The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-25
SCOTT WANTS ARMY
OF 100000 MEN
Chief of Staff Declares Emphatic
ally For Conscripting All
Young Men.
CHIEF MILITARY HEAD
OF NATION POSITIVE
Brigade of War Lords Use Mexi.
chan Issue to Bolster Up
Cause.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Com-
pulsory military service in, time of
peace. Two years compulsory mill
tary service for men between the
ages of 1S and 21. A standing army
Of 100000.
These are the three basic princi-
pies upon which Gen. Hugh c. Scott,
Chief of Staff of the Army, would
erect a military system into which the
working class may expect to be draft
ed unless the War-bound militarists
are stopped in their program of "pre-
paredness for peace"
The nilitarists are capitalizing the
military operations in Mexico to the
limit to bolster up and inject new
life into their waning campaigns to
impose a European universal con-
scription upon the people of the Unit
ed States.
Wants Military Government
Gen. Scott. as Chief of Staff, is in
charge of the general program of the
Mexican invasion. 1t goes without
question that he will make use of his
great power to cement upon the mill
tary policy of the government the
principle of compulsory service
Which the General Staff Of the Army
mas secretly favored for a long time.
Gen. Scott, however, does not limit
his advocacy of compulsory service
to the secret sessions of the General
Staff. In his opinion, the working
people of the United States are the
natural food for shot and shell of
capitalistic aggression, and the soon-
er they get into the trenches and get
preliminary taste of the ultimate
dose better it will be for the industrial
masters.
Il believe" declared Gen. Scott,
that all soldiers who have given this
matter any thought believe that there
should be universal service
What do you mean by universal
service?" was asked.
Il mean that: every man Of suitable
age should be available for training
for the defense of his country -
:: Wants Compulsory Service ~--
do you mean that there should
be compulsory military service"
eyes,
what age would you require for
that?"
''About from IS to 21.",
rs it not the idea of the General
Staff and War Department to bring
about what you call universal mill
tary service?''.
Il feel that the armies of all civil
lied countries of great size that are in
danger Of being invaded have been
obliged to come to that"
DO you favor compulsory military
service in time of peace?"
EYES,"
Pressed as to the number Of men
who might be tricked to, the trenches
under the banner of compulsory SER
vice, Gen. Scott indicated that the
General Staff conducts a fairly effec-
tive census of the cannon fodder avail
able even in times of peace.
All Between Is and 21 Years
General, how many young men
between the ages Of 1S and 21 years
are there in the country who would
be eligible for that compulsory mill
tary SERVICE"
There are over 100000 young
nlen who come to the age of is years
every year," replied the Chief of
Staff.
There are about 100000 young
men between the ages Of 1S and 21
years in the country. What would
you think of the idea OF system
that would compel the government to
train every young man between
the ages of 1S and 81 at least six
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