Show america orders study of lingo washington the chinese crisis is reflected in new instructions issued by the commander of the american troops at designed to turn out an increased number of army officers able to talk chinese the now new order applying to all officers joining the two battalions of 0 the fifteenth infantry at requires that they spend from six to ten hours a week tor for the next year studying chinese in order to improve their ability in operating international ter national trans over the stretch of road they are guarding ardine gu aid them in handling organized or disorganized gro groups ups of 0 chinese troops and otherwise meeting the numerous problems of 0 tile the jorn command mand A war department announcement says that knowledge of the chinese language langu aga has been helpful in the past in permitting officers to meet situations that might have developed serious consequences had bad they not been able to converse with chinese military leaders |