Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-12-30
CHAMBERLAIN BILL
FOR PREPAREDNESS
SEEKS TO MAKE MILITARY TRAIN.
ING COMPULSORY UPON
BOYS AND MEN BETWEEN
Il AND Is YEARS

jago by Senator Chamberlain Of Ore
gon provides for universal military
training for boys from II to 23.
Chamberlain LII would exempt
the physically unfit, members of the
permanent military or naval lore s Of
the United States, school teachers
employed as mil .tary or naval in
Isyructors, persons employed in the
police or prison service of the United
States and the different states and
cities, the morally unfit, members OF
religious sects whose creed forbids
its members 10 participate In war
(this, however, to include only that
part OF the training which requires
the bearing of arms), sailors. those
in the public service where the in
terests OF that service demand it. and
such persons as the prescribed train
ing would impose great hardship up
on. The last, however. only for a
year at time.
Nation Made into Districts.
The district commander of he dis
tricts into which the country Ia to be
divided is to have the power to issue
certificates of exemption. Where he
denies certificate an appeal may be
taken to the nearest United States
district court. The burden OF proof
in each case will rest on the appli-
cant.
The force so raised will be divided
into the citizen cadet corps, the
citizen army, the citizen navy, and
citizen army and navy reserves. From
the ages of IL to II, inclusive. the
service will be In the citizen cadet
corps.
The training In this corps is divid-
ed into three periods. The first from
IL to IA, the second from IA to is,
and the third from 16 to Is. In the
first period the training will be 80
hours in each year will be devot-
ed to calsthenics and other physical
and military instruction without arms
During this period the cadets will
not wear q uniform.
In the second period the training
will be for not less than so hours
each year and will include military
training with the rifle, including gal
lery practice. In this period the pre-
scribed uniforms may be worn.
The third period the training VIII i
be for 80 hours, and In addition ten
days in camp each year. 1t Will IN
clude field exercise, target practice
and other military instruction. For
this period the United States will
provide the necessary uniforms. i
At the age Of IS the cadet enters
he citizen army, or If he prefers the
citizen navy, In which he serves TIL
he end Of his 23rd year. During this
period the training will not be less
han 120 hours or 20 days, each year.
Ten days each year will be in camp
With continuous training. Except the
,ontinuous training in camp
his time may be taken In whole day
lrills OF not less than three hours,
n night drills Of not less than one
Jour and half each.
Many Places for Training.
The members Of the citizen army
r to be allotted to the various
Of the service In such
Iumbers as may be best for tactical
rganization. The training may be
iven in public and private schools.
cademies, colleges and universities,
n the organized militia. or naval
nilitia, In boy scouts OF similar or
anizations provided that it conforms
i every way to the course laid
own by the law.
On reaching the 23rd year and hav-
~ satisfactorily completed the pre-
,ribed training, the members Of the
ti7en army and the citizen navy
ASS into the citizen army or citizen
avy reserve without first training
II those who are 81 or over when
is bill is passed automatically be-
,me members of the Citizen army
serve without training.
The bill provides for 'fcation
the period of training and that
ose classified as nonefficient be-
use OF absence or failure to attain
e standard an equivalent additional
'riod OF training for each year In
hich they are rated rs nonefficient.
Fines and imprisonment Used.
Punishment Is provided in the
are Of fines and confinement for
ose who fail to register or in othei
rvs attempt to evade service Pun-
,ment Ia also provided IN the
ape of fine from $50 20 s6o0 for
,rloynrs who exert pressure in any
~ to prevent empIoyes from ta'-ing
9 prescribed training. The burden n
proof reAts on the EMPLOYER Pun h