Evening journal., 1919-08-16
GENERALS APPROVE
UNIVERSAL TRAINING.
Bullard, Nc Andrews Say
Force Of $4,000 is Not
Needed in Peace

WASHINGTON, Aug. I6--Constructive
criticism, generally in terms OF modu-
lated appropriation Of the War Depart
ment army reorganization bill, charac-
terlzed the testimony before the Senate
Military Committee OF Lieutenant Gen
eral r. Z. L.,Bullard. commander Of The
Second Army. and Major General James
w. NlcAndrews. who was General
Pershingss chief Of stan in the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Force.
Lieutenant General Billiards. testl-
mony was largely a recount OF expert
ences in France In dealing with the stu
pendous problem OF reOrganizing ule
army in the face Of a potent enemy. ne
advanced ideas Of his own, but ne dlu
not disagree with the general scheme
Of the War Department. Major Cen
eraI McAndrews frankly told the COM
mittee that the regular army Of $4,000
men provided under the bill which sec
retary Baker and General March nave
sponsored In his Opnlon, was too lrage.
He thought an army Of 100000 would
be all that would be necessary AFTER
two or three years OF readjustment- 10
peace time conditions.
Major General AlcAndrews was re-
necting 10 was well understood. the
views Of General Pershing. His sugges-
tion OF reduction of more than 40
per cent. In the War Departments pro
gram for a regular army therefore was
accepted bv the lawmakers as furnish
ing reassuring evidence that the pro-
iected outlay Of S9O0,O0OOOO a year.
which the ambitious scheme Of the
chief Of staff would entail, might be
cut down materially 10 the great bene-
nj 60 the Federal Treasury.
The scheme Of making military train
ing universal was approved by both
officers. Lieutenant General Bullard
told the committee, however, that in
dealing with the raw recruit drafted for
three months Of intensive training, IL
would be necessary 30 have three train
cd men for his constant associates IN
training. else the period Of schooling
would be inadequate He said 10 would
require practically 10000 men con-
stantly engaged 10 effect the develop
ment TO a degree Of efficiency necessary
for the purposes Of passing $1,000 men
into the reserve as trained soldiers. lie
indicated, however, that this would
mean that in four allotments Of three
months each the training could be done
in a year practically on the basis pro-
jected
Chairman Wadsworth ~. ~ ques-
toned Lieutenant Geseral Bullard
closely as 10 the result Of the training.
he wanted 10 know how long the train
ing would be effective on the indi-
vidual To this the officer replied:
THE man VINO has been subjected TO
this sort Of training effectively for
three months will never get out Of the
habit Of mind which the training en-
genders."
The General did not think that the
three months system was quite the best
devisable, but nevertheless expressed
the view that 10 was a good one.
At this point Senator Wadsworth
questioned General Bullard as 10 the
continued relationship Of the trained
reservist 10 the service.
DO YOU feel" asked senator Fletcher
Fla, that the matter Of training is
one Of more or less Importance follow
ing upon your experience with the vast
force that America had at
the beginning Of your service in this
ware"
1T is a matter Of extreme import
ance. When brought face 10 face with
the tremendous threat the impending
calamity Of the great German thrust OF
the spring Of 1918, it looked 20 me as
though we had been criminals not to
have provided a good deal more than
we have"
Lieutenant General Bullard told the
committee that the principal short