Men Who Dislike Shoddy and Buy Their Own Uniforms Manila, Sept. 3.
Major-General Eli A. Helmick, Inspector-General of the United States Army, who has just visited every post in the Philippines department during the last six weeks, Geclared that the enlisted men of this department made a good ap-_ pearance, due to their inclination to! boy their own uniforms rather than wear the cheap shoddy clothing isued here, relics from the oversupply of world war tim "The close of the world the War Department in poss of a great quantity of uniforms Which it has been compelled to use. These uniforms were of—poor quality, especially the olive drab cotton uniforms, "which were not nly poor in cut and quality of jai, but the quality of dye used was of widely varying shades to begin with and, moreover, would not stand washing and the strong sunlight of the tropics. It is frankly acknowledged that these uniforms are unfit for any use except as working or fatigue and field cloth ing. It Mustrates the fine spirit of the enlisted personnel of the army, oth native and American, that they have already willingly gone into their pockets and paid for the material and making of good uniforms of durable colour in order to reach and maintain a soldierly standard creditable to their units and the country they serve. I hope they will not longer have to do this and I shall do everything. in my power to prevail upon the authorities to remove this -hard-shi pi general Helmick commended the Scouts, ded pride in their personal dress and appearance, care for their equipment in a' most. satisfactory manner and strive to excel in soldierly ties.
"The Filipino soldier easily submits to discipline and: when properly trained and led T am sure he will always acquit himself well in active service in the field." said General Helmick.
General Helmick goes from here to China where he will inspect the 15th Infantry stationed at Tien sin.—Reuter's Pacific Service,
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