El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-29
UNIVERSAL TRAINING THE ONLY
FAIR AND EFFECTUAL SYSTEM

INTEREST IN universal military training, which
slowly increasing during the past year. promises to be-
come pronounced within the next month The president
nmsted that his address before the which
is to be in special session April will dis
css universal training which believed be in
II is also announced that senator Chamberlain chairman OF
the senate committee on military affairs will again intro
his universal military training bill and will endeavor
press passage This the which contem-
stes giving the United States NOT now but within few
years. army Of 100000 for the nations defence
The annual class would be about 100000 year Thus the
vast majority of the would be in reserve going about
civilian occupations until called into service
In Of the probability that the Chamberlain bill may
be passed by the special session Of congress- its chief
visions many of which have not thus far appeared print
follows:
enf fs become are CITIZENS ii Undergo e Ss six
ry naval training in in which they become 10
year OF operation Of training be three
In case failure undergo training liability
Members permanent military naval forces Of the
unfit any military naval service and persons
wn9se eSrnlhgs in o. il I oI9 q re51t6n
po5s sI L9 ron t,jr {[@tiis % 8s s1 i'i
SernbaT of certa5 reiirious sects EXEMPT from train
ing bearing training noncobatant
Persons convicted Of felony, Of VIGOROUSLY bad
Credits approved instruction. be allowed
reduce training period TO less than three months.
All OF in training to be paid by the
No substitutes to be accepted, exemption from
training 1t to be pgrehase i ~ ,t0,, - -, ,a, %.
gether rosettes training illegal forbidden
holding a certificate at the time undergoing
RsFsGa liable to snt9g hold P9 e5 Of Es;
certificate
No person employ person Up age % liable
70 training unless he has such certificate
United divided training districts In
district be established
Every person liable training 10 be registered and 10
submit TO physical examination
those Liable to training Every person express
preference kind Of training and time Of which
II 10 be considered as FAR as practicable
training district be divided into convenient
number of registration districts
Board of medical examiners will be stationed IN each
registration district Decision be final
Board OF registration in district viii
hear applications for exemption and training
combatants.
for beginning O training OF
calendar which every person
be member Of citizen army citizen
and OF class OF when trained Officers
laws governing regular army be
entitled to pay and allowances regular army navy.
Members OF citizen army navy report
one day each year after completion Of training
n Of defensive
Not to be used in strikes Industrial disputes
Expenses Of mobilization TO be paid United
Another provision which may cause considerable
discussion the bill becomes law aboshes both liquor
and tobacco from all military and naval establishments
Is follows:
"See. go. Intoxicating iquorS-That person corpora
tion partnership association shall SELL supply
his its possession any Intoxicating Spruous liquors
OF tobacco at any military naval station cantonment
camp, fort post, officers enlisted club navy yard
aboard ship which being used at the time for purposes
training under this act but the secretary of the
secretary Of the navy may make regulations permitting the
sale and Of Intoxicating liquors for medicinal purposes