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Show FAVORS EARLY RETIREMENT. General Williams Would Have Only Young Officers in the Army. Washington. In his annual report to tho secretary of war Brig-adlor Brig-adlor General Constant Williams, Wil-liams, commanding th'o department of tho Columbia, expresses decided vlowp about tho Inexpediency of retaining fn' th6 military sorvlco ofllccrs who by reason or age, mental condition or physical ailments aro unablo to endure en-dure tbo hardiest field scrvlco and Intelligently In-telligently direct troops. Ho would have no captain over tho ago of 40 years, and ho suggests a rigid physical, physi-cal, mental nnd technical examination for ovcry officer boforo ho shall bo placed in command of a regiment. A corrollary of this project is a plan for tho compulsory retirement of officers to ensuro tho accession to high command com-mand of men young enough for activo Hold work. |