The Washington times., 1923-03-08
TRA|N|NGURCED
FOR LEADERS
IN ARMY
Gen. Lassiter Praises Work
Done by Military Colleges
and Schools.

Never was there greater need for
ulscipnne IN this ill-disciplined
land OF. ours according to Mai.
zen. william Lassiter, chief of
training section, u. S. A., who read
a prepared address TODAY a. the
second meeting of the Associafioin
OF Military Colleges and Schools A.
the Unietd States, at the Hotel
Washington. In time of need. tha
general said, the army. looks to the
reserve officers training schools FOR
the necessary men. He praised thp
institutions and said that some oF
the finest officers in the nafion'a
defenses were enlisted from them
lie said Congress seems to get
more interested in the military h.
stltutions Of the nation. but mist
give greater appropriations To do.
Tray the cost to the army In SUNNY.
ing OFFICERS as instructors and en,Iin.
ment for drilling purposes. THE
reason. the general said, is because
the War Department is expendinp
no more money for training bur.
poses at military academies than
Congress is appropriating.
Depend ON Sale Of Supplies..
The surplus supplies of arms and
ammunition and other articles Iaft
over from the war supplies anahias
the war Department to extend ita
operations at the academies.
When those supplies are ex.
nausted, General Lassiter maid. ~
90 not know what we can do iInless
congress allows greater approoria-
IONS. Ma1y lives have been lost and
unloio wealth has been wasted in
Wis because or the lack OF trained.
WeIl-0isclplined officers. This must
not occur again and the War be.
plLlneht looks to the military
schools Of the nation to sunniv fha
manhood necessary In the officers
ranks OF the army.
AT present there are 5000. OOn In
the regular army and national guard.
An case or emergency we could or.
game and move these troopa in a
lew hours to different points.
Praises High School Cadets.
we cannot send officers to high
schools for drill purposes. h,,f -
would be well If the high schools NJ
the country would emulate the ex.
ample set by similar local if1stitu.
tons. Although it is not the custom.
two officers are sent to the local
schools and drill the cadets"
He praised the youths for their
line military bearir. and discipline.
He said the War apartment sup.
plies the arms and ammunition, but
the other expenses are borne by the
cadets themselves or their parents.
The officers of the association are:
Dr. G. w. Newhall, Of the Shuttuck
School, Faibault. Mimi, president;
Gen. l.. r. Gignilliat, Culver Military
Academy, of Culver, Ind; Col. R. p.
Davidson, Northwestern Military and
Naval Academy; Col. Sebastian c..
Jones, New York Military Academy,
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, N. Y; and
Col. Sandy Beaver, OF Riverside
Academy. Gainesville, Ca. secretary.
The session will be adjourned to.
night after the election of officers.
Recalls UnprepaTedness
Major George c. Marshall, aide
to Gen. John J. Pershing, in an
address yesterday, laid stress on the
unpreparedness Of this country when
war was declared on Germany and
said that a year elapsed before the
men necessary to bring about victory
were organized and the necessary
equipment amassed.
The major said that in the early
days OF the war he saw many
men without shoes, wearing only
cotton socks, marching from. ten to
fifteen miles a day in heavy snow
He limited that some day this coun
try may have to enter q war with.
out allies and then emphasized the
need for preparedness In the event
of conflict. He recited instances
of the experiences OF American
troops at Valley Forge and said
that similar conditions faced the
doughboys in France in 1917.
A. banquet was held in the sun
parior last night. President New.
hall of the association presided.
Among the speakers were Col.
T. D. Landon and Gen. L. r.
Gignilliat. head Of the Culver Mill.
tary Academy. Culver. Ind -