Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-12-30
WAR DEP PARTMENT
SEEKS UNIVERSAL
SERVICE IN ARMY
Continental Army Bill Said to
Pave Way For CompuIsion
to Build Up American
Defense.
WANT DEFINITE POLICY
Propose That Present Congress
Establish Basis and Wait
For Further Expression
From People.
WANT DEFINITE POLICY

w,shingtop Dec 2o-,That tho adj
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iiiiiiis.rs'tioii coii.lilei't''i aiiliy oiii -
designed to pave the way for universal
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United States was revealed today py
the war department The department
VIII urge upon congress the Vltai Aee"
of a definite statement of American
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ii.iii'a's poiies anu 'iic eie''.ioil " l ...
chlnery for the organization OF cltl-
zen army, volunteers to begin with,
but ,1ltimately based on industrial mill
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r. ;.. ,.,o,,,,, +,,,+ Tho continental
or,,,y ,,1n, ", raaa,.a.d in tic nrasent
far,,, ~. ;4., - f,., ,,sa,.s, as nranaratory
,,,aa..,,ra ,'a,,i,t tl,a ,,,ay +a :. dacision
Inv tba naonIo at larae for or against
;,,a,,,a, i,,i,;t,r, ar,,;oo In do
tarn,i,,ina. i ,,is ,,ian senret.rv Garrison
;s, ,.,,nu,,, 70 hive consnltad avery gem
nr,i ofrina, nf Tho activa army and
MANY ofricars of lower rank
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oeeN o''ve'ea'
me ua,an,,,,ous eptltaoi, t,la ~, y, 'ie @ e ,,n,l
..'''tI ns tla oi,,i, nfficia,s of the war de-
nartr,ant is said to he that absolute
nranaredness can only he secured on
tho hasis of universal service While
Saoretorv G,rrison has made no nuh
liz daoIa,.t;on Of b;S oninion Assist
.znn+ Sanrat.y,, pranl, an,.idge who fire.
n,,e,,tIv has snnl.en for his chief has
n1ao,IT inl1io,ted hal;ef that universal
se,.wice is the only fail, and demo-
nratic so1ution Of fhe military nrob-
Ion, confrnntin, the country
s.;n,,s 10 ,ot 1.c,s;n, that the mill
q, m .on,,,,ittaa of oonore.s will he
s'NA y
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,ata,.,, ,i,iss1salf ~. nv an antho,izefl
,,,ni.ns,,,,,, n i. ,,ndars ana however
tb.t tha ,lana1.trnent will urge that the
,,ita, tl,;,s is 10 nui thro,Ieh All the
,,,nsont snssion J. definite statement OF
p,i1it,ry nniicv and create ,nachinery
sn,. o,aa nization or a citizen army vol
,,nte ea,s to hepin with. but based ulti-
,,,tnlv on universal service.
Den,rtmnnt officials are unwilling
10 coo tho fate of their policy as ey
nros.ed nv the general staff and Mr..
G.rrison ioonarGlized by tyinp II mn
With t,,n ,,niversnI service iss1e which
NAV ho we'll disnosed of after the mol
;nw bns hann written
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So''e'l'ela' Hy
The admlnlstrations cohtinentai
army PLAN II was learned autnorlta-
lively last night, Is designed 10 op-
crate with either the volunteer or UNI
versal service system. III was framed
with the SWISS system as model ana
lacks only one feature--that OIL COM
pulsory servlce--to adopt that system
to what army ofi1cers regard as Amer
lean needs and condltlons. Should
events prove thal IL sulHciell NUMBER
of volunteers will not come forward
or public sentiment undergo chanse
in favor of universal mllltary service,
..,1 1,,sinf ly,o dime ant
set the contlnental army machinery
In motion with little delay to eStab-
lish the citizen army of the nation on
that basis.
Regulations contemplated by the
trainers of the continental army plan
to put the project into effect include
the division of the country into mill
tary divisions. corresponding generally
to the present congressional districts.
Each military district would be called
upon for 333 recruits annually. In
the event that compulsory service is
decided upon, it is stated the only
action necessary would be to author
ize ,he war department in any year
whe,} ne quota OF recruits from any
distrlct mas hol pee1i iiiue up Voilll ..ll y.
.hliiS ny q ~ ~ . VI ..
.ne necessary 'iei, M 1ol liia. ilpose q
from the portlo1l ol ,ile pol'uia.loli l VI
the dlstilct liaoie TOT lhliilaiS seIsice'
AdVocates OF tile m auliillls..i.'lS. M a ~, -
piihs say tidt tne ad 4oo'ooo men VIII '.ts
colofs ana 4uo,oVo reserve pioi'osea -,
be produced Wllhln SIN years " WI, aa lio.
constitute lorce ideuuate 10 .iie iiee.s .l
OF the hatlon' ana tnes ao nol core .
tehd lnat .he proposeu Two iieoii'.ls e 4s. VI
intensive traliilhs s. ssar loI .,i .l,ie ee
years Is sulilclelll 10 lllaNe 81. q soiuiei.
EiioItS VI as'di 'iieht ciiiSels ~ iii.'
WIN De ditecteu 10 con nvilieiils euilsie'S'
that the urgent tnlns IS 10 see a tne iilso .so
cIliiefs lol d ei.izeii aliis ,,ii.l', e,,s
essary piled up. mobilization POINTS Sc
tandad ''. and in1provedNNin = word the
fo,,dat;nns laid unon which such fea :
turas as universal military service ex-
ta,,;n,1 Of tbe General staff idea of