Show Result of lice's Trip Europe Ponders How Of Fast Defense Hike n By fly Morley j I PARIS Jan 27 General 27 General Eisenhower's Eisenhower's Eisenhower's Eisen Eisen- howers hower's first quick swing around I his new European command has had one visible result There Is suddenly less talk about whether Europe can rearm and more talks talk about just how it is going to be done In both England and France serious serious serious se se- se- se rious discussions increasingly accept ac- ac accept accept ac ac- the p pre premise r e m i s e that defenses must be greatly and rapidly increased increased in in- creased an and turn toward the practical practical practical means of accomplishing re re- re I In these discussions there has appeared ap- ap appeared appeared ap ap- a new note of reality about the problem to be faced and about correcting the slipshod methods which have reduced the effectiveness effective effective- ness of the existing forces One powerful influence it seems is the growing public interest in inthe inthe the Ule subject As more and more people realize how weak their defenses defenses defenses de de- de- de are indignant editors and readers alike are demanding to know how their governments i Intend in intend In- In tend to pull up socks and Create an effective fighting machinery Double Trouble Much of the serious comment deals with the thc prospect that Europe Eu Eu- rope rope and and the whole western world faces faces two different problems at once The short term threat and the long Jong haul Two risks have to be covered covered- a war in the thc next 12 to 18 months and war in the more distant future I says the military writer for the I Manchester Guardian in England I Neither may come we may hope if our preparations are ade ade- I ade-I quate We Ve have to be ready for a along along along long period of vigilance but while I we are getting ready we may be attacked Plans for keeping a prot protective clive force in position from 1953 to 1960 I Iare are important but they will be incomplete in in-i complete if they do not provide I cover in 1951 and 1952 the writer says He goes on to state a remedy in terms which inject hard realism into the plans Just Not Adequate To deal with the immediate immediate danger he says national service servicemen servicemen servicemen men draftees and raw recruits I are inadequate They could not be I turned into effective soldiers before before before be be- fore autumn and by then the first danger would be over So he says the army must look Jook to men it already has has to to the class Z reservists and territorial army Class Z men are arc those trained in the last war too late for fori combat correspond i I roughly to the national guard in inthe inthe inthe the United States i As As a start the military writer says better use should be made of men at present on full I time lime service That we have only six SL field di divisions divisions dl- dl visions in all parts of the world world to show for an army of is wrong There are of cours course fighting fighting fight fight- fight I ing uni units ts which do not form part I II of field divisions and the thc total of I six is to be raised to 10 by the end of the year Cut the Frills But energetic measures should increase the active force to greater size perhaps 12 or 13 divisions before summer without calling on any reservists Frills could be cut from training training train train- ing Inn schedules sChedule especially such frills as drill parades the ration of batmen pay clerks and educators educators educators tors could be reduced depot jobs which can be done by civilians would be left to civilians Then within the field forces administrative administrative administrative ad ad- tails can be cut We Ve can never go to the length of the Russian and Chinese armies leaving our men to scrounge for food and keeping no record of those below the rank of major But the long tails which have grown in recent years would be benone benone benone none the worse for docking As experience in Korea has proved in real battle they Uley are liable to be lost anyway Cant Can't Hesitate Even en these reforms the Guardian GuardIan Guard- Guard Ian Jan says are probably insufficient to give gi Eisenhower the divisions he needs and in that case casc there must be no hesitation to call up reservists We must not again throw the burden on Providence the military military mili mill tary writer adds Similar discussions of the needs of the French army have been b en filling filling filling fill fill- ing the serious newspapers here Most of the discussion has centered centered centered cen cen- on the need for eliminating which develops in officer cliques around their favorite commanders Those e rivalries have not been checked by bj time nor by menaces s of the present hour says the militar military expert of Le All Varieties To name only ony a few we ve have havethe havethe havethe the de Lattre army the Giraud army the Juin army the army o othe of the Free Forces of Liberation the Army of the Free Forces of ot the Interior etc The military writers writer's most urgent urgent urgent ur ur- ur- ur gent demand is for the appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of a chief of general staff to I I II break up the system It is unendurable he says that at an hour when so many sacrifices are demanded and accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac leaders should not renounce habits which sap the morale of the army anny and hinder its rehabilitation Scores of similar articles in the tha British and French press are encouraging encouraging encouraging en en- evidence of the first results re results results re- re of General Eis Eisenhower's visit to his new neY command |