El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-19
WILL CONSIDER
TRAINING BILL
Senator New Has Plan to
Be Used as Basis by the
Military Committees.

Washington, D. c., July I9.-With
the passage OF the army appropriation
bill. congress viii take up legislation
for permanent military policy. This
automatically carries with it the con-
sideration Of universal military train
ing. The advocates Of preparedness
are confident that some form Of uni
versal military training viii be adopt-
Cd II IS only a question. according to
their views. as TO the system that is
TO be put into effect and the organfza-
ton that is TO be provided for by on
gress-
Chairman Kahn. Of the house COM
mittee on military affairs, expects TO
start hearings in the first week of
august But the question is very apt
70 De opened up in the senate before
that date The first move may be
made by senator New, Of Indiana who
mas asked the secretary OF war to
submit report upon his bill. When
the senator introduced his bill last
session. he made a speech in which
he strongly urged thai the secretary
submit report from the general
staff The senator has not asked the
secretary to iudorse the views of the
general staff, but 10 submit them to
the senate committee for consideration. Z
II is known that the war plant divis-
ion of The general staff has made q
az u STUDY OF LnH senator Dill and
mat II mas been ready for some time Z
TO submit IL TO congress. This study !
represents the views o. officers who .
have served with the A E. F. as well 1
as those who have been on duty in I
this country II does not go into de- /
tails OF an organization for universal 7
military training. but leaves this
largely TO war department regula
tons. Neither does II deal with the
organization Of the war department
but provides for a general system OF
training along broad lines.
Il does not even attempt TO fix the
minimum length OF the period Of
training but iprescribes a maximum Of
one year The strength Of the perma-
nent or professional force will deuend
upon the number Of men under train
ing In section No. 10 the New bill
provides that 20 percent Of the com
missioned. and other grades. necessary
FOR training shan be permanent. while
50 percent shall be temporary This
provision would require organization
Il a large corps Of reserve officers.
senator New estimated the strength Of
he corps reserve officers a. $50. 600
Senator New is not uureservedly
committed to all the divisions OF the
he best system that his been pro-
lOsed and insists that the expert opin-
on OF the entire army. or at least the
eport Of a representative committee.
Dr.
arly date. II this report on his bill {
S not submitted soon, senator New 7
viii introduce a resolution in which :
he report viii be demanded. Usually 5
uch resolutions are passed by the G
enate without objections and It is I
that the senate viii follow its
procedure and pass the reso-
1tion- O
It is the present intention OF chair l
ian WsdsWorth TO report out a COM ;
littee bill He had made no plans 10
Introduce a bill. but viii be guided by ?
be recommendation Of the committee. 4
he present indications are that the a
ew- Pill viii probably be the basis Is
pom which the senate committee will .
-ork in formulating the measure r
-hich viii be reported to the senate.
is altogether probable that both C.
lmmittees viii be holding hearings v
nd preparing legislation on the sub is
ct Of permanent military policy at ?
le same time The senate committee, i
Ike the house committee. will proba-
" call before IL a large number of n
illnesses. These viii include not Il
NV Gen Pershing and the higher Il
mixing officers Of the A. F. T. and Il
le members Of the general staff. but W
lrmer officers and enlisted men, Il