Show GREAT BRITAIN COPIES U. U S. S ARMY REGULATIONS LONDON March 8 The S.-The The new army army I regulations s proposed by the War Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Mr 11 Brodrick providing for in increased increased increased in- in creased pay and other reforms which have created so much comment appear to have been directly copied from the United States MaJ Arthur Lee tee M. M P P. formerly British military at Washington said tOda today to a representative representative represent represent- of the Associated Press At last we have taken out a leaf from your excellent book hook though I Co do Conot donot o not believe we have gone quite e so far in that direction as we might or hope we may Under Mr Brodrick's proposed changes a private in the British Infantry infantry infantry try now receives almost as much as a private in the United States army With this change which I frequently advocated while military at Washington I hope to get a class of re- re to those secured in Ameri America Amer Amer- i ica ia a. a Under the old pay we were gradually lowering the physical standard yet I still finding It hard to get men while our desertion percentage er enta e was increasing I at a rate which showed there then was vas something radically wrong with the system The American army was the only other voluntarily enlisted body in the world with which we could make serviceable comparisons the continental continental continental conti conti- armies owing to conscription and other cuse caused uses uses' being perfectly worthless IOS as S examples A year ago Mr Brodrick pooh- pooh the idea of cop ng the United States Now he has changed chang his and has done what the ma majority of the members of the House r regardless of party believe to be the very best thing that could have happened to the army since Mr Cai Cardwell dwell In 18 1872 2 effected his sweeping reforms Mr Brodrick Is willing to g go even further In copying the United States's excellent treatment of enlisted men men mep and by liberal finance build up the standard of the army The Increase in pay means an additional annual aI cost of but I maintain that it will be bea a direct saving of money meney Some day dav I perhaps we m may Y be able to adopt th the of the United sensible plan Stat States s of Jf paying the enlisted men of all an arms atins at atthe atthe the same rate But traditions here die hard f 1 |