Show STABILIZING INFLUENCE By HARRY HINES WOODRING sst Secretary of or WarT War T THE HE army is no longer the JL stranger to the average American that it was in the deca decades es Immediately preceding the World war Today we find elements elements elements ele ele- ments of ot our land forces either o othe ot of the regular or civilian components In almost every community c Truly ruly the army has become an Intimate part of the American people whom It serves es In peace and nd war I say without fear of contradiction that tha our armed forces constitute th the greatest stabilizing influence In ou our country today Although Alth small In numbers and aud having been considerably considerably consider consider- abl ably handicapped by the lack o ot of sufficient modern equipment ou our army personnel through an an extensive extensIve exten exten- sIve educational system has become becom without doubt as efficient as any military personnel In the world |