The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-13

department and - the committees CO.,
naval Affairs 70 rN
II Is believed that II the plan ~ the
sruroPristions committee carries. and
the fleets ~ The United States shsu
be reduced 20 squadron. ~ M par
'icUlar strategic valne. such ships ~
rncle sam has must 10 concentrate
IN the waters Of one -onr ~ 'ha
cher In order 70 maintain even IN
appearance - being servicsahle
Cannot Protect Both cossts
Service men SAY the situation j. Di.r
a. 10 would be IL II we're poSsible that
the United states one day was a. h..
attacked from the north and from No.,
south slmultanepusy by two hustil.
forces, and there were only soldier
enough To make some KIND - den
onsrration against me ~ the invad. NJ
armies II would he necessary 10 lea,.
one frontier exposed
The administration se,ms to h.
alarmed today over this matter ctird
because - the seeming determination
~ the men who hold the money bas
20 ignore the executive department =
and 10 attempt to frame their own ted
lcies for the protection ~ the country
and to pay no heed "a the RECON-
mendations 81 men who have mad.
such matters their life's study
oreers Have Psyehas,heni..
There j. evidence ~ great o.
tere>t throughout he country 10
the reports ~ The surgeon general
Office concerning The results - no,
physical examinations which r.guIa
army officers are BOW undergoing l.
: said that many cases have heei.
found which taken together. show
that a strange var-stfsin ailmen' t.
affecting some ~ the officer veterans
Medical experts call Il "psychas
thenia
There Is something almost mysri,
about This trouble which j. affeCIinI
some 81 the men who saw service ~
the war. Of course today II l. no.
possible 70 bring all the men who saw
service 10 the examination room. az
80 the results ~ the Investigation.
which are being made can come only
from the comparatively few regula
officers who have heen ordered before
examining boards 10 see II their COD
diiI"u = such that letIr.l.ent from Co..
srrNice - raul..
Ills comment ias te.n made an
printed upon tlI> subject:
1T j. regarded uy army medical Of
rers H. hi-lly prob able that fun boz
'e>tisatiou OF hi, subject mas br.n-
TO light q positive scientific eNplana
ton OF >ou- part # the r.s'le~-ue~-
that has been eyi,!eu, among the fer
Uer soldiers since the war II MAY
well be. II is said. that the srruggI,
left Us lasting mark upon thousand,
Of men who uudery eut severe nervous
strain"
surgeon General NJ W ireland tH>
said concerning this matter that al
analysis Of tie records probably will
show that physical deterioration wa
more marked in the commanding per
sonnet Of the regular army than h.
the emergency forces. because rela
lively larger percentage uf the for
mer was charged with greater respon
Sibiliries entailing excessive strains
both mental and physical"
Mount Vernon in sprinstime.
Bands Of pilgrims to Mount Yer
nou daily are increasing in NUN
bers. Ihe writer does not KNOW
how many thousands OF Americans 20
yearly ~ the place where George
Washington lived. aud died, but the
number is something enormous. Al
this season of the year with the
spring getting into its full beauty the
visitors to Washington have the best
of all seasons IN which TO make the
journey to the home OF the Father OF
His Country.