Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02

lucncu 10 my command lmmcdintcly
on their landing in France. During
these months wns enabled to note
and WAS much impressed hy--tho
rapid growth In al.around efficiency
that they attained in practical war
Their stan officers especially, struck
mo as highly educated, cnpable. us
well as tactful, gentlemen,
The bigger army that was formed
later and with such wonderful c6leri-
~ was. in the tcchni, sal sense. an UNI
trained army w:th only q rudimentnry
Knowledge of military duties and re-
quirements. In that respect II was
precisely like our own cit!zrn army.
but by sheer devotion to the cause
they had adopted and by u persistent
application to the srrmountinS OF
the tasks imposed on them. tue
American doushhoys' speedily gained
Tommics. their comrades In arms.
hut OF all tn" ranks of the British
forces in the Held"
Invited 10 give his personal im-
preston OF the "doughbGys." Ea RI
.HaiE said:
Hing Praises "DouGhboys." ;
HE Isl u remarkable aid distinctive
type. bright. cheerful. quick. witted
and ready learner. all of which are
invaluable qualities in a soldier. 1t
seemed to me 'rat he was different
In many wayG from the Americans we
usually meet in peace times In Flu
rope. and il was evident that no one
can pretend to have a knowledge of
the American characte- who has not
been able to study those admirn b !e
phases Of It which the 'doushboy'
cXcupliiics."
The British commander in chief
our OF resnrct for military etiquette.
war unable To Iiscuss the leading
figures in the American, army, though
hc implied that I've held :, high opinion
OF them. He also held the view that
The officers cnrps WAS n highly eff
dent buly. such as might be expected
to he produced by such u splendid
military academy AZ West Point
CThis latter opinion OF Marsha!
IIsig is directly ar variance with
that Of Marshal Pc:ain. who recently.
Universal Service. held that the cur
siculmm Of West Point was practically
obsolctc.)
Il think it Is obvious from what I
have said" Earl HUG added, that
my admiration for the work OF the
American armies IL genuine and
whole hearted. When / say that the
American armies made great strides
IN efficiency every month they were
II France, the remark applies to all
branches OF the service. Towards the
end the Germans were kccnly alive
10 the tremendous armed factor that
was piling up against them: they
knew that the longer the American
NGIt VI VIC llcl0 TIC inner lneS
became
In discussing in general terms the
course OF the war, Earl lIaiE made II
quite clea- 10 me that he shared the
view held by all great soldiers in the
past, irrespective of their nationality
as to the proper attitude OF politicians
towards 81 war actual: in progress.
Evidently moro than irksomc 10
him was the manner in which some
of tho political leaders. o. the STATE
"a hAi r mn VI in, hn s,,.tn nj
opera ions" with the inevitable re-
suit OF adding infinite complications
to the problems with which tho COM
marder III tho field had IL deal.
any time found either helpful or IL
luminative tho conclusions reached hy
the politicians.
INInss Modcrn Politicians.
70 so MANY modern POLITICIANS" inc
snid. nave spent their lives in their
efforts TO climb into government office
that they haze not had ;ime To study
history and learn from IL the real .au-
tors which mako empires"
~ various periods OF the war the
noiit;cal chiefs in London. Paris AMI
Rome formed definite opinions ms to
tie line OF action thai would he
adopted by the enemy in certain
circumstances aud nj certain dates.
II la noteworthy. said the field
marshal, that in no single instance
wrrc these provisions accurate. The
Hchait: antlc!latinnS they formed
were revrr justified by events.
SoInE1 tDt these, an,icipatlons re-
lated To the mos; vital events Of the
war and even "a tha prospective date
OF It's conclusion. as far as the actual
fighting on the western front was
concerned.
Thus. IN September ., 1915, Earl
HaiE visited London In order to tell
the authorities that he regarded The
war as having entered the last stage
a.. Its final phnse--that the German
power OF resistance had been so re-
.duced by constant hammering that
he had good grounds for think ing
That the war might be finished that
season.
"Eui." he added. "the people at
home would haze nothing to do with
my conclusions. They had evidently
resolved In their minds tina, the cru
rial period Of tho Wharf.-The dc, crnIn.
ing pEnsa---would begin IN the frs,
week of tho month Of July. 1919. Al
though ] received n most friendly
hearing ! felt was regarded as an
"ntim!3t and THAI lad no; pre-
vailed on item 10 alter their minds"'
Lord 'a!g made his ststement 10
'"e ~ tho modest home which L.adv
ilnig had acquired 10 house harsci!
and her wong children during her
tusbnnt's ahncn"c In France and