The Washington herald., 1915-12-12
ny e. u. JOHNS.

! Chairman Chamberlain, OF the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs. has ap-
parently taken up the fight for the Cen
eral Staf's army legislative program.
/ He has not announced this fact. but the
bill which he has introduced follows the
policy outlined by the War College.
II Is true that Senator Chamberlain
| does not include the continental army
| In his bill. but he has announced that
he will introduce a bill for an Ameri-
canized Swiss system, which will be more
| satisfactory to the General STAN and the
| War College than the proposed conti-
| mental army The Swiss system is based
| OH compulsory military training. II Is
! really a military educational system. as
| It begins with the boys at l. years OF age.
When a boy reaches the age of Il he
| becomes a member of the Citizens Cadet
Corps The first period of his training
consists entirely Of athletic exercises
and not until the latter part of his
service in the cadet corps is he re-
ouired to carry arms. He is then taken
into camp for period OF ten days.
Real military training starts at lS, and
at IS he will pass into the Citirens'
army In the Citizens army an annual
training of twenty full days in the camp
and field is required.
Those who are physically and morally
lnnt are exempt 1TOiu SsTNitt III tie
cadet corps and the Citizens army.
The training can he taken in the schools.
academies. colleges. or in the organized
militia. The Senator has so formed the
bill that II can be attached as an amend
ment to the LEGISLATION for an Increase
in the regular army and as a substitute
for the continental army. The purpose
Of his bill is to create second line
of defense which is to be called out only
I'm the event of war. II will not Inter
fere with the increase in the regular
army or with the orsanized militia
The first results of cooperation be-
tween the Navy Department and the
large industrial concerns is to he a course
of instruction for junior navy officers
in the use of electric storage bStterics-
Through the efforts of Rear Admiral n
". Grant. commander OF the Atlantic
submarine hotilla, a class of navy ohi-
GERS is to attend lectures given at the !
Electric Storage Battery Conpanys plant
at Philadelphia and the Edison STORAGE
Battery Company's works at Orange, n.
]. ono of the most troublesome prob
lens connected with the handling OF
submarines Is the operation of the storage
battery. II IL generally nareed that the
accident to the T-i was due to some
trouble with her battery. AS the officers |
will receive, in addition In the lectures |
practical instruction in handling bat |
teries at the factories. 1t Is believed that
trouble from this source In submarines
can he nlinimized.
Only four of the members OF the new
House Committee on Naval Affairs are
being cIassed as little navy men. They
are REPRESENTATIVE Walter L. Hensley.
OF Missouri; Frank Buchanan. of Illi-
nois; r. II. Gray. of Indiana. and Oscar
Callaway. OF Texas The attitude OF two
others, Representatives John X. Con-
nelly, Of Texas. and w. b. Oliver, OF
Is in doubt. II Is thought that
Mr. Oliver. who succeeds Richmond
Pearson Hobson. will at least support a
moderate program.
> All OF the Republicans on the COM
mittee are being set down as fsvoring
An adequate program. As there are to
be eight Republicans On the committee
L IL possible that even larger program
han Is recommended by the adniinis-
.rntien could be reported out Of the COM
nittse. ma could - Done BY eumbi-t