Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-21 | Page 3 | Army Training System Lauded

West Point Plan Justified in i War, Is Belief of Chamberlain. WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. The aim system of military tratuiug adopted yars aso atid DO uned at West Point was fully fttStttUd by experience In the world war. Major General Jonn L. ChaniWlaln. inspector in-spector genera), declared to;1ay in his j annual report. He pointed out that ultimately ulti-mately it was found necessary in France to abandon the "defensive tac'Jcs'" rec- ommendd by foreign expt-rts and revert to tho HBrreseive "American system." I "It is safe to say thai no nation ever , before hud available such superb per- sonne! from which to orgunize an army."' Hie report continued. 'Durinj? the first i six months of the training period there was a jprt-at shortage of clothing and j equipment, but this condition was to a 1 large extent remedied b the beginning of the second year of the war. At the I close of the war they (army and eqtrp- ! menu were undoubtedly superior to that! in use by any of the foreimi armies." Genera! Chamberlain strongly recommended recom-mended tiat In the future activities of I charitable societies in connection with ! ihe military establishment be conducted and controlled by the government. Adoption of a tolling collar blouse along i the lines of the British coat for the army, with a collar insignia of cloth instead of metal, and of a new trench cap. with j visor and ear flaps. wrw recommended. t