Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-14
Pacifst Propaganda
Menace to Country
Saws Col. Boyer

Col. Henry c. Boyer of the 303rd
Infantry which has been in camp at
Fort Williams, Portland in an ad-
dress before the members of the
Kennebec Valley Reserve Officers
Association held at the Elmwood no.
tel last evening on the subject The
Importance of the Reserve officers
Association, and the Training and
Functioning of the Officers Reserve
Corps" declared that it is apparent
to every patriot that pacifist propa-
ganda is the most evil menace to this
country today and through the Ma
tional Association, the pacifist propa-
ganda can best be combatted.
About 40 Reserve Officers attended
the meeting which began with a ban
quet at $50.
Col. Boyer spoke in part as fol-
lows:
The Maine Reserve Officers Asso-
citation wishes each reserve officer to
ioin the Association for the following
reasons, any one of which should be
decisive:
One. Congress created a law I'M
der which the Reserve Corps exists.
This law is the subject of constant
criticism from pacifists and others
1t is necessary that the Reserve Off
GERS of the country have a spokes-
man at Washington. That spokes-
man is the Reserve Officers Asso
citation of the United States. By
Joining you can help your spokes-
man.
Two. Congress annually appropri-
ates funds for the functioning Of the
Reserve Corps. A large number Of
questions always arise regarding
these appropriations.
Three, The War Department wants
to make the Reserve Corps an eff
cient body. The Reserve Corps will
be called on to do the biggest Job Of
any part Of the army in the next war,
namely to form the chief part of the
skeleton for the great army that
would have to be raised. Therefore.
IT must be an efficient body. The
War Department should have a
spokesman who can present our
problems to the War Department.
Four. The Reserve Corps Is new.
Neither Congress nor the War de-
partment have had time to acquire
experience in Reserve Corps matters
to guide them in dealing with the
Reserve Corps. It is necessary that
the Reserve Officers of the country
supply facts freely to Congress and
to the War Department in order that
the Reserve Corps may be built up
correctly.
Five. The reserve corps is not vet
fully shaped. Starting from nothing
at the end Of the war. 1t has been
hurridly assembled. It 70 more vital
that policies and regulations be cor
rect during the initial stages of the
formation of the reserve corps than
it will be later.
Six. Through the national associ-
alton, the pacifist propaganda can
best be combatted. 1t 10 apparent to
every patriot that pacifist propa-
ganda is the most evil menace to our
country today. BY joining you can
most effectively combat this pacihst
movement.
Some of the state and local reasons
for joining the reserve corps are:
One. Reserve officers of Maine
have common problems and must
discuss them at meetings Of their 10
cal organizations, Two, AS the re-
il needs unity. Three, The local
chapters provide the means Of know
ing your other reserve officers. Four,
BY joining you will be brought In
contact with officers Of all branches
and all units in your locality. Five,
1t Is important that each reserve
officer know the problems confront.
ing the reserve corps. BY local
meetings and by discussion these
problems are made known to local
officers. II you join you will soon
understand these problems and be
able TO help the reserve CORDS.
Colonel Boyer next gave a sketch
of the work al the camp of the s0srd