Show HIGHLIGHTS II National and nd International Problems Problems Problems lems Inseparable from Local Loca Lo Cl I Welfare WeIfa According to a number of rc- rc repOrt pOrt 1 le authorities there is a def dof- definite mute morale in the Ameri- Ameri Amerian san can an army Such magazines as Life Save Dave sent qualified reporters into x y army camps and they the have return return- sd d to U write Tite that a a Substantial per per- of f tU t conscripts now un- un under der ider arms hr do the time army and ande e eager IC ger to get g get t out ut of it It Et is I inevitable De than when hun bun it dreSs of thousands of men are arc draft cd a 3 portion pardon of them will remain However that at the pros pros- i e state est cat Eime there e is a comparatively How flaw estate of f morale among many t mien raen entered the service in ir lie he octa ion of benefiting from it sad and enjoying it The principal caus- caus cs oi 7 unrest iare e these L There is a lack of martial spirit d due dime c to the fact that we are helve h vc at Ut war a ar and imd our emotions emotions' stirred stared to the tl e boiling point t. t oAs As Ernest Lindley puts it it U is ms IS rake ke trying tTy ng to 10 infuse morale into a team that has no games Unless we actually go gotto gotto gotto tto war fl flis fl- is s phase of the morale remain un un- problem will probably solved 2 I l lany any tny conscript lack lackI I confidence in their officers The roles car my has lias on its Us many ers who have no concept of mod- mod eru warfare Sand and who have little capacity it for leadership or for instill z-ng z respect and admiration In the tren they the command The general stall headed by energetic General Marshall Ss Js said to recognize this sand and is gradually weeding out m- m in- in incompetents in the time commissioned 3 Lack of adequate weapons and mUter materials has been beena a sore Conscripts couldn't f make in which sense erase out of maneuvers broomsticks were used for cannons ems cans ms for Tor shells and in which an n. n dent trucks were vere painted Tank Now ve lio however er this deficiency is eing corrected as arms output in- in in- in increase crease Troops are getting more and nd better equipment and by next year cur many divisions shoed shoud possess everything that h t is i needed for mod- mod modem modern em ern battle 4 Most general cause of com com- say frany an any is the the pay given The he soldiers Conscripts get 21 21 a month for the time first three months and 30 thereafter Under a new bill pay at the end i nf of h 11 m years year's service will wilt advance to 40 40 W. That amounts to next to noth- noth ing ng The soldiers rs must pay pa for hair- hair ts razor blades clothes pressing de tc my tHe time necessary expenses met are are met there is little left for rec- rec recreation tion or even ven the simplest lux- lux arTes C of life As a result soldiers shave an extremely difficult time finding tn mg amusement The cost of giving the time privates a fair wage wage wage- 50 50 to o 75 a month would month would amount to relatively little tittle in tile the light tight of STe gigantic costs the defense pro- pro prom m involves It is probable that Z s to raise the army's wages will be introduced in Congress 5 5 Tied in with inadequate in pay is the lack of organized recreational facilities Many major army camps arc are located in areas where there arc are few communities The United Service organizations USO has lias raised considerable money through public subscription but the total produced is far from being sufficient sufficient to provide amusement on any any- anything anything anything thing near the desired Scale All An Anthe the reporters who investigated tell of finding ed army arm conditions groups of soldiers loitering on street corners on O l their evenings off broke and with nothing to do It lt should be emphasized in the interest of fairness that thata a a high proportion of the army's enlisted personnel has s excellent morale Further Fur her in in- inthe the navy air corps and marine corps there is s no morale problem whatsoever as these branches branche of the fighting forces have lave ii lib Q conscripts cons Most of the the in infantry in- in infantry conscripts have gone into js is is there that the mor mor- morale morale morale fantry and jt H. is be- be being being ale problem exists Progress is ing ng made in bettering the lot Jot of the he men but bIt it looks as if a good must be done if the largest peace peace- peacetime peacetime time ime American army arm in our history h is s to have the morale that is essen- essen essential ial to an iA 1 fighting lA-I-fighting fighting force I I A short time ago in the beautiful beautiful ful ul historic French town of Foun- Foun u squads of workmen went to work on a wrecking job That Thai job involved the tearing down of tow huge statutes One statue statue was as of a great greit Frenchman who had fought ought for democracy Marshal democracy Marshal La fayette The other statute was of ol ola ofa a great American who led a victor victorious victorious victorious ious democratic army General army General John J J. Pershing There is b Q tragic symbolism in in this For it indicates how complete complete- completely ly has deserted the demo demo- democratic democratic democratic cratic way way of f life tife and embraced the doctrines of the time total state st te as laid down and enforced by Hitler It is generally felt that the great bulk of the French people hate Hit Hit- Hitler Hitler Hitler ler and pray pra for allied victory But so long as the present Vichy ichy gov gov- government government government there seems no 1 other course than titan to regard mod mod- modern mou- mou ern France as an ally pf Germany The hope ha General VV would eventually c refuse to use his great African army to help the Germans is in the view of most experts futile The recent t appointment merit ment pf ff Admiral Darlan as as head of French defense shows the way the wind blows Darlan is anti dem antidemocratic antidemocratic and pro It will wilt not come as any great surprise if the French fleet is in time placed at Hitler's disposal I |