The sun., 1916-12-21
8 MONTHS MILITARY
TRAINING URGED
Senate Committee Told Boys
Can Be Made Soldiers In
That Time.
BILL TO BE INTRODUCED
Labor and Church Said to Be
Leaning Toward
Plan.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-Six months OF
military training will be sufficient to
make a good soldier OF the American
boy Notwithstanding the statement to
the contrary by Gen. Scott before the
Senate Military Affairs Committee yes
terday. when he took issue with Major
Gen. Leonard Wood on tho same subject.
Such was the view expressed before the
committee to-day by two men expert
snced in training young men-Howard
n. Gross Of Chicago. president OF the
Universal Military Training League. and
Edward Harding OF New York, proml-
nent in the work Of the Boy Scouts Of
America and n lawyer.
Both witnesses testified that the Hay
organizations for promotion of military
training had learned hat six months OF
training II It be taken In earnest and
intelligent direction toward military in
otructions will make a fair soldier OF
tho average American boy. Mr., Hard
Ing asserted that a threefold result can
Be obtained by six months Of such train
Ing ar organised reserve army. trained
men and the necessary equipment. He
also averred that the regular army could
b reduced so per cent. II this plan OBJ
tained. Mr.. Harding told the committee
that the large standing army MAS tho
occasion OF militarism and the com.
plants against militarism.
Antithcsis of M%iIitarism.
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ne force under arms and Is the antith-
eeis of militarism."
Mr.. Gross said 'yarious men head
ing ORGANIZATIONS Interested in universal
military training mot In Ne~ yorr 70.
Gently and agreea unop tho .,x month.
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Ss,n oe "orA ana IN
s'ruction III the camps
we shall have the help of many
prominent TABOR leaders. SAID Mr.. Gross.
LABOR wants 10 be sure rich boys must
serve as well as poor boys and that the
new force Will not be used for constabu-
Jar duty. l mink mat once union labor
secs mat our plan contemplates just
Wnat IL ASKS Tor IL Will he with the
movement
Mr.. Gross Informed Senator Chamber
lain mat the cooperation OF three OF the
great church organizations had been
promised. mentioning specifically the
Catholic and Presbyterian. Senator
Chamberlain expects to introduce an
amended bill for military training
shortly.
The subcommittee decided to recall
Gen. Scott and Major-tien. Leonard
Wood. Both officers have been asked to
oppear for cross-examination by Senator
Blair Lee. a champion OF the National
Guard.
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avoids mention of any specific units Of
When Gen. Scot, before the House
committee quoted from the mobilization
renort 10 show tba, on, n, an anrnl,ed
strength Of %. 900 men In certain units
OF the Guard called for border duty only
$4,000 actually were available for the
b. FEDERAL service REPRESENTATIVE Anthony
Of Kansas asked whether it was fair 10
Judge the National Guard system on a
mobilization Of what was in reality the
Old organized militia. Representatives
Hull and Greene Joined in this view.
Gen. Scott admitted this point was well
taken, az the act did not go into effect
until after the call was made. He re-
iterated his opinion that completion OF
the new organization would produce lit
tie better results.
When the General read figures on Ma
tional Guard recruiting showing that
only $1,000 men were collected in four
months active work throughout the
country. and that at a cost Of more h
$50 a man. Just to enroll him. not equip
him." Representative Greene interrupted.
Was not this after the young volun-
teer knew he was 10 see no active SER
vice, but merely to do border duty" he
asked.
1T was to carry out orders by the
President OF the United States to meet an
emergency" Gen. Scott said.
o"'S D'scss'"s she sss'em'
W cannot rely for our defence on a