Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-20
u. s MUST FORCE
MEN TO C0L0RS
War Secretary Tells Senate
Committee He Thinks Con-
scription Necessary.
GIVE MILITIA A FAIR TRIAL
But He Agrees With Army Of
ficials That Present De-
fenSe Plan Is Failure.


WAShINGTON. Doe 1q-The agi-
tation for some form Of compulsory
,,,,'lt'IN I,N SCI VIZ w tnr .Ite" olaIfS
tu.y Baker todn, hntorc thr house
military committee. encouraging on
puncnts of the present volunteer svs-
TEN To- predict that legislation tor
change might be framed which would
Zee sanctioned bN Mr. Baker and pos
siblN 10y President Wilson himself
The president has said he would not
attempt to reach decision on the
subject until definite plan was
placed before HIM
ieplNinl to 4 direct question as to
his VleWH on compulsory military scrV-
zee, Secretary Baker said:
.Thr Obligation Ia serve fine conn.
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nov io b,in4 about preparation Tor
nniional defense j. or, of polio,
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S'h "''''"'N N''N"' OF ''''''N' 'o"-
! SIipiion J., thc correct answer l de-
| uoi kno\,. The tbcur, oI n common
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wv '''''''"'' ''""''A """''
hr satisfied bN ~ Hcti'od ~ -cicotii'1
soldiers lhai was not voluntary iu
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The secretary told the committee
however. that since congress, had re-
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''''u 'n' '""t''e"l"I army P''' !"
! FAVOR uI the national guard system. he
bc1eNed the guard should be- given
| luir trial. Hc inclined to the view
| mat regiments ieturninS from tue
border would he held together by the
experience thlu which they hap passed
ana tnat o'tlcers ana men oi t's risn'
"d,c th,t thc,. had eoinen to work 10,
greater effiriencv He did NOT am.
rlifV his sIupostiou i'm regard Ia se.
i1ctivo conservation
n ia tnovn hoyev.r that he has
boon stndvirg the question of the
troncr nasts Of tho mihtary service
sinee the Recommendations of tho gem
oral s,ucf for uiiv,rsny service !agis-
lntion Nerc snbnitted II is undef-
,tood rho pInn under consideration
contemplates tho making of an in,en-
tcrv Of the men i'm the country as IL
Icinr done with Industrial resources
and devising means whereby every
citizan ,ro,iId u, made liable i'm "A war
rr,crrencv for the character of the
,ynrl of vbich he l. most fitted bv his
re1ce-ttn. training. I'm the near ftI-
ttr. Mr. Baker win appcar before
tho snnnte subcommittee which is hear.
, inc tho opiuious of army officials and
o,bcr, ON the Chamberlain universal
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Mai CON Uuph /. Scott chief OF
s,,ff vy,s npnin before the subcom-
| rnittec to-day urpinp universal service
, iooisl,,inn and suhmittiup the repoft
. of the mobllizntion of the national
+ ,,,,rd rn, harder dutv compiIed by
3 Gn ~ q Brown from AN Information
oynilntle at the war department
Present system Failure.
rho cnnrlusion Of the general staff.
, General scott said that no adequate
r dcfense could he built up under the
present volunteer system was folloy
, substnnti,tod bv the rcDorts of de-
nartmrntal commanders inspector
r instructnrs and Others included in
/ CoIoncl Hrown's compilation and
which Disclosed vital and inherent
fui,lts I'm the national guard system
which could not be passed over.
o Colonol Rrovn ,,bo commanded the
g Tenth cavalry under General PcrshinG
y and led inc detachment which dealt
. The most severe punishment to the
G Vm.. bnndits ,vus before the commit-
,.. himself and told of the hardships
= th. troons i'm Mexico encountered OF
j tho forced marches and terrific pace
e ..t addtnr that only thogolv trained
g mon and ANIMALS could have stood
10 The strain
Tho mobilization report shows thet
10 oI l-N,ooo ehitS''1 men Vi 'ne mn mn '..., %,
q llSp'olvu on 'he po' ucl, 90 vt - W
n per cent N'I" o.tn'l ~, 'Su !. 'i,, i',.
/. milIu3 ORGANIZATIONS no, o',yu ou' o. y,
Wvl' new Wv ] ~ .',',r'',';i ; H..
- v',' vi - Wv, ~. ,,,, n'.,,,tsod r,ititi,
- nin,,.rt an IN. rolls of the orponiza .
o ,'o,s ,n ,uestinp nj the date of cali" +"
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IS OF those who were ON the rolls at
T. the time of the CALI according TO the
'- report iGbo' Mero ios' Iol various
causes during the period of transition
into the federal service. making the
'c national guard as 1t went to the border
l- substantially volunteer force Oi
T. the number lost, H25S failed 10 re-
l. spond to the call at an ana ~. tsl
Al wero rejected Tor physical disability
3; AS to the training OF the force be-
ip fore It reached the border the re-