MILITARISTS BUSY
REVIVING GREAT ARMY THEORY
OLD PRINCIPLES RETAINED
(Received February ,17, 9 a.m.)
COPENHAGEN, 15tb, February,
Propaganda in favour of the restoration of a strong army are now in full blast in Germany, regardless of the Allied views. Military writers have emerged from ; temporary eclipse and are busily replanning the structure of the army They are 'applying some democratic veneer, but the old conceptions of strict discipline and sacrifice are retained. Herr Gadke says : The attitude of the Allies does not guarantee a lasting peace, and does not' exclude the idea of revanche. Germany must be able to mobilise her whole manhood. He suggests a new system for the physical training of youths to instill, greater personality and initiative. America has proved that, with the right material, an effective army Can be produced almost by stamping on the ground.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 39, 17 February 1919, Page 7
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