New-York tribune., 1922-09-18
Training Camps
Unified Arm Y ,
Asserts w eeks
Much Accomplished Toward
Welding Regulars, Ma
tionaI Guard and Reserves
Into Homogeneous Whole
All Arms Enthusiastic
Distinct Advance From Ma
neuvers of Previous Year
characterized Program

Ffon, The Tribume's Washbu0ton Bureau
WASHINGTON, Sept 17.--A long
step toward uniting the regular army,
National Guard and reserves into zone
homogeneous citizen army Of the
United States" was accomplished by
the War Department in the summer
training camps which have just closed,
Secretary Of War Weeks said to-day.
"This summer, for the first time, all
elements of the army provided by Con-
gress for the national defense have
participated in field training" Secre-
tary Weeks said. "Everywhere
throughout the United States the out
standing features of the training
camps have been the enthusiasm with
which all concerned have thrown
themselves into the work and, as a
necessary sequence, the generally high
level Of accomplishment. Regulars,
National Guardsmen, reserves, reserve
officers training corps and civilians Of
worked side by side with growing
appreciation of the necessity for each
eleme in the national defense, and
Of the role each is to play. Conse-
quently, the work of this summer is
believed to constitute a long step for
ward toward uniting the several ele-
ments into one homogeneous citizen
army Of the United States"
5000 Reserves Participate
Five thousand members of the or
ganized reserves, the greater part Of
whom were commissioned officers dur"
ing the World War, participated in
field training for the first time this
year. "These reserve officers gen.
orally" Mr.. Weeks said, Cleft camp
with the strong feeling that their
period therein had been distinctly
profitable, and that the reserve or
longer could be justly called paper
army, but that in reality they repre-
sented most powerful element in the
real military strength of the nation"
Nearly three times as many student
soldiers participated in citizens mill
tary training camps this summer than
in 1921. obstruction in ALL" Secre-
tary Weeks said, "was SO organized as
to get the greatest possible esults with
the least expenditure of time and
energy, to the end that the government
would attain substantial results toward
the betterment of it's young man power
WlIAOUL ONCi WOA h1A6 ehS AiiAA'ANSA"A'
Distinct Step Forward Taken
OF the National Guard and Reserve
Officers Training Corps camps, Secre-
tary Weeks said:
"For both the National Guard and the
Reserve Officers Training Corps the
experience Of previous years had largely
eliminated ali experimental questions
from their field training. This summer
both consistently followed systematic
programs which constituted an addi-
tional and very satisfactory step in
their progressive development. With
this year the National Guard generally
has completed two years Of the train
ing of small units. In addition to this
purely troop training, the camps fea-
tured limited amount of training for
higher commanders by means Of ter
rain exercises without troops, super
vised and conducted by teams Of in
structors from the Leavenworth schools.
Somewhat more advanced work for
some portions of the National Guard
in the shape of maneuvers of rather
larger bodies Of troops would seem to
be indicated for the summer Of 1928.
"The National Guard, the regular
army and the reserves are entitled to
the highest praise for the fine spirit
with which they have worked"