Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-21 | Page 1 | Marshall Hits Debate as Bad on Morale

Marshall Hits As Bcd Bad on en Morale DENVER DENYER Aug 21 INS De daring claring that the morale of the army is only as high as th that t of General George C. C the public chief of staff Marshall army Thursday maintained that the spirit of Americas America's growing mill mili military tary forces has been shaken by wide nation-wide debates Army morale was excellent until it became a matter of ot argument General Marshall said Since then morale has been affected he added Morale is far more more y yUal yal al to an army than the character of its equipment It depends dependS in large measure on on the moral of the people people peo peo- pie behind the army army on on their unity of purpose Obviously annoyed by charges that legislation to release draftees 28 years old and over from military military mili mill tary service was sponsored by the Continued on P Page Pue K Two Column Two 1 0 i Debate Hurts Morale Marshal Asserts Continued from Page One war department to bolster morale the ar army y chief continued Plans to release men over 28 from Tom active service were taken In n accordance with plans of the war department and statements made by me in my biennial report report re- re port ort before these debates took place lace Such Suh a course would not be beaken betaken betaken taken aken If a tremendous increase in army personnel were under way Such is not the course at present nor Is it contemplated for lor the near future General Marshall 5 said id replace replacement ment of at present Is a aroutine aroutine aroutine routine procedure necessary to make way for for- forthe the annual influx of new selective service men General Marshall arrived in Denver i by y plane late Wednesday with Secretary of War Henry Stimson on an inspection tour of army defense facilities in the area while en route to war games Under under under un Un- un- un der way in th the Pacific north northwest st st. J. J Stimson voll voiced d rne a T g that hat the United States States States' must to serious awaken the danger w we are facing It is hard to get the people who dont don't read the cables from abroad to realize what what a serious danger we are facing he said And well we'll remain in serious danger danger danger dan dan- ger as long as the public does not wake up