Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-22
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
 BILL IS COMING UP
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Continued From Page l) drafted by a Committee of the general staff was not disclosed by General Scott, who also refused to estimate the cost of such a system. except to say that approximately it would be much less than the expense of voiun- teer methods of training troops. Industrial Army Too. It is known. however, that the pos. sibility of welding into the new pro jects the various sections of the de fense act dealing with industrial organization for war purposes, the right to take over and operate manu featuring plants. railways. and other peace time agencies, is under con sideration. Secretary Baker Gold the committee recently he was undecided as between universal military service and system of selective conscription, the latter plan being understood to include the industrial as well as the military service.
 When General Scott said that many members of the national guard be lieyed in universal service. Repre- sentative Kellar interrupted:
 That may be because you are keep ing them on the border on police duty get letters every day indicating that many of them don't think they are be ing fairly treated"
 'I think that is so," said General Scott
 Then, why not give this new sys- tenn fair trial before you condemn it?"
 We are giving it a fair trial and working in good faith to get the best results from it.
 Oh, Mir. Mcclellan!
 Do you think We viii ever get the kind of an army we should have as long as high officers of the regular army refuse to bow to the mandates of Congress" insisted Representative McKeilar. You are condemning the system before it gets started Do you think it is a good thing for generals of the ar.ny 10 be coming out wlJh reports anu newspaper and magazine articles knocking the system"
 ''1 was sent hero by the President and the secretary of war to present my views" replied General Scott.
 How close will this system You have proposed bring us to militarism Y" asked Representative Littlepage.
 Absolutely away from it," answered the officer. ''I do not see that there is anything like militarism in it. It's a democratic system
 Representative Shallenberg asked if it was not true that every attempt in history to send large invading forces overseas had failed. He instanced the position Of the entente armies at Sal 3niki saying they have not been able to gam a Ioot of ground against a nation like Bulgaria.
 That is because of the trained sol diers that face them," said General Scott. If we had trained soldiers We would do the same thing"
 The subject of summer training was brought up by Representative Wise, who said the department had not eX- acted from men thus trained the obli- gation for army service in the event of war authorized by the national de fense act
 The war department appears to have disregarded the mandates of Con- gress." remarked Representative Me Kellar.
 General Scott said the training camps regulations were being formul- ] ated. Major Noble of the general | staff explained that the war college | committee had construed the rejection 1 by Congress of the federal Volunteer 1 plan proposed by Secretary Garrison | as forbidding the organization of army | units other than those specifically | authorized.
 If we are to reply on the regular | army it must be greatly increased at once, must it not?" he was asked.
 Tremendously, said General Scott. |
 Representative Farley said he had | no questions to ask but he favored i universal service, adding, we all take | our citizenship too lightly"