The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
HARD LINES FOR
ARMY OFFICERS
Trouble Adjusting Selves
to New After-War
Conditions

BERLIN, June 1)-Fightug for
postwar existence in civilian life
has proved more hQrra assins than
the fortunes Of the battlefield to
many OF the thousands Of German
officers who survived the war.
They numbered some 100000 at the
time of the armistice. While the
majority held only wartime COM
missionR there were a large number
OF veterans for whom the lifting
smoke OF the conflict revealed that
they had suddenly been uprooted
from their chosen careers and were
forced To begin afresh in new fields.
il was especially difficult for the
aged officers, who were no longer
vigorous and adaptable enough to
battln effectively in an economic
maolstrom already burdcncd with
keen competition
Tile German army and navy I'm
pclce times Included an active Of
floors corps Of b5.760. OF whom So
300 were IN the military forces.
when the whr broke out, this list
was augmented by 100000 OF those
WhOrwere retired or on reserve. In
addition there was the commissioned
staff Of the medical branches num-
berins 33.fo6. The total loss in the
corps amounted OF about $1,000
Killed ana 96,9l3 wounded.
since the treaty OF Versailles per-
mltted the retention OF but 1000 Of
ticers In the Reichswehr, vast ma
1ority OF the war survivors became
factors for absorption In civilian
pursuits. Today they are to be found
IN nearly every walk OF life, some
having even resorted TO the positions
or walter and porter In order to gain
"a lfUa1NhnAh -. n
with trade, labor, or industry
through family ties and thus found
situations comparatively easily
othors returned to official positions
ana part enlisted I'm the newly.
organized security police.
considerable section of the ex-
officers turned to university call
ings; particularly could they be seen
az Judicial and medical lectures and
IN polytechnic schools. In the first
period OF transition. some worked
In subordinate executive positions as
assistants ana some at manual labor,
even as miners
Bank Jobs for Generals.
There are none Of the larger
banking and Industrial concerns To-
day in which former officers are
nor active. In some haaks enc ..ss
across an occasional general. Former
starr Officers were I'm position TO
receive tempting Industrial offers
because of their unusual preparation
ana their knowledge OF languages.
Already before the war, officers
were in demand IN the insurance
tield rs inspectors and agents. and
this number has been noticeably in
creased. The automobile industry,
too, has attracted many. Detective
UWNnriNA
ployed them In divers capacities.
In short tho huge network OF
Germany's trade commerce. and In
dustry Is fairly dotted with these
FORMER heads Of companies. bat.
tallons, and other units of the old
ana wartime armies They are in
The mines, metal works. machine
factories electric plants technical
otfices. quarrles. and export houses:
some have dnfted TO the film in
dustry.
The former aurgeons-major in the
army have condescended to be mere
medical men or have become spe-
cialists In their profession. Many
went Into the chemical industry or
took places In hospitals. Officers
blinded in the war were mostly In
structed at the school for blind at
Marhurg, whore they studied po-
litical economy and simultaneously
learned ypewrlting and stenog-
raphv,
Certain Of the officers who. after
the close OF the war, resolved toI
begin life anew as settlers In some
foreign land, are reported 10 have
had really unhappy experiences.
Some died mlserahly after sore pri-
walton; while some few others suc-
ceeded In getting back TO the Faith
erland only small minority made
real progress abroad Very few left