The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-20
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UNIFORMS May
RETURN SOON.
DEFENSE PROGRAM WILL
PROBABLY CALL FOR
MANY OTHER UNExPEcT-
ED CHANGES
by JACK sTINNETT
APP Feature Service writer

BY JACK sTINNETT
APP Feature Service writer
WASHINGTON, June 20.--The
reason army and navy officers
on duty in Washington do not
wear uniforms is purely psyche
logical.
The, story is that after the
World War, the armament-reduc-
ton bloc in Congress made tell
ing point in debate with the
charge that almost every other
person you saw around Washing
ton had on either an army or
navy uniform. A few days later
the army and navy were both in
multi.
Now, according to the grape
vine, an order for army and
navy men on duty here to get
back into uniform-and the rea-
son. again, is psychological. With
thousands of smartly attired Of
ficerS and miles of gold braid
around, Washington won't look
so much like a city that is just
ankling along a peaceful road
an appearance that is hardly
compatible with the defense pro-
gram.
Army Navy Reports
A joint army-navy commission
has made a private report to
several agencies on the hot spots
where new strikes in defense in
dustries may break out in the
next few months.
Mediation board is even work
ing on several of these-a few of
which, IL they came off, might
be more serious to the industrial
defense effort than any we have
had so far.
Guards To Continue Service7
According to talk here, it
seems pretty definite that the
army is going to ask that the Ma
tional Guard continue in service
for the duration.
It's a matter of legislation and
Congress will have to act before
the one-year training period of
the Guard can be extended. The
argument is that If the original
training period were adhered to.
the army would be demobilizing
more than half its infantry di-
visions in the face of the ''un-
limited emergency"-and just
when they are beginning to reach
a high degree of military eff
ficiency.
Supreme Court Vacation
The three members Of the us.
Supreme Court who were MEM
bers when President Roosevelt
took office are Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes, whose
voluntary retirement becomes eff
fective July 4. and Justices Har-
Ian +. Stone and Owen ]. Rob
erts.
The four-month vacation which
the court started the first of
June is traditional.
Army Hecreafional Camps
There are now III other Army
recreational camps similar to the
one near st. Augustine, but the
Florida camp. with accommoda-
tons for thousand men, is the
largest.
The idea is to provide week
end or short leave recreation
centers where trainees may go
for fishing, swimming, boating.
horseback riding, and certain en-
tertainment that is offered in
the cities. such as movies, dane
ing and amusement parksaIl at
a fee within the limits OF sI2-
to-$30-a-month wage.
Lodging Tin tents) is free at all
the camps and meals range from
Is 10 80 cents.
IL the success Of these first
few camps continues. the morale
division viii establish them all
over the country. AZ present
nearly all are in the Gulf OF
Mexico area.
Army Dafa
For those interested in Army
operations:
The War Department is the
procurement. the provision. the
supply. the records and manage
nlent part OF the army.
The General Headquarters. or
CHG. is the tactical and fighting
part of the army. The CHG air
force is the striking force Of army
aviation. as distinguished from
scouting and other planes which
might be- attached 10 ether combat
units.