Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-01-13 | Page 6 | Need for Reserve Officers is Great

oo NEED FOR RESERVE OFFICERS IS GREAT Yashington. Jan 13 Sound in principle and eminently satisfactory to tho war department is the comment by Secretary Harrison, in answer to an Invitation from the senate commit tee on military affairs to express his opinion upon the Chamberlain bill to create a reserve of officers in tho 0 liny The secretary says the need for reserve re-serve officers is so great that it seems no argument need be presented in support sup-port of the bill, while history furnishes fur-nishes the facts necessary to suppor' this legislation In brief, the bill authorizes the pres. ident to commission as officers of the reserve corps, not aboe the grade of colonel, such citizens as may qualify under the rules laid down b the secretary sec-retary of war The reserve officers are not to be entitled to retired pay ncr pensions, except for 'disability incurred in the line of duty in actual service This body of officers mny he called ujion for actual service by the president only in the event of actual or threatened hostilities