The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-30
GEN. SCOTT FAVORS
ARGENTINE PLAN
Calls for a Years Training
! of Young Men Is to Il
I Years Old
WOULD PROVIDE A
FORCE OF 100000
Whether the Scheme viii Receive tie
Endorsement OF Secretary Of War
Baker and of President Wilson Has
Not Been Determined.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 30. - On be-
half of the general staff of the army
war college, Mai. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott.
chief of staff, will submit to the house
and senate military affairs committees
after the holidays a detailed plan for
universal military training system.
This plan will stand as the official war
department scheme as far as the views
of the military experts are concerned.
Whether it will receive the Endorsement
of Secretary of War Baker and the
White House is not known.
According TO information obtained
Thursday, the plan will embody the
principal features of the universal train
ing system employed in Argentina. Tn
der this system young men between the
ages of Is and p would be required
to undergo intensive military training
for a continuous period of one year. 1t
would be applied in this country, if
adopted by congress, with the ultimate
end in view of having within a few
years trained reserve of at least
| / 500, 600 nen, capable of expansion i'll
time of emergency to an army OF 3,00Q,-
| 600.
Thus far the committees of congress
have not before them any detailed plan
which can be regarded as representing
! the official views of the general staff or
war college. In addition 70 the Cham
: berlain bill there is the substitute meas
lure prepared by Capt. Noselev of the
/ general staff, which is regarded by Gen.
Scott and his colleagues as imperfect,
/ and innumerable other plans proposed
/ by individual army officers who have
/ Testified before the committees.
Although il is recognized by the gen,
cral staff that the one-ycar period OF
training would not produce a fighting
force comparable with the German
TROOPS. which are trained under a two
wear system, or the French troops,
(which are trained for a minimum OF
three wears, ii is felt that such plan
would enable the United States to re
sist the initial impact OF an army sent
from Europe and give the main Amer
can army time III which to fit itself
under additional training for pro
ilonged campaign.
As the plan will be presented, it vii
represent what the recognized army ex
perts, regard as the minimum require
ment for anything like adequate defense
of the country. No effort Will be made
to compromise with members of con
gress on the basis of what the latte
may regard as the practical obstacles il
1.-THE way of any system of universe
training in this country.
- For the general staff to compromis'
on any plan which it proposes as EN-
bracing the minimum demands of tn
Situation, said one member of tina
body, would be to stultify itself. Con
gress must assume the burden of respcn
sibility for its rejection or for any de
parture from its features.
Although army officers are hopeful
that legislation of the kind can be pu
through, it is becoming inereasingl,
doubtful whether anything will be &C
complished at this session. With the ses
sion onc-third over the machinery 0
congress is already jammcd. No head
way whatever has been made with tn
I. railroad legislation, which Presiden
!. Wilson is insisting on. The regular az
E preparation bills are more or less he'll
up by the scramble for "pork =, an
; the outlook for any additional legisls
tion is steadily growing DINNER