| Show On the Home front Army Discourages Discussions Of Controversial Problems Editors Editor not note This is th the fourth an oIt and last of a series on how the army at home provides provide information tion for the army at war By ly James Marlow and George WASHINGTON Sept 24 IF- IF Brigadier General F. F H. H Osborn said Friday the army ary would stick sUck to a policy In practice since Pearl Harbor Encouragement of discussion between between between be be- tween officers and men on the progress of the war but not on political or controversial problems This Is in contrast with wit British methods Every Ever two weeks Britain's Britain's Brit Brit- ains ain's army ary bureau of current affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs provides booklets on current problems of all al kinds kinds controversial r- r sial or otherwise which otherwise which which are a source and basis for forum form discussions discussions discussions discus discus- between men and officers The Te American army's arys special service serice divisions division's research bran branch reports report on our soldiers that tat despite despite despite de spite their high educational level the great geat majority of the men are poorly Informed about current events event In Various Ways k To correct this said General Osborn Osbor a tall tl New York business businessman man commissioned out of civilian life to head the te special service serice division the troops are being provided provided provided pro pro- vided with information on current curent events event in various ways News sent out daily daly by radio and cable camp newspapers news digests digest mailed out put weekly with wit maps of latest military campaigns books and orientation courses conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by officers These Tese orientation courses the general genera explained are intended to t give the soldiers solders mental pre preparation preparation tion ton for battle batte For instance para para-I Using the maps and news di digests digests di- di an officer might point to i the te Russian front front illustrate the nazi defeats In the east and explain ex cx- e- e plain the te military mitar reasons for their being pushed back He would encourage encourage encourage en en- courage discussion by the men on these military developments And Ad once a week such orientation orientation orienta orienta- tion ton courses are supposed to be beheld beheld beheld held junior officers doing the te explaining explaining ex ex- and leading the te discus discus- sion But when discussion not related to military problems arises in the te midst of an orientation lecture the orientation officer must use his own o judgment as to whether the troops would benefit from permitting permitting permit permit- perit- perit ting it to continue according to tote the te general General Osborn said 25 per cent of the troops react very ver well wello wel to o the orientation courses 40 per percent percent percent cent receive from them more good gooC than tan harm har and the te remaining 35 per cent obtain little mUe or no benefit Popular Magazines More than a million milon copies of ofte the te following magazines some magazines some in specially reduced size size are are sent to the troops at home and abroad monthly Time Newsweek Readers Reader's Digest DIgest Digest Di DI- gest gest Life Look Lok Colliers Collier's Omni Omni- book Western Trails Sporting News Popular Photography Modera Modern Mod Mod- era ern er Screen Flying American Magazine Magazine Magazine Mag Mag- azine Superman Radio News Popular Mechanics Inside Detective Detective Detec Detec- tive Magazine Infantry Journal Joural Detective Story Stor and Air Forces These magazines were chosen it was explained as a result ol ola of ofa ofa a survey surey to determine what magazines magazines magazines maga maga- the te men wished to read |
