Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-30
ARMY6 NoIEytl
UNIVERSAL Plan
OF TRAININGS
|GROWING RAPIDLY
National Security League Says
Movement in One Year
Shows Big Strides

s Il
The movement in favor OF universal
military training and service Is grow
| ing rapidly throughout the country.
| according to reports received by the
National Security League.
A year and half ago there was
practically no expression OF puDilS
sentiment on the subject OF universal
service. The first discussion OF the
subject by.a body Of assembled dele
| gates occurred at the National De.
i tense Congress of the National Secur-
lity League held IN Chicago November
1I. 1915. At that time, however.
Il action was deferred because II was
! thought the public was not then sur
Il ficientiy familiar with the idea TO IN
Il sure its receiving the consideration
its Importance warranted.
After thorough study OF the ques-
Iticn, especially with references 20 It's
apDlication to our democratic form OF
government. q special committee Oh
the League. to which Il had been re-
Ifsrred. recommended it strongly ana
resolution approving the principle
was unanimously adopted at the Ma
tionai Security Congress last January.
The growth Of the sentiment Ior
: universal service has since that ume
becn demonstrated by the NUMBER anu
character of expressions favorable 10
!, II which have come from all parts Oh
! the country. The introduction Of a
!. mr. iyersal service bill in Congress Dy
: Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon and
nationwide discussion, disclosing
!, the democratic spirit OF such system,
attracted attention to its merits as the
basic foundation of national defense,
and a recognition OF tho necessity TOT
Its adoption. This necessity has been
temnhaCized by the experience OF the
militia call to the Mexican Dorue.
(Which has disclosed the Inequality ana
iunfairnecs of a system that imposes
all the burden upon the few VINO mac
voluntarily qualified themselves for
\ service.
striking feature disclosed in the
educational campaign on this suD!ec'
is. that the real opposition 70 oO.isa
tnry training and service Is very I'm
III tied. It has been shown ina
y wherever serious thought has Deer
- giyer, to the subject sentiment Is gene
rally favorable to the principle
positive expression of opinion is oItel
held in reserve on account OF a lack Q
IS Thorough understanding OF the prin
le cinle Of universal service, but ez
:, nressions of disapproval are rare,
e since the adoption of the resoluuol
ls favoring universal service at the Na
=. fional Security Congress at Wasnne
81 az, eeveral other conventions hay
~ adouted similar resolutions at the u
!. stance Of the League.
lo Every canvass or referendum vol
.. has shown strong sentiment IN Iavo
q If universal service and training IN
- - vcte by which the Chamber OF Con
AZ yorrce of the United States. with Il
a. membership of 100000 business mel
:. Endorsed such system was at VI
nd ratio of 889 sor to 90 against
ma The resolution OF the Merchano !
q. Association OF New York adopted
e their meeting in May OF this yea
W recommended military training OF g
N. entire male population physically al
nt 70 hear arms, such training TO pc ou
no Inc the non-productive period OF the
lives before they have taken up the
cd nrofession. business or VOCATION.
re- The chicago school board, witno'
IN dissenting vote, adopted resolutie
- r,sEinp the rudiments Of initial
IA. troininr 4 part Of the curriculum
FRY the high schools. !,
de- During the convention OF tne =
her tional Education Association neio
will Gently in New York, the Natlonai :
the cnrity League submitted resoluu'
ON nreing 'aThat a system OF univers
ind mystical training, as nearly as Pre-
the tical,le similar to the system IN VOC
- Switzerland. be introduced IN 7
States. and that instructor II !.
rudiments of military edriii pc ss.s
url ushed in the high schools ana J. y
NJ leges.r While the National Eaacae
Association did not accept TINS D
rial gegtion in its entirety, It adopted
IS resolution saying: while u rec
cto- nizes that the community or the sts
I Il nav introduce such elements OF ~
ELY tarv training into the schools as %
ark soer, Wise and prudent, yet It belies
red that snch training should be strlc
rik- educational in its aim and organl
otai ton and that military ends sno'
not he permitted to pervert the edu
ing tional purposes and practises Oh
la = 81 . . -
The schools. ~, r
In. u,,s A referendum vote taken by lne =
any cago Tribune showed only 70 vo
q % arsinst the proposition out OF o
i ivo votes recorded. A similar vote tai
. ms by the baltimore Sun in number
Itsl states showed 1886 for universal
!. I = vice and 1866 against. Votes taken
~ . ike manner in various parts Oh
~ country have shown like results.
-. The results already achieved
0us .y.taring sentiment for univer
lae s, seryice greatly encourage officials
= r = the National Security League IN
lie eontinuance Of its campaign for
2 os'Iv intimate acceptance by the coun
' S Of this necessary system OF nauo
|, re- defense.
h ss Joseph Gibbs of Leicester. Mass