Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
RAINING FIGHT
\ T0BE REOPENED
Senate Advocates Say Ul-
Hmate Adoption of Uni
versal Service Assured
VOTE NEW REGISTRATION
Youths Who Reached 81 Since
June 5, 1917, Eligible
Si for Draft
Washington, March 80.


Ultimate adoption OF universal milf
tary training as permanent national
policy is definitely assured. its advocates
IN Congress declared today following
the test vote in the Senate yesterday
Reeistration of all men who nave
reached twenty-one years since June o.
1917. is provided by the adoption late
Yesterday of the Chamberlain resolu-
tion, supplementing the draft act
Tho only reason the ui~versal tram
ing measure was not adopted yesterday
was because many Senators who favor
Il voted against it because they reared
n would cause confusion at time when
the War Departments energies should
he entirely devoted to providing hght-
ing men and fighting material Tor mnlc-
diate service.
BaclSers of universal service were un-
determined today when they would again
attempt TO bring up the measure. lhlr'
ty-six Senators voted against the ne"
amendment yesterday. but many oi theh,
did SO simply because they consldercd
Il untimely. Whether TO revive II again
at the first favorable parliamentary on
portunity or to wait until the end or
the war Is clearly in sight will be de-
cided within the next few days
~ was an overwhelming negative vote
an the Democratic side of the chamber
which defeated the military training
amendment. Only four Republicans
voted against it. They were Gronna'
North Dakota; Norris, Nebraska; Town
send, Michigan. and Jones, Washing-
ton.
Senator Chamberlain told the Senate
the President never has indicated to
any member of the Military Affairs Com-
,nittee how he viewed the proposition of
compulsory military training
But the vote made 1t appear Cer-
tainty TO those who have followed the
universal military training movement
that President Wilson is definitely
against the proposition. and that no
assistance can be expected from Ad-
ministration supporters for any at
tempts to resurrect the proposition III
the Senate, or to push il in the House.
Democrats. including John Sharp Will
Iiams, of Mississippi. who opposed tht
amendment, did SO on the ground that
..this war We are fighting has for one
of it's purposes the prevention of future
wars therefore. why universal military
training?" Senator Williams was pre-
vented from voting by his pair witt
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, wh'
was absent.
Senator Gronna declared that to adop
universal military training now woul'
be TO give countenance 10 the very thinG
which the United States is fighting ant
which this country has very severel.
condemned in Germany.
Opposing the amendment for resistra
ton of youths now twenty-one, Senator
Kirby said:
IF 1t is necessary to increase the ag
limit IL should go over thirty-one year
instead of below twenty -one. The pro
posal would confuse present army plan
and take youths out of schools and IN
1ustry. Before this is finished We
have 5000, 900 men in the army and 10
100000 in camp"
with the exception of IA few district
in the large eastern cities. where delay
have been permitted because of religion
ceremonies at Easter time, the mobilI
zation of $4,000 men comprising the las
increment of the first draft and 1900
men of the second began to get unde
way yesterday. The first of 10000 whit
men and 5000 negroes began moving t
the National Army cantonments.
The first men of the second draft ar
called, despite the fact that Congress
has not yet amended the law to chang
the basis of apportionment AZ Proves
Marshal General Crowder has askeC
But it Is virtually certain that no nor
will be called until the question is Sc
fIad