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Show tf : " Wilson or Marshall ! If the subject were not so tragic, it would be humorous :and even a little mystifying. A 1 newspaper headline labeled the i views of government leaders as j "The Pessimist and The Optimist." Opti-mist." General Marshall, de-sense de-sense secretary, saw a most serious, ser-ious, situation facing the world and this country and called out for the draft and universal training legislation. Charles E. Wilson, mobilization director, was the optimist. He said, "America now has in sight the ( might that I think will forestall any enemy from attacking us." Particularly in view of General Gen-eral Marshall's words, consider the army's announcement that it now has a 100,000-man surplus. sur-plus. In addition, the army is cutting the draft, at least it has done so for the coming month. Reservists, active and inactive, inac-tive, and national guardsmen now serving in Korea, can well -wonder at this strange manpower man-power question. |