Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-18
ls)hIpI sorry SERVICE
ADVOCATED BY SCOTT
Army Chief-of-Staff Tells Sub
committee Guards Are
Incompetent
HALF CAN'T HANDLE GUNS
China and U. s. Only Nations Relying
on Volunteers, Says Chamberlain
Bill Friend

WARRINGTON, Dec. rs. --- The United
HtateH md China are the only nations OF
tlan relying upon volunteers for defense
declared General Hugh l.. Scott. chief OF
HteN of the United States army, testifying
today NJ the compulsory military training
herring before the subcommittee OF the
Senate Military Analrs Committee
IN the course OF lengthy statement,
General Scott indicte dthe volunteer sys-
tenn as undemooratlo, unreliable, Inefficient
and eNtravagant.
IL Is undemocratIo because Il shifts the
hurdenl OF national defense from the shoul-
ocrs Of the many. whero II rlghtfully be-
longs. to the shoulders OF the fow. whose
financial condition In life or whose patriot
ism impels them 70 offer themselves 20 nc.
cent the risks and hardships Of war" he
asserted.
HELPS THE SELFISH
eFurthermore, instead OF unifying our
people to the extent whore all individuals
are willing to undergo sacrifice for the
national good, Il affords great opportunity
FOR tho selfish and nonpatriotc to stay at
homo IN time OF war and 10 fatten on the
ndvarsity OF the nation and ON the ncceH-
sltiea OF tho families or better mon who
havo volunteered for tho country's de-
fonsa.Y
General Scott declared that II the United
Htatea IN over TO defeat the highly trained
armies OF possible enomiea our forces must
have n training and discipline equal to
that OF our opponent.
Citing the startling fact that sNty-throe
per cent OF tho National Guard called to
arms for duty along tho Mexican border
were absolutely unframed In the use Of
firearms, General Scott used these and
similar figures for clinchlng argument for
xhe necessity OF univernal military train
INK In this country.
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