Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-10
Compulsory Military
Training


Washington Corr. Boston Transcript. -
WITH the passage of the army reorganization
w bill and with the assured II not the i'm
mediate passage Of the navy BILL the attention Of
preparedness advocates in the country is gradual
ly turning towards the Chamberlain bill for COM
Senate 1905 and 10 now before the Senate Military
Affairs committee. Only last week the news got
out that the bill was neither dead nor buried that
hearings might very probably be held upon 1t,
and that it might even be reported to the senate,
Chairman Chamberlain is profound believer In
the necessity, II not in the expediency Of this
piece Of legislation, and it is understood that he
is bending every effort to secure action on 1t be-
fore long.
The secretary Of war, Mr.. Baker, has already
The president recently, attempting no doubt to
take the wind out Of the sails of Roosevelts
Kansas City speeches. went on record a. saying,
universal voluntary trainingi with all my heartl
II you wish It, but America does not wish any.
thing but eompulsion OF the spirit Of America
be taken to mean that the president % out Of
sympathy with the Chamberlain bill, 10 neverthe-
less capable OF another Interpretation II desired.
At any rate, the president has reversed himself
90 many times before that another reversal now
would add little to HE burdens. a.
The Chamberlain BILL in brief, provides for
the training In the use Of arms Of ali able-bodied
male citizens between the ages OF twelve and
twenty-three The measure exernpts certain
classes, including the morally unfit and members
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this oficer declared that he himself favored com.
puisory service but that, since compulsory service
was many years away, he felt constrained to labor
for the next best thinr--fhe deferaiized militia
In these days, however, progress il made RAPIDLY.
and the fxed convictions 81 Yesterday are often
altered before Inc end OF next week. So Il l. or
rather so Il NAV Be, with he ideas xof COMPULSORY
military service.
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