Evening journal., 1916-02-04
TRAIN FOR WARTOGET
JOB With UNCLE SAM

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. 4.-Sen-
ator Salisbury. Of Delaware, has in
troduced and had referred to the COM
mittee on military affairs a bill to en-
courage military training throughout
the land It provides that no man un-
der the age of 40 years shall be 'eligi-
bic to appointment in the government
classified service unless he shall have
had at least two months military
training, or shall have enrolled to
take such training. The bill also would
require military training by lawyers
under the age of As years before they
would be eligible TO appear as attor-
neys or solicitors in any court of the
United States. Senator Saulsbury's bill
is as follows:
BE il enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
United States OF America in Congress
assembled. That from and after the
first day Of January ammo Domini nine
teen hundred and seventeen, no per
son then under the age of forty years
shall be eligible to appointment in the
classified service, unless prior to such
time such person shall have volun.
tarily received under rules and reg
ulatiOns made and published uader
authority Of the Secretary Of War
such military training for a period o
at least two months as shall be pro
vided for in such rules and regula
tions. No person sHall, after sucl
regulations shall have been published
sixty days, be eligible to appointment
to the classified service who shall no
have become enrolled under said regu
lations as prepared to take the train
ing thereby prescribed and have
agreed to take such training regular
ly, and. so far as time has permitted
have fulfilled such agreement ant
complied with such regulations.
Sec. ?. That no one shall here
after. after such rules and regula
tiOns have been published, be exam
ined for appointment in the classi
fed service who shall not have be
come enrolled as aforesaid have
agreed to take the training provided
under such rules and regulations, anC
have fulfilled such agreement so fal
as the intervening time between en-
rollment under such regulations anC
date of any examination has permit
ted; and from and after the first da!
Of January, ammo Domini nineteeI
hundred and nineteen, no persOi
under the age of forty-three year.
shall be permitted to take an exami
nation for appointment to the classi
fed service or to remain in said ser
vice unless such person shall unde
said regulations have received tn
training thereby prescribed for mill
tary service or its equivalent.
Sec. g. That no one shlal be pei
mitted or qualified to appear as al
torney or solicitor in any court of ia
United States unless for at least on
month in each year for and durin
four years hereafter. or until he 7ha
reach the age Of forty-five years. h
shall have received the military traii
ing providide for by such regulations
Sec. 4. That the Secretary of Wa
is hereby authorized and directed
prepare and publish regulations el
abling persons. under the provision
thereof. to become enrolled for an
receive the training prescribed urdt
such regulations; for issuing 10 sue
persons certificates that such dut
has been duly performed; for oxcus'u
persons physically or mentally uni
for such training from taking tn
same: for substituting in case of w'
men. training for hospital or simila
service I'm lieu of such military trail
ing: and providing that those men
hers of the Society of Friends, con
monty called Quakers, conscientious
opposed to performing military Sc
vice which may involve the taking
human life may in lieu of militaT
training. under such regulations, tai
such training useful 10 the natio
in time of war as shall be. by sal
regulations. prescribed as the usef
equivalent thereof