Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-18

N thank KxHur Bur7eixn Martin. VIM
neEy kindly cunfrihu1ea thu me uf C5tz
hAA Tar the dance ana fnr TIM rnguEz.
Dnszness maerinss.
Thsre was a large cumrir-ee auuuirs-
ed II act during rhe membership lar1r.
Wt-lcn il ON. an over the Tnlted Srzszs
iris week. fnr new mernberx. Flsfy.ners.
drug sfure and Packardss Smoke sno-
have hlank appiiczrinnE, ana ali men
vine are eligihie may nm cut their aunil.
cations and leRre them 1t either place
I The Post daEifaad that as Nor. Isrh.
Ar1niEface Gay, VIII he a National suii-
lAg fnzs Ysar In sDme states. Hntl vii,
no aDrb1 snan be Natinual huiiffs =
an vRer rne Cnxted STATES. shz1 in mr.
oer 70 celehraIe the day, a GRAND mill
Lary nA4l would be given that ,.vsuinr
al cry hRil So many Of tsas nesnnerx
urfy ysAr ago were enduring hur,s,,,-
ann prsraIinn- that when tae ay-nisr5cp
ol-1ls eney were nuf In any condition 70
oslisDrate IN any way, the ending of the
~~ Sut tins year. the first ann.re--
safy Of the signing of the zrmisrics
sNeryane win he hack and a fine r.r,s
L anticipated by al.
Inc Ibcsi pnst also vured 10 suupur4
me ollLs now befnre Congress ASKING
-o1 extra compensation 10 aniriie,-s AND
~"oers not N the regular zrny, vs,i.A,
"ollu equal the compensation received
0y the men uf the rsxuiar ar-up- And
a-so Inc Kahn hin for compulsory mil
i1ArS training was discussed and the To-
cAA post was unanimously in FAVOR uf
rs passage
-0e n-A which the Legion supports il
va -nSl IN The Senate and No. SSg in
'1e Goass Of Representatives. II urp-
juices 10 annpt universal military train
Hs Aho apprupria1e vocational x-asnfng
1or eoTs IN their 1Bth-1sfn year. Ine ara
would De optinnaI, and the training
wonld last SIX months. Il has proved
-nAI under direct federal CONTROL tnHr
SIX months intensive training in annie
10 puiid up man physically and 10 give
nm good general knowledge of the
cuaes Of suifiier and alspfa pruper
respect .ur discipline.
10is nlA would abolish any need Of a
large standing or regular army ana
wonld ne Of vast benefit to the Tnired
STATES as well as to the BOYS them
seiVes The bill also provides that for
nnn-Angiisn speaking or uIitesa1e men
they would be required 10 take a tnre.
months additional course in order To
learn English.
ne pay would be that Of an enlisted
TEn, and where he had 6epennenrs
they would rscaire alutynenrs from the
government
The non-cnmmissiuned usicers would
De selected e-nm the ranks and the Of
lnsrs wpUid N most cases be reserve
officers.
The hill seems 70 be very curuuieta
as the educzdunal. vocational anu
AznerlcaniZing features alone make il
very attractive. and il also settles IN
q satisfactory manner the question o.
the national defense Of the Emitted
States.
Nobody realizes better than the mem
hers Of the American Legion that this
COUNTRY WIS IN sad stnte of unpre-
pzredness before the war, and because
they have bean made In realize this facr.
az terrible price. the American Le-
gIun, an organisation 1nBcc American.
believes n preparedness
A resolution WIS also passed which
1Rvured the deportation OF enemy
aliens
The question Of clubroums also CRITIC
NJ FIR discussion and after some de-
nate br the rnemhers Il was decided to
.nDt make any definite arrangement fD-
clunroums at this time.