
ment IL Indebted 20 them and II 4
only fitting that they should be af
forded every opportunity to attain
success in civil life.