The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-11-15

The work OF Rep. W. frank James
az the 18th Michigan district as
member OF the military committee o.
che house is being warmly commend
IA. Rep. James Is doing the nauon
N real benefit In the work that ne Is
carving on to perfect universal
military training bill. The bill that
"a under consideration is the Cham-
berlain-Kahn bill. This bill provide
for universal military. naval and
vocational training and for the MOB
slization of the manhood OF the ma
ton in any national emergency"
Universal military training must
M. no COMPOUNDED with universal
military service. Few people want to
see the latter put into effect, but mosi
people want TO see the nation so pre-
pared that Il may never again be al
the merry OF an aggressor. The Amer
ican Legion has declared emphatically
ports universal training. The men
men who went into training ought to
DE able to Judge OF the worth OF the
system and what system is most need
ed.
II is to prevent the bill from put
ting into effect universal service. that
Rep. James has done his best work
and in speaking Of II the Detroit Free
Press says:
1.-THE Chamberlain-Kahn bill pro
vides that male citizens and those
males who apply for citizenship shall
on arriving at the age OF eighteen or
within two years thereafter be 'In-
Quoted into the army or navy OF the
United States for training purposes,
and shall serve therein for a train
ing period OF six months. and for
such further time as shall be reason
ably necessary for enrolment, mobl
lization and rehabilitation" II ais
provides for certain additional train
ing work during a reserve period o.
ten years.
The intent OF the makers OF these
provisions is'probably, good. but they
have failed to place any real check
on the authority OF the executive de
partment over the youth OF the ma
ton. Though those mobilzed for
training are to be given their choic,
between the army and navy so far
as practical" there is an omission O,
any positive prohibition against plac-
ing boy in the navy against his will
Though service Is 10 be for training
there Is an absence OF any definition
or what that training shall involve
nor is anything said concerning wbero
~ shall take place. Apparently al,
recruits are to be under full mill.
tary law So far as anything in IN,
Dill indicates they may be sent -
the Philippine Islands II the war or
navy department heads so elect; the,
may be subjected to the tender mer.
cies Of Hard Boiled Smiths"
But the section to which Mr.
James particularly objects Is SECTION
which says that "in case voluntary
eniistments shall be insufficient 70
maintain the regular army. navy. or
marine corps at the numbers from
time to time required by law. then
80 many men as may be necessary !,
MAINTAIN the regular army, navy and
marine corps at such numbers ma,
% selected pursuant 10 regulated
from among men completing tba,r
training period"
This will not do at all. This a. nm
enort to perpetuate the seleotlva
draft and TO extend II TO the navy ana
me marine corps. and 20 apply n 70
youths OF nineteen years. Nothing an
extreme was attempted even through
out the war period. II is Reported
that Mr. James has probably succeed.
cd In killing Section ., and the conn.
try certainly has every reason %
commend him II he has done so.
General Pershing has aireaav
agreed with Mr.. James that thera
should be some notifications In tho
proposed law that u,lli .~~..,