Evening journal., 1919-06-02
DIFFER IN VIEWS
ON WAR TRAINING
Colonel Jervey Takes Issue
With Dr.. Sharp css
lat Forum
ENGINEER DEFENDS
WEST POINT, TOO

Disapproving OF military training for
boys, Dr.. Isaac shsrpless. former presi-
dent Of Haverford College, last night
in the course OF an address at a pub
lie forum in Westminster Presbyterian
Church. said:
"Ihe last war was a chemical war,
the next one viii be a biological war.
Disease germs will be sown broadcast
through the land and whole armies
win be inoculaied with incurable dis
cases.
Or. Shsrploss, who is a pacinst. op-
posed military training as it is con-
Quoted today, asserting It wrong to
train the boy Of "A to 10 years Of age
TO Kill his fellow being lie believed
the difficulties between nations could
he settled without resort to cruel pun
ishment lie said he opposed the mill
tsry teaching that a soldier must obey
orders, right or wrong lie believed
too much military preparation had a
tendency TO draw a nation into war
fare. lie approved Of the Christian
idea OF universal brotherhood. and said
there is a better way Of settling differ
ences without a resort TO arms. Or.
Sharpless approved Of gymnasium
training and outdoor exercises lie
spoke in a very ilaitering way OF the
Boy Scouts. their life out Of doors and
the knowledge obtained OF nature, but
he questioned the need for The military
part OF the training.
Objection was raised by one speaker
10 West Point. he claiming that a man
L. - Con- alrn mn
have a political pull TO get in Colonel
~. p Jervcy. United states Engineer in
this city. took issue with the statement
that politics was necessary essential
TO mans getting into West Point.
Il sNas a poor boy. my father was a
Conferedatc soldier. 7 had no backing,
but succeeded In getting into West
Point because OF my standing IN eX-
animation, and SO did my brother said
Colonel Jreyey.
Colonel Jervey asserted that military
men did not start this war. lie urged
military training, declaring that II
takes time 10 put a trained force into
the field. american men are the best
in the world" said Colonel Jervey,
but YOU must remember that the Allies
and Germany had been lighting four
years before our men were sent over.
We went up against exhausted men.
The settlement Of big questions be
tweeIr nations, TIL admit, is possible
without wars. but they are never set
tied that way. ] am afraid that wars
will continue and for that reason we
must prepare for war
Colonel Jervoy excused the cruelty
OF warfare on the grounds that at
times il became necessary TO Kill the
enemy. Pacific methods were not
adapted 10 warfare. In response TO
question Colonel Jcrvey stated that a
large part Of our army In Europe was
composed or drafted men, as there was
not a sufficient number Of volunteers
to answer The needs At the rate en-
listmcnt volunteers were coming in it
would have taken US eight years to
have gotten our army together and in
the meantime Germany would have
conquered France and England.
Henry Saring spoke at some length
upon Overcoming evil with good, and
advocated leaving The settlement OF
right and wrong TO God. declaring that
we have no risht TO take a mans life.
General Charles Bird. the chairman Of
the meeting, in closing said that the
object Of these meetings was to hear
both sides Of The question. and he felt
that both sides had been well repre-
scnted