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Show Army Prepares to Rule Occupied Countries; Officers Taught Characteristics of Beaten Nations to Assure Efficient Administration Specialists in Law, Finance and Communication Recruited for Service Training; Aim Is to Win Conquered Foe's Friendship. Looking ahead to the time when land now under Axis dom- ination will be wrested from them, the army is operating a school of military government under general supervision of the provost marshal general at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Designed to train officers for future duties in military government gov-ernment and liaison work, the school provides a highly intensified inten-sified 16 weeks' course for qualified commissioned officers in the army of the United States and to a small number of civilians with specialized training. The members of this latter lat-ter group are commissioned in the specialist reserve section, Officers Reserve corps, prior to their attendance at the school. When the United States army captures territory from the enemy, it is the responsibility of the commanding general of that particular theater of operations to set up a military gov- ernment over the occupied land. He 3 becomes military governor and is in supreme control until such time as it is possible to re-establish a civil government. It is extremely difficult for the commanding ceneral's regular staff , .V 1 to handle the countless details involved in the administration ad-ministration of a military government govern-ment due to the press of their other oth-er duties and the specialized knowledge knowl-edge required in many cases. Thus the war department, depart-ment, through the school of military & tary government, courses in military government are offered at the provost pro-vost marshal general's training center, cen-ter, Fort Custer, Mich., to selected Junior officers and enlisted men of the corps of military police. These courses are designed to train men for future assignment to occupational occupation-al police units in areas taken over by our armed forces. Washington Determines Policy; Army Administers Such Policy Since the army's mission Insofar as military government Is concerned Is primarily an administrative one, many underlying policies of such a government cannot be determined by the war department. The political polit-ical policy will be set by the state department, the fiscal policy by the treasury department, the Federal Reserve board, etc. Because of this limitation, the army selects a certain cer-tain number of technicians for military mili-tary government work from the nominations nom-inations of certain government agencies agen-cies such as state, treasury, and commerce departments, Board of Economic Warfare, etc. These technically qualified civilians civil-ians are formed into a pool. They are commissioned in the specialist reserve section, Officers Reserve corps, but kept on an inactive status until needed. They may be called to active duty for a training period, not to exceed four months, during which time they will receive army indoctrination courses and special instruction at selected colleges and universities on the areas to which they may subsequently be assigned, as required. In addition, certain civilian agencies have been asked to make special studies in the field of international law and economics, the results to be incorporated with existing ex-isting information on military government. gov-ernment. Besides training officers for military mili-tary government, the provost marshal mar-shal general also trains liaison officers. of-ficers. With American troops stationed sta-tioned in many United Nations countries coun-tries and territories all over the world, friendly contact between our soldiers and civil governments and civilian populations is of prime importance. im-portance. To further this relationship relation-ship and to promote a better understanding under-standing between these groups, is the important duty of our army's liaison officers. Brlg.-Gen. C. W. Wickersham b , . tain selected cities, countries and regions. This affords students practical prac-tical experience in applying the principles prin-ciples and methods they have studied In the lecture program. Many factors must be taken Into consideration before determining the particular type of military government govern-ment to be set up in each territory. Location Is important whether it lies in the combat lone, in the zone of communications, or is an occupied country after the armistice. This condition greatly affects the procedure proce-dure on questions having to do with protection of food and water supplies, sup-plies, rationing of food and clothing, .guarding of banks and public buildings, build-ings, establishment of blackouts, etc. The final' exercise in the course given at the school consists of drawing draw-ing up plans for military government govern-ment of the principal enemy countries. coun-tries. These final plans are put to practical use by the army. They are studied by the proper authorities for any valuable suggestions they may contain as regards to actual methods of operation when enemy countries are occupied. Students' solutions are studied by research groups at the school for the purpose of perfecting and refining them for future consideration and employment. employ-ment. The commandant of the school of military government is Brig.-Gen. C. W. Wickersham, a prominent lawyer law-yer in civilian life. General Wickersham Wicker-sham is a veteran of the last World war in which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Honor. Prior to his appointment ap-pointment as commandant of the school, he served as assistant chief of staff, G-2, first army. In addition to the school of mili- government and other special schools, is training officer personnel to act as top administrative officers and as Junior officers in military governments under the direction of a theater's commanding general. A pool of technical talent has also been established, the members of which are called upon to fill technical tech-nical and advisory posts. Military Government Designed To Win Conquered People The experience gained in 20-odd occupations during our history is valuable, as is that gained by other of the United Nations whose experience experi-ence is available to us. The policy of the United States army in regard to military government, nd the one on which the teachings of the school are based, is as follows: "The military government should be just, humane, and mild as practicable, prac-ticable, and the welfare of the people 0nvirfipf1 ehmilrl ilwavR he the aim - - of every person engaged therein." The school of military government obtains its students from recommen-dations recommen-dations of the 10 service commands, various supply ' and administrative divisions of the war department, the commanding generals of the various armies, from personal applications of officers between the grades of captain and colonel, and from a selected se-lected few of the specially qualified civilians commissioned in the Specialist Spe-cialist Reserve section, Officers Reserve Re-serve corps, who are members of the reserve pool of technical and professional specialists created by the provost marshal general. Those with experience and training train-ing in the fields of public works (transportation, gas, electric and water systems); finance (taxation, monetary systems, etc.); public health (sanitation, medicine, disease control); education (supervision of school systems); public safety (maintenance of order, prevention of crime); legal (supervision of military mili-tary and civil courts); communications communica-tions (postal service, telegraph, telephone, tele-phone, etc.); public welfare (care of Infants, children, the needy and aged); and economics (supervision of agriculture, manufacture, and trade) are selected for further detailed de-tailed instruction at the school. Teach Principles of Government, Character of Enemy Countries Instruction at the school of military mili-tary government is of two types: a lecture program, and a program of practical problems. Under the first, students are taught the principles of military government gov-ernment military courts, proclamations, proclama-tions, ordinances, state and municipal munic-ipal governments, international law and public administration. They are also given detailed information regarding re-garding the conditions and characteristics charac-teristics of the countries and regions which may be occupied. Under the second, the class, divided divid-ed first into small committees, actually actu-ally conceives plans for the setting up of military governments in cer- |