Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-02-23

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Of future soldering the exercises and
the drill which the schooiboy receives
are of little value. But the imnress
on the child's mind NAV well nersist
and tend to foster the spirit which
works for consumption. The advocates
Of thorough miitarism are aware that
the country is not ready to listen to
them, and military training in the
schools is way Of educating the
country"
There cannot be any possible doubt,
in the face OF the obvious fact that
military training in the schools is val
ue]ess from viewpoint of physical
culture, that this is the purpose behind
the propaganda.
The present generation, lacking a
training in militarism, is hopeless
from the militarist's point of view.
So he hopes, by compulsory military
training in the public schools. to drill
the military instinct into the plastic
minds of the children to the end that
the generation to come will be ready
to submit to CONSUMPTION and to re-
organize the national ideals on q mill
taristic basis.
Minneapolis Journal: DR.. Charles
H. Keene, supervisor of hygiene and
physical education in the city schools,
veteran of the Spanish-American war,
for IL years member of the Mass
achusetts national guard and former
lieutenant colonel of Boston regi-
ment, spoke vigorously against mill
tary training in high schools at a
meeting of the Saturday Lunch club
yesterday at the Dyckman hotel.
F. G. Henckel, physical supervisor
for the Y. NJ. C. A., and Rev. Samuel
L. Haworth, pastor of the Friends
church, also spoke against military
training in high schools.
High School Work a Farce
:. DR.. Keene said that military train
ing in high schools was farce. -,
"In the Massachusetts national
guard, know we never liked to have
recruits, who had been through The
Boston high schools, where military
training was offered" he said.
t'They were useless as soldiers. You
could tell them nothing about military
tactics. and they know nothing about
them.''
Boys Too Frail
A great number Of high school bows
are too frail to carry rifle, he said.
"Military training in the schools
would be taken as a substitute for
physical training, which it would in
no way be- he added. cit does not
create the spirit and robustness in
youth which physical training adapted
to their years will do.''
Mr.. Haworth said that the end of
education was to make the pupil indie
pendent of his teacher.
cit is a foundation of military train
ing that the pupil be made dependent
on his 'teacher,'' he said.
st. Paul Dispatch: Spirited opposi-
ton to bill providing for military
training in the high schools of Mime
sofa developed at public hearing
before the joint committees on educa:
ton OF the house and senate in the
house chamber at the capitol last
night
The bill is sponsored by the Twin
City Volunteer Artillery company, and
up to this time the plan has met with
little open opposition.
Labor Leader is Opponent
Rabi I. L. Rypins Of St. Paul, A. E.
Smith, representing the state fedora
ton of labor, and DR.. G. H. Keene of
Minneapolis, led the forces which
sought unfavorable action on the
measure.
The arguments against the plan were
chiefly that it is step toward mill
tarism.
In Fear Of Militarism
"You people who were born in this
country may have good intentions,'
Rabbi Rypins said, "but you don't
know the evils of militarism as I do.
When came to this country at the
age Of 6 years, militarism had been
so impressed on me that I shivered
at the sight Of the uniform Of a 90.
liceman.''>
Those who are supporting the bill
declare that it does not mean that
students in the high schools will be
compelled to take the training. They
contend that it provides for no more
than an "athletic education.''
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Washington, Jan. 13.-Vigorous op-
position to universal military service
or training was expressed before the
senate military committee today by
several speakers for the American
union against militarism.
Physicians and physical educators
headed by DR.. James Warbasse of New
York, assailed particularly the sug-
gestion that physical benefit would be
derived from military training in the
schools.
Opposed by College Men
They were followed by delegation
Of college men under the leadership
Of Max Eastman, formerly of Colum-
bia university.
The committee, which has under
consideration Senator Chamberlain g
universal training bill and has heard
a number of army officers and others
in its support, set aside three days in
which to hear witnesses desig nated by
the union against militarism. At the
outset today representatives of the
union made it clear that they were
not opposed to building up an ade-
quate army and navy.
Not Complete Exercise
: The group of physicians and physi-
cal educators commended that the course