The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1916-12-21
THE WORLD AWAKENS

an increase of dollars a month the pay OF
enlisted the navy would greatly stimulate recruiting
by certain under present conditions But 1t is
worth trying In of the shortage, something must be
In normal times by adjusting the pay nearly the
rates of wages in civilian occupations would seem reason
able that could be induced the naval
vice It $ merely way of bidding against other employ
the needs of the navy. Today, when new battle
ship placed in commission in order to provide crew 1t Is
necessary lay two of the older battleships
The new three-year naval building programme includes
ten baeshp cruisers ten scout cruisers ty destroyers
sixtyven SUMMARIES eight fuel ships and dozen other YES
sells 1t Will require the enlistment Of many thousands OF add
6 oDn of r %en n' battle snip crews cannon SNS"N"
If there be real increase in the strength
of the be effected merely by building ships
Aside from the immediate needs there must be correspond
ing increase in nlments, whatever the number required
Increased for the enlisted men, which will add 100000
year to the pay roll now and more millions later may prove
element in the cost of preparedness which cannot be
avoided-From the New York World
The above by the leading newspapers
world in line with what THE TIMES has contended for during the
past year namely an pay granted
sailors sufficient induce enlist The World
forth this idea tentatively if had occurred it. and the
geon that has been urged by officers either branch of
the service.
The fact that for the present this is the only plan that in
ennents the army and navy Much said about unver
sal military training but this something that be into
effect day year military experts
out anything like complete plan such training that they
fdently assert will prove feasible in actual operation.
General Hugh Scott chief of staff reported
before the congressional committee investigation of military f
fairs that the militia would destroy itself if called upon
forced march like that made by Prshg Of course
did not refer to the condition of the best drilled regiments
the Second Idaho but probably had the
onal guard when first called the border Now universal mill
ary training involves anything like the drilling all
service for period of six months has been drill
ed it could not be adopted for the people it.
if there devised diff
cutes of effectng the mobilization millions of available
the nation Therefore, whether accidentally right
it is impractical
1t would probably be possible without decentralization
industry much training men in the course
OF few years as the average national guard regiment had called
to the service but this would organization
and planning 1t would also be practicable adopt
years the of the recommendation of President
rudlmen OF military training school children part
physical culture but this would affect the generation rather than
the
What needed at present increased efficiently the regular
historic branches OF military service The first great need is more
Men only be secured by making worth while for them to
JOIN the army navy 0 national guard
One make these branches popular increase the nav
the other especially applicable regulars is to increase the %
eaonal advantages be secured through a of service