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Show High stsndnl-i of truth and morality prevail pre-vail In the army. Kull provision i muti to meet the relirfnu-j need of th.- men. Abundant opportunities are giin for athtttN and Kholome recreation ni to many a chance t, ee foreign land, to we much of the worn! Ir.rieel, the army today give an opportunity op-portunity to thoe wlioisi previous education educa-tion has been deficient and whose opportunities oppor-tunities hitve been limited, to fit themselves them-selves to win out in lif struggle and to , leave the army In every y tiriter and imore useful men than when ihey entered it. It mi.kes not only soidiers' but upright, up-right, useful cititens WOOD GIVES VIEWS ON AWNING Says Work It for Peace as Well as War lK1lttf' Noe There hsi been eni4- j rb opera l st ion on ths tart t th rn-er.il rn-er.il ptjhlir ths adoption tn tlis army of prosrsm nf general education and occupational oc-cupational train in as to wh'ltirr this pro-im pro-im receives the approval of all ths hi her offlrera of tha army. A number of theae offuera far rerentlr staled their views, ea-pranc ea-pranc then'.sel -ea as unqualif iedlv la favor of thia trslnlns tn trades aa a military astir, statins that an illiterate aoldier ts a mena-o and thmt ability In anma skilled trade ta Indtspenaabis ts the soldier ot the fature War now nilllses all the arts snd srlencesi The a and oa this subject of lleaeral lonar.) Wood is made clear la ths following statement.) By MAJOR GENERAL LEONARD WOOD WASHINGTON. Feb.- t Today the United fttatea army la training men, not a lon for war, but also for peae, for the great Industrial struggle for life's work. Our country gives to tts citizens equality of privilege and demands of them in return re-turn equality of obltfration. It d niands of us tl.e best wa ran ?ive. in psace and in war In the nation's ervice. tn order that a man may give the not and the bt to the nation; in order that he may be a useful and upstanding riti-len riti-len in time of peace; that he may serve the nation by discharging hia duty lo it and to his family, he must be alf sustaining; sus-taining; he must be sbie to earn enough to live -on and, with thrift and economy, to save something for a stormy day, for old age: to be nb) to marry, to raise his family and to give his ihtldrn a better chance in tli acrid than h had. The army now offers the young men of the nation an opportunity to p retire themselves efficiently for life struggles, at the same tiaie teaching them to be effective aoidierV defenders of .th nation na-tion in time of war. Throughout the entire history f the 1 army Its standards of honesty, discipline. ; respect for authority, the law and i he j rights of otheis. have been high and have made the certificate of honorable discharge a valuable asset one which haa secured for the man who held It a position becaui-e it showed him to be an honest, dependable man. I 'rider the present system the old standard sre retained and In addition an opportunity ts given to the man to learn a trade and prepare himself for an occupation oc-cupation which will make rum self sustaining sus-taining and a valuable addition to1 the community in which he elects to live.. j - Not only may a man Jcara a trade snd J fit hlmse'f for am- cx-ciinat ionl but there I are liberal opportunities to acq u 're a I ounl education. In other wor1p. a young man can enltnt in the army today, receive his military training, live in comfort on a sa'ary which M a liberal one when it is remembered that to It are added food. : rhelter. clothing- medical attendance and a periston in cae of injury or disability! and at the same time is given an u,or- t'inity to prepare himfeif tn I sn effl- j Ont eitisen after leavtujr ths army. It is an excellent opportunity, and one which young men can acopt with advantage ad-vantage to themselves and to the nation ! i i |