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Show Criticisms Are Answered. WASHINGTON, March 22. The war department today Issued a statement explaining ex-plaining the present system of demobilisation demobili-sation and discussing reasons why the British or other plans could not have been followed in the United States. In reply to criticisms that many men were bein held In camps unnecessarily, the statement said large numbers of soldiers were needed at the demobilization centers to facilitate the discharge of men returning return-ing from overseas, as well as those who served in this country. |