Show RAIA 3 in tilli THE CORPS thoro liua has been a grout great doal deal of discussion concerning tile tho morale problem loin of tho Amo rican army lately tile tho government lifts fins steps designed to improve I 1 morale ind and a morale dranch branch headed by a ae lenoral noral lins 1110 been established establish od in tho the medical corps however lio tile tho war department has haa adopted tido plod ft a policy which would to lo be damaging to coralo this policy provides that promotions above tho the yant yank of major aro are suspended so far as u reserve officers oro are concerned concer nod that that alint no reserve corpa due doc tor in tile tho count rys military sery fees no mutter matter what life his abilities or experience can call advance bo be yond yona the grade ot of major tho the importance ot of tho the possible kind of medical service in ili a great army Is IH clear to anyone ton thousand physicians now in III active service havo have the tha job of kee keeping ping our soldiery physically anti and mentally healthy only 1250 12 GO of those these doctors aro are regular army man inen all tho the roat rest havo have boon been bravn from tile tho medical ro ito verve perve those reserve off lerv in ili many instances hayo haw given up prosper pus oo to enter military sor sonvico vico thoy they aro are making sacrifices on oil behalf of their country and those sacrifices are boang mado made willingly in any wall kind of emergency emer goncy tho the doctor la Is tile tho first to respond certainly li it Is unfair and unwise to make pro motion to high ranks impossible for those nion mon medical officers should bo be givon given promotions precisely as uro are regular Ilo gular army doctors on oil tile alio basis of merit ago age etc it Is to be hoped that the war department part ment changes its policy |