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Show APPROVE METHODS OF GENERAL PERSHING i Scott Brings Back Word British and French Have Confidence in U. S. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Direct assurances as-surances of the confidence of both British Brit-ish and French commanders in General Pershing's ability and their satisfaction satisfac-tion with the breadth and soundness of his preparations to make American arms effective on the western front have reached Washington with the return re-turn from Europe of Major Gener Hugh L. Scott, former chief of staff, who was in conference today with Secretary Bakor and other war department officials. offi-cials. The men who are actually leading the allied armies, from the commander in chief and members of the war ministers, minis-ters, down to the corps and division commanders, have been unhesitating in expressing their approval of the chief of the American expeditionary force and his methods. General Scott visited virtually every rart of the battle front and went carefully care-fully through all the training processes of both the French and British armies, lie believed General Pershing has laid tho foundations for American array training upon what is best in French and British methods and experience. There is no doubt in his mind that American troops will be the equal of any on the front when they come to grips with the German army.' Thev are taking their training enthusiastically. There is no pessimism as to the outcome out-come of the war in the fighting lines, General Scott found. The armies of the allies are. cool and confident. The confidence con-fidence of victory among the fighting men he found became greater the closer the observer got to the front. There were no doubts in the trenches. Such pessimism as there may be amono-the amono-the British appears to be confined to the uninformed in London. It is not reflected re-flected in the army. General Scott now personally has inspected in-spected three fighting fronts the Russian, Rus-sian, French and British. It appears probable that he is to command a division divi-sion of the American army, although no direct statement of the place designed for him by Secretary Baker has been made. |