Show STAFF STAF MEN ST STUDY DY WAR WOMAN POWER W WASHINGTON Feb 23 The Tho war departments department's study of woman power three possible solutions of I the national defense problem and some of the thc difficulties now faced by the regular army were discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed today by Major General John L L. Mines Hines chief of staff before before be before be- be fore a George Washington birthday birthday birthday birth birth- day meeting of ot the American legion auxiliary Things women can do In war are being studied b by the general staff I General Hines Ulnes said not with the Idea of ot making making fighters lighters fIghters of ot our I girls or of creating any such auch thing as ns a woman battalion of or death But experience has proved he said that there are some tasks tasks' that women can perform better than men and the tho study was intended to catalog these to show how women volunteers of the future may be used to the best advantage In In order to release men men for tor heavier heavier ier and more dangerous dangerous' duties Referring to national defense problems General Hines nines said there are Just three possible solutions I The first was to wait walt until war came and then pay the full price the second to try to prepare hurriedly hurriedly hurriedly hur hur- at great cost and waste when war is imminent and the third toj tc build according to a program program program pro pro- gram year by y year ar which is the only economical sound Va way At the present time the general said regular army companies in In the United St States tes average less than fl fifty t o men and each man has to pretend he 1 is four in field training exercises In addition n he said eald the trainIng training training train train- ing problem of ot the regular army is growing more moro severe each year Because of Ot the shortage of ot funds the regul regular r army has held no maneuvers except In Panama and Hawaii since the World war A Aft As long as our officers were war- war trained this ml might ht be postponed The time Ume for maneuvers on a large scale is here Our reserve supply is disappearing It it needs replenishing replenish replenish- ing We Vo have confined o our r ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts since 1918 to experiments building only models |