The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-02

n definite and important part OF tho
instruction In those institutions.
And what l say concerning the
University OF Illinois applies Just as
omphatically to tho units Of the
corps at Cornell. Princeton, Wis
consin and other universities and
colleges"
At the present tlmo Gen Perish
ing said there nrc about $50 uffi-
GERS detailed To these institutions OF
learning throughout tho country
and this number represents the
very minimum necessary FOR tho ud
equate differing .pf tho units, which
are growing all the tins, not only
In number. but In efficiency aud
popularity. Tho very nature OF the
work required OF these officers In
dlcates, Ms General Pershiug pointed
out. the kind OF an officer man
must be before ho can be assigned
TO 'ono OF the university or college
organizations. As the units in
crcaso In number and In personnel
the number OF officers required, of
course, increases In proportion, At
tho present time tho total strength
OF the Reserve Officers Training
Corps units Is nearly 100000 young
men.
Another OF tho big problems fac
Ing the war department IL that OF
the national guard, now an integral
part Of the national defense Ia the
fullest sense OF the word. At this
time there are only about goo off
GERS OF the regular service assigned
TO the national guard. ana tho
guard itself Is today clamorinE Tor
an additional 2,25O officers whose
services are necessary II the guard
Is TO be the efficient arm TINT the
1920 law contemplated
'Tho national guard" said Gem
pershing, taking up this phase OF
the military problem, has now
reached a maximum strength OF
about $4,000 officers ana Cnllstcd
men. OF this total about 1000 arc
officers. This force has boon or
ganized into is infantry divisions.
with the due proportion OF corps
and army troops added. or the
IS divisions, 3 are very nearly
complete In all respects, ana Of
the remaining 10 divisions all OF
them. with the exception uf 4,
are more than 90 per cont COM
plote. Taken as a whole the actual
strength of the national guard OF
the United states, az this moment,
exceeds &c per cent OF its maximum
authorized strength OF 223,6S6
men.
"Furthermore, the RrastifylnE
progress that has been mado In tho
organization OF the national guard
Is not isolated or local, but is ECn-
oral throughout the country, 81
states having passed the so per coma
total, while ut tho others all hut
three are well above 20 per cent
complete, II may bc added that
only lack OF funds prevents a sim
larger enrolment Tho Importance
OF the armys mission, 30 fnr as the
guard Is concerned, needs no COM
ment, The figures tell the story"
Lack Available Officers.
''why" General Pershlng was
asked. "are there so few officers de-
tailed 10 tho guard units, when as
the facts disclosed, moro than 1900
are requirod?"
We'll" Gen. pershlng answered
after "A pause, "the truth IS that We
have not the available officers to
supply them, unless We take the
officers from the duties that for the
present, at least, We consider more
necessary. Then. OF course, there
Is the transportation feature OF the
problem. The transportation item
in the army appropriation is so
small that tho department. has not
the money necessary 10 pay the
transportation. even II we hdd the
officers 10 assign.
"The organized reserves" con-
tinued Gen. Pershing. lis the one
branch OF the army provided for
In the 1890 law the strength OF
which IS not fixed. The plan for
the development OF Ihis force calls
for the division OF the country into
nine corps areas. OF q infantry ID
visions, 70 corps Higher
officers who will assist in the sclec-