El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-20
War JAStifeS
q. S. System Of
Army Training
Aggressive u. S. Methods
Superior to Plan Urged
Abroad, Chamberlain.

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army system OF military training
adopted years ago and now used at
West Point. was fully justified by
D experience in the world war, Maj
/ Gen. John L. Chamberlain. inspector
general. declared today in his annual
report He pointed out that uld-
mately It was found necessary in
France TO abandon the defensive
tactics" recommended by foreign ex-
perts and revert 10 the aggressive
american system
Most superb Personnel
1T IS safe TO say that no nation
ever before had available such superb
personnel from which TO organize an
army the report continued. During
the first six months Of the training
period there was a great shortage Of
clothing and equipment. but this con-
ultion was TO large extent remedleu
by the beginning Of the second year
Of the war At the close Of the war
they farms and equipment) were IN
doubtedly superior to that in use by
any Of the foreign armies"
Z. s. Should Control Societies.
Gen. Chamberlain strongly recon-
mended that in the future activities
OF charitable societies in connection
with the military establishment be
conducted and controlled by the gov
eminent
Adoption Of a rolling collar blouse
along the lines Of the British coat
OF cloth instead OF metal and OF a
new trench cap with visor and ear
faps was recommended
attempts TO ratIfy It with tie foreign
relations committees reservations at
tached and one attempt TO adopt q
without reservations Of any sort, had
all failed The first vote on the treaty
with reservations attached showed So
for and So against The second. which
came several hours later. showed a
Ior and 81 against The vote on
straight ratification recorded only IS
for and So against
McCumhcr Helps Democrats.
On the third vote only one Repub-
lean, senator McCumber. North Da-
support
One effect Of the senate's fall
ure 70 rutify the treaty viii be
the continuation Of various war
time laws and regulations At least
until the new session opens.
among these is the wartime pro-
hIbition act
The second vote on the maJority's
rall1lcation resolution was made Dos
sloie by the mild reservationists who
voted with the Democrats TO get the
measure before the senate and thus
give an opportunity for any 18th hour
lour compromise proposition Once
that had been accomplished. however.
the mild group held out against al
EFFORTS Of the Democrats 10 put IN
tneir substitute reservations. so that
FFhen the second vote was reached
eLler several hours OF sparring. the
SITUATION virtually was unchanged
Underwood Puts Resolution.
The resolution for ratification with
Underwood. Democrat. Alabama az
ter the second defeat Of the other
Il was held in order and
voted upon without debate. but when
senator Pittman, Democrat. Nevada
sought to get action on another reso- {
.lIlon containing tnterpretative reser-
sallonss the treaty consideration was
'ut short by a point OF order By Re- /
publican leader Lodge Vice president I
held that previous decisions I
1t the senate in overriding his rulings
you'd operate TO sustain the position T
iaken by senator lodge
II was on a viva voce vote that the I
.reaty after being before the senate I
or many weeks then was laid aside. .
IN senator Lodges motion 70 take M I
legislative business, no roll call was
'equested and the vice president de- 4
Jared Il adopted by acclamation-
Resubmission expected.
Senator Hitchcock said the treaty
vas not dead and that he presumed
he president would resubuit HI m
december, although he had no deff-
ute word from the president to that
'1tecL he said ne thought the Re-
.unlcans had worked themselves in
o a very awkward position" and rad
pllt themselves In the senate and the
ountry.
The final vote on adjournlng. sins
les was ~ to o.