FRENCH MILITARY TRAINING.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1263, 15 December 1920, Page 3

FRENCH MILITARY TRAINING.

The war-- of the future will nut be !• terrible than that one which w..loosened by the German!! in I'.M 1, it the plans of the French manoeuvres, übicb arc to be held late tins summer, arc to be taken as an judication. In- • .dcuialh. these manoeuvre*, will add an interesting reflection on President V iI-on°» peace treaty. wfu.h m:i> supiMHtl to turn the minds of mankiud irons milt.iry though:* and to mai.e lor an eternal aid wonderful peace. It must not bo tuoug&i tttat Frame is more military than any other nation uf Europe, but the iait that she has • ontinued to call classes to the colors makes it necessary that they should :»■: sente idea ..; what uar is like. i'bereton.*. Frame- military chief.haw out lined .i tentative scheme which will teach the horror* of u.tr without tiie -indents experiencing the dangers el ;-■ tnal lonliii t. The manoeuvres ar-- to liirni-li a |trleet image •>. a r.al battle, with airl>!anc.-. tank*, machine gnu-, trem In-, artillery. l-om'vtbrowers, hand grenades, smoke cloud-, and even pm-.m gas prole, tioii irnluded in tl>- 11-i ••; -ttbie. t> wherein tnu-t be proficient. Tbs announcement that the iiisihh-ii-tr mil it..: '»• . ontiini to marcho-. shr.ptng in fields ami the rarrxiiig out • 0 intricate drill- -•- in tii. pa-t. i- ■ au-iug icrtistcrnalioii among j»-.n .■ ap,-tl. -. who are already s'ii:g. -ling ih.'t the tea. -hing ot French youths how to kiii by th*> most gba.-tiy methods wil! iliiVe otlly ..lie It.gU.il «rlie. - i._. ilidu-o other nations to do likewise, with the r. ,-iill that Krann will urn. daj find herself faced by some nation as high!} trained as were the Germans in I'ji I. Tactical problems have not been overlooked by Frame"-, military chief-. In tact, Franco ha.- wonderful laeilitien for tbese manocuvTt-s andac tual battle* will U- tonght at Verdun ami at Kkcim-. in .\rtoi-. uii the Ai-ne and .>n the Marn. where troop- will use the same trend:. - and :h> same dugout- tin.; sheltered the Allied hero.- during the live yearoi the world war. Certain areas have (■ten rev.-rv.si lor training purpose and the trenches there will l»e maiutainctl in '.heir present condition at the e\-p.n-e of the Government, au c\|*>ndinire which undoubtedly will I. recover- • d ircm touri-ls .J. stroll-, say m the next decade, oi -ceiiig in-t chat "ar trench.- !..»'., like and who are uiilinu; :.i li.nni .int It.-ii.- ti>; i!. privilege .... seeing them Mil.t.iri-ii- n.it,..ii- af-i> »h«u[<i not overl.oik the fait that while the Fi. :;• rt Armi Ixri .liter will hj, based on tv..> \car-" -erviie. youths, when demobilised, will he tran-ferred to the r.-.rtt.-. from which :h~\ will lie l.'e a-.d for I'M \.ar-. I hi- »ii! giv<- Fraie-e a Iota! e.t fo-twein GxWMMMKk and 7.UrMHK) Hilly trained men. r.h., will he available for thitv at any time.