The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-01-22
INFANTRY REPORT
REVEALS GREATER
WAR PREPARATION
ARMY HEADS PREPARE FOR
SLAUGHTER AS HOOVER
TALKS DISARMAMENT

AAHho DISARMAMENT
The annual report of the CHIEF
OF infantry of the United States
army, Major General Stephen o
Faqua, for the year ended June 81
1880 has just been issued. This
report shows that while Hoove,
and Stimson and the rest of the
agents Of Wall Street talk peace
and disarmament the practica
heads of the Wall Street slaughter
machine go forward with their day
to day task of preparing the ma,
chine for the next imperialist
struggle, prepare the infantry, in
this case, and the other branches
Of the machine for the attack or
the Soviet Union.
While Hoover in his message tc
congress on Dec. s said that the
United States was at peace with
all the world, the very practical
heads of the army and navy in
tensify their preparations for i'm
perialist war.
The head Of the infantry talks
OF murder - of semi-automatic
shoulder rifles, light machine guns
tank Especially the high speed
Christie tank), motorization of the
infantry, improved training meth
DDS that bear more resemblance
to actual warfare, and of the Re.
serve Officers Training Corps
which is being developed as the Of
ficer corps of a four million army
OF workers and farmers and their
sons.
The very practical preparations
for imperialist war can be seen
best from the authorized summary
of the infantry report prepared
by the United States (Wall Street)
army which we quote in part as
follows:
PROJECTS BEING STUDIED
"The following projects are con.
sidered most important and are, al
present, receiving study of the
chief of infantry and the various
agencies at his disposal:
"Semi-autOmatic shoulder rifles,
Three calibre .276 rifles have been
tested and the results are eminent
ly satisfactory. During the year
a calibre 80 rifle has also been
developed which may be more de.
sirable than the calibre PIG. This
rifle weighs about the same as the
present Springfield calibre 80. The
advantages of standardizing a cal
ibre 30 semi-automatic shoulder
rifle, thus maintaining a uniform
small arms calibre, are numerous
and self evident.
Light machine gun. Expert
mentation with a light machine
gun, capable Of being carried at
all times by the infantry is being
conducted. The infantry believes
that such a weapon is most desir-
able for its needs and every effort
is being made by the ordnance de-
partment to develop such a gun.
Tanks. The Christie tank pilot
vehicle has been tested with re-
sulss that are very gratifying to
the infantry. An order has been
placed for seven of these tanks
and delivery is expected about the
end of the present calendar year.
Training. Combat practice is
being given more consideration
than formerly.
INFORMATION PLANS
"MotOrizatiOn. Motorization has
been the subject of much study
and experimentation. The 34th
infantry, Fort Eustis, Va, has
been the principal laboratory for
this purpose. The automotive de-
velopments In the industrial world
from year to year make 1t desir-
able that this experimentation con-
tinue.
THE chief Of infantry Is of the
opinion that combat trains, includ-
ing rolling kitchens and field
trains should be motorized at the
earliest practicable date.
DRILL MANEUvERS
Training - Close and extended
order; During the past year con
siderable thought and study have
been devoted to the subject Of
close and extended order drills. 1t
Is believed that It is possible to
simplify the present drill by elm
mating certain movements consid-
cred nonessential and have the
drill bear a closer relation to for
nations and movements used In
the field, without detracting In any
way from the Importance of the
drill as form of disciplinary
training. A form of drill which
meets the above requirements Is
now being tested at the Infantry
School and viii be submitted In
the near future. Such a drill as