The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-11-16

under the law. Is mt work eliminating
more than 1000 officers from the army.
Everybody has been told before this
that the army has been shot to pieces
So II has. Congress has cut u down
and Of course the contention In adj
ynnced that the present force IL utter
" inadequate. even for the purposes ~
peace. Seemingly. however. both Re
publlcans and Democrats In congress.
or majority Of them at any rate.
think that the army ought to he furth-
er reduced. II Is much more likely
that there will he reductions than in
rreuses
Men who think that the future holds
possibilities of trouble look with fear
on any further dlmunitiVi IT the army.
hut as the men WIN think that no
trouble ever again H. going to come.
are In the majority tiie army probably
will go the way Of further reductions
until something hnppcns to make pro-
pie wish that the country had n police
force
II is something for sympathetic
general officers which hns the thank
less task 1T elimination IN It's hands
Is composed of high-minded mV, VINO
will see to II that those who must
leave are those who are the least com
petent to continue their work II Is
going to tie n hard thing to prove to
any one of the officers who must seek
other employment that he Is less
worthy Of retention than anyone ~
those who Is retained. but. knowing
the process Of study Of the records
and the caliber 81 the men who are
doin. the studying. II can be said that
no injustice knowingly will he done.
These Are the "Eiin,inators."
The members of the board VI gen.
eral officers are; Maj Gen. Joseph +.
Dicknmn tretired). president Of the
hoard surgeon General NJ. w. ireland,
chief IT the medical corps: Mai. Gen.
Henry +. Mccain tretired). and Maj
Gems. Ernest Kinds aud Andre w.
brewster, Of the active list. All Of
these officers are men Of high service
II never does To look for trouble, but
the history of the past, SO far as the
army l. concerned shows that there
always is trouble when promotions,
demotions or discharges become the
necessary order Of the day. When
ever volunteer or drafted forces have
come into being there have been ac-
hot
being favored NJ the expense Of vol
unteer officers. and that West Point
cadets have been favored at the ex-
pense of non-cadets. II can be put
down that. as certain as II Is going to
rain again some day. there will DO
charges that favoritism figured In the
findings Of this board Of elimination
when It's findings are made public.
Your correspondent believes that ev-
cry charge Of this kind will be base
less.
May Alter Tariff Schedules.
The tariff commission Is Just about
to get down to its work. The Presi-
dent IL contemplating, through the
tariff commission after inquiry. the re-
ductiOn for some duties which he
thinks are too high. II Is not at all
beside the mark to say that II Is pos
sible the thoughts Of the President on
this subject may be the thoughts Of q
majority of his party In congress.
However, the congress which passed
the tariff bill put in II provision un-
der which the President will act
through the tariff commission In the
work Of raising or lowering schedules.
as IL may be found that the business
of the country demands. II Is new
thing which Is to be tried out. The
lawmakers fixed rates and then fixed
u means by which after inquiry the
rates could be changed.
1t Is not known definitely yet just
how far the President, working
through the tariff commission. will go
ia the matter Of changing some Of the
schedules. There are both Democrats
and Republicans here who say he will
have trouble on his hands II he at
tempts to change any of the duties
which his party has enacted into law.
WIS lii's 'lNiS
II high tariff Republicans in congress
who are ready to say they are willing
To- trust the matter entirely IL the
bands of the President and to rest on
the judgment Of the inquiries Of the
tariff commission.
Already several petitions have been
received by the tariff commission In
which downward revision is requested
on some of the schedules. Also some
requests have been made for increases
In some schedules. II is certain the
commission will have work enough on
its hands.
Not a Real Party Issue.
There is unquestiOnably ia the Re
publican party an element which hopes
that the President working through
the commission will do something TO
lower some of the present tariff rates.
There also PROFESSIONALLY is another
element In the party which does not
believe that any tariff rate can be too
high. There are some few high pro
lection Democrats in congress, not