Evening journal., 1916-12-22
s months military
TRAINING URGED
Senate Committee Told Boys
Can Be Made Soldiers
In That Time
NEW BILL WILL
BE INTRODUCED

WASHINGTON, Dec %. ~ Six
months OF military training will be
sufficient to make good soldier of
he American boy, Notwithstanding
the statement to the contrary BY
General Scott before the Senate Mill
iRgy Affairs Committee, when he took
issue with MajOr-G General Leonard
Wood, on the same subject Such was
The view expressed before the COM
mittee 0y two men experienced in
training young men--HDward II.
Gross, of Chicago, president Of the
Universal Military Training League,
and Edward Harding, of New York,
prominent in the work of the Boy
Scouts Of America, and a lawyer.
Both Witnesses testified that the
lay organizations for promotion of
military raining had learned that six
months of training, If It be taken in
earnest and intelligent direction to-
ward military instructions. will make
far soldier of the average American
Dos. Mr.. Harding asserted that a
threo-fOld result can be obtained by
siA months of such training; an or
ganized reserve army. trained men
and the necessary equipment. He also
averred that the regular army could
be reduced 80 per cent, IL this plan
obtained. Mr. Harding told the com
mi,tee that the large standing army
was the occasion of militarism, and
The complaints against militarism.
AHtithesis OF Militarism.
Our plan" said he. would reduce
The force under arms and is the an
tthosis of militarism."
MI Gross said Various men head
ing organ cations interested i'm uni
versal military training met IN New
York recently and agreed upon the
six months duration as effective fof
military training We believe thS'
this six months should be intensive
as to work and instruction in the
camps
we shall have The help Of many
prominent labor leaders" said Mr.
Gross Labor wants to he sure rich
boys must serve as we'll as poor boys
and that the new force will not b,
used for constabular duty. ] think
that once union labor sees that oul
plan contemplates Just what Il asks
iNAs IT. Will NN VIII iAtt UiNNNlltANs
AIR Gross informed Senator Cham.
herlain that the cooperation Of three
az the great church organizations hat
been promised, mentioning specifcal-
~ tho Catholic and Presbyterian
Senator Chamberlain expects TO intro
duce an amended bill for military
training shortly.
The subcommittee decided TO, re-
call General Scott and Major-Generai
Leonard Wood Both officers have
been asked TO appear for cross-exam
inat'on by Senator Blair Lee, a cham
pion OF the National Guard.
Stan Officers 10 BE Present.
I'm preparation for the cross-eXam
<'ination It is understood that star OF
flcers. familiar with mobilization. vii
be present and prepared to submit
the original reports from the inspec
lors. including names Of the organiza
lions examined. The compiled sum
mary OF these reports avo DIS mention
OF any specific units Of thu Guard.
When General Scott acfore thu
House committee, quoted from th'
mobilization report to show that OIL
Of an enrolled strength Of $4,000 mel
In certain unit OF the Guard. called
FOR border duty. only $4,000 actualr
were available for the Federal ser
vice Representative Anthony OF Kan
sas. asked whether il was fair L
Judge the National Guard system OF
a mobilization Of what was in realit,
the old organized militia Represen
tatives Hull and Greene Joined in thii