Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-30
BAKER ASKS SCHOOL FUNDS.
Plans to Train Army Men IN Un'SeT
sites Of Country.

Washington, May 30.--A system or
educational and vocational training
for all men in the army was proposed
to the house military affairs commit
tee by Secretary. OF War Baker in ask
ing appropriations of Sl,l1IoOo,ooo ior
the military establishment during the
next fiscal year.
Altho he did not give details OF
the plain Secretary Baker said ne de-
sires to make the army an insti'u-
ton of education" and has ordered the
general staff to develop the plNn I'M
mediately. 1t will be ready for con-
gress when the army reorganization
question comes up, which Chairman
Kahn, Of the military affairs commits
tee, desired to consider after the ap-
preparation measure is passed.
Secretary Bakers plans, which he
stated had the approval OF Gen. Per-
shing and were the result of expert
ences IN France, provide for the utill-
cation of the universities, technical
schools, and high schools of the coun-
try in the training of the army men.
The soldiers would be sent to school
for several months during the year,
uiSSiptiiSr h'tN" 90 49,
student army training corps was con-
Quoted.
Our experience In france has
taught us that the whole army should
be educated" Secretary Baker said
I'VE plan to make the army an in
stitution of education, with special at
tention to the vocational training army
work demands"
Answering questions as to whether
the plan tended toward universal SER
vice. both Secretary Baker and Chief or
Staff March answered in the negative.
saying at present no plans were ready
for extensive military training in the
schools. Gen. March said he believed
IN universal military training and
would have some recommendations at
a late.' time.
Why could not these Confessional
army units be used as the basis for
extensive military training at the
schools Chairman Kahn asked.
THAT is possible. but we have not
considered that phase of the work"
Secretary Baker replied.
Wilson's Fund For Siberia.
Questions of committeeman brought
out that the presidents Personal fund
financed the Siberian expeditionary
force.
The president turned over s5,000,000
at one time and another sum / can
not exactly recall at another" Gen.
March said, but we believe that this
money was virtually loaned to the
Czecho- Slovak Eovernment."
Gen. March stated tina. the war de-
partment conromplates the employ
ment of five divisions ii, Europe until
a definite peace settlement is made.
But all the other men, the chief
of staff pointed out" are being rushed
back just as fast as shipping facilities
will permit All records for trans
oceanic TRANSFORMATION OF troops will
be broken in May, when we expect TO
bring back 10000 men. The best we
could do in getting men TO France was
100000 in single month.
Should it be necessary. we could
take every American soldier out Of
Europe by Sept. / because of the way
shipping conditions have improved
during the last two months due to. the
addition of the German liners and
other vessels. However such is not
probable, because it is unlikely inter-
national conditions will permit. That
explains the use of the five divisions"
I'VE still believe that the average