The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-13

l New Haven, Conn, Oct. 13.- Civilians who provide facilities for normal entertainment and amuse- ment can do much to prevent sol- diers on leave from drinking too much, according to Major Merrill Moore, of the U. s. Army Medical Corps,
 Not alcohol but the incorporate use of alcohol, is the problem i'll the Army as well as in civilian life, " says Major Moore in the current ls- sue of the Quarterly Journal ot Studies on Alcohol, just released from it's editorial offices in Yale University.
 Major Moore is one of several au- thorities on alcohol, social, legal and industrial problems who contributes to a symposium on Alcohol and the War" in this issue of the Journal. He is on leave from his duties as medical director of the Washington ian hospital in Boston.
 "ShoOting War"
 Nov we are really in shooting war with a large and growing army" says Major Moore. "The general staff is so busy equipping thet raining men at this moment that that it cannot be expected to look after the individual emotional problems of service men. At the moment, this is a civil problem anc has to be handled by communities not only through the U. s. O., bu1 through every community organlza- tion." With relatively slight effort, ht points out, civilians can switch tn' , intrest of enlisted men on leave away from destructive types O. amusement and excessive drinking Until such effort is made D! civilians and community organlza , tions to provide normal entertain ' ment. excessive social drinking ma. continue" says the major.
 T believe that 95 per cent o : the men who drink too much Whli l CT leave would accept naa-alcoholh ,, entertainment just as readily" > In discussing the type of perSol
 who is to be considered as arm : material Major Moore attacks tn conception that the armed force : are dumping ground for huma'
 derelcts.
 Many people feel that if a ma ] does not fit in anywhere else, h can enlist in the Marine Corps C go into the Army or the Navy, an that then he will be Uncle sam nroblem," he reports. "Certalnl he will then no longer be the prot lem of his own family or the out | patient clinic or the soclal serVs department of a hospital.
 | Change of Environment | People have come to me as 8 pr
 vate physician to ask me to give ff
 vorable recommendations to selectl'
 service boards concerning ne'er-d'
 wells, latent or patent alcononc
 and various types of psychopatl
 who, in all probability. would adlu
 no better in the Army than th'
 have done in civilian life. a
 sure that many other physician
 have had similar requests. | "The public must learn that U
 qualifications for success in u ! Army are essentially the same
 in any other profession. Stable aI 1 nature persons are needed. It mi | be a fact that during the Napoleon
 wars just anybody was good enout | for the Army and was welcome | there: the poacher avoiding jail ar | the criminal who did not dare sho | un aaain at home. Those men ma | a motley gang that was gooe enoui | for Boney, but that Is no long
 true today.
 ! aour Army has been reorganlze ft is streaniilned. It is sclentih | and lt is psychological. It Wan ' and It must have the best ! "A sailitaEs tic is net eood eho