The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-11

Washington Feb. 10.-The senate military committee reported favorably today bill framed by a subcommittee creating a military and naval cItrzer force based on universal training and service. While the committee report does not indicate any belief that con. gress will act on the measure at this session. the bill brings to a definite head the universal service discussion of the last few months and offers a spe. cliic plan on which public sentiment can Crystallize. The bill requires six months training without pay fcr ali youths during their nineteenth year Exemptions are confined to the mem bers of the regular army and navy, Those physically unfit, those who are the sole support of dependent relatives and those affiliated with religious Creeds which forbid them to bear arms 2 he latter class are liable. however, for training in the noncombatant branches of the army
 It is estimated the bill would pro. vide for the training of 509,000 boys annually, each of whom would be fur. loughed into a reserve for nine years after his training period With al. .oWanceS for shrinkage of classes due to various causes as the years pass this plan would give a total of 9, l65 GOO men who had had six months train ing at the end of the first nine year cycle, all! subjects 10 call for service only in the event of q defensive war CT the imminenee thereof
 The bill disagrees with the theory of the army general staff as to the amount of training necessary to make d soldier fit 70 go on the battle lines although it contemplates about the total strength proposed by staff off cers A year of intensive instruction has been declared by Major General Scott, the chief of staff to be the minimum of safety for the training of even defensive soldiers
 A universal training bill carrying the endorsementot virtual the entire membership of the general staff and based on q years training is almost ready for final submission to Secre. tary Baker and the president Neither official has committed himself OH the principle of universal training.
 The committee measure which i' based on that prepared by Major Mos ley, formerly Of the army genera! staff. fixes military training as duty of citizenship, denying naturalization until such training has been al least begun or exemption granted. All gov ernment, employment would be closed to those who could not produce certif- icotes of training or exemption and private employees would he similarly prohibited from employing any man who has evaded his military service A blanket penalty with maximum of $1,000 fine and a years implison' ment for each offense in provided for the violation of any section of the act except that those who evade train
 ing when liable or it must serve longer time
 For nine years. or until he has pass .
 servist would be required 10 report in person annually to the registration authorities of his military district In case of war the youngest classes would be called first. After his twenty-eiehth year a reseryist would pass into the great body of the unor- ganized militia subject only to the general laws.
 The bill provides no oreaniZation after the troops leave training, but the president is given wide latitude in this regard. No changes in the pres ent national guard system are provid- ed for Training would be in military districts comprisine single states or groups of small states and the estab- Hshmcnt by lease or purchase of train ing jcautonments in each district is dir4cted. Reeistration and medical exa,mining board, for each district or subdivision also would be appointed