The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
MILITARY TRAINING
BILLS INTRODUCED
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<1&sss&Asee,.
All Youths Between Is and
20 Must Take Six Months
Training
WAR VETERANS
ARE MADE RESERVES
Vocational Training Provided for the
Uneducated-Heavy Fine for Fail
ure to Appear for Training Other
Features of Measure.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, Democratic chair
man of the senate military affairs com
mittee in the last congress, and Repre-
sentative Kahn of California, chairman
of the corresponding committee in the
house, have introduced sweeping and com
prehensive bills to initiate universal mil
itary training
Under the bills, which were prepared
mainly by the National Training Camps
association, all youths must take six
months training at any time during their
eighteenth nineteenth and twentieth
years, with the exception of those who
have served six months during the present
war or are physically or morally unfit.
Vocational training is also provided for
the uneducated,
| This training may be either in the mil
ltary or naval branch of the service, and
the young men will be indicted into the
| service
! The bills also create reserves of the
| army and navy. These would be com
posed of all men who have served during
the war, and they will be so classed for
five years after their discharge, provid
ing they have not before that time
reached the age of 80, in addition to al
the men given universal military train
ing for a period of ten years after its
completion
The President not only receives power
, Immediately TO call ont all the reserve
s,f, l.
may call to service all other persons be
tween Is and 10 without further author
iZation
Plans of proponents OF the program
are to incorporate it in the general peace
time reorganization of the army. which
is to be effected after the house return
in September from its recess.
The main details of the bill follow:
All young men liable 10 military train
ing wall be registersdba at times. set b!
the President am mach the same manne
las under the eelective service act. witt
the provision thar1yexcept in "a nationa
teasergsrsos not maR than opni srngistxa
tion shall be held in each calendar yeal
Provision is made far the establishment
OF local registration boards, distrie
boards and d national board of appeal
to determine those liable for training 0
service ~
National military administrators al
authorized for each state or territory q
salary of $500 year
The section of the bin stating who
liable for the training reads as follows
Il All male citizens OF the United State
excluding residents OF Alaska and the i
sular possessions, and all male person
who have declared their intention to b
come citizens, other than those exceptt
by this act, shall upon the age of IS
within two years thereafter be subject
military or naval service for training pu
G poses, and shall be indicted into the a
/ my or navy and serve for a training p
I Rod of six months and such further tin
as may be necessary for enrolment, mo
T ilization and rehabilitation.
! When special exemption is allowed b
, cause of circumstances to be determin,
on by the various boards, the trainil
shall begin before the person becomes
l. years of age.
! Each man during the training peri,
shall receive pay at the rate of 50
= month, besides transportation, clothin
> laundry, shelter, subsistence and nece
saly medical or dental attention
= Classes of persons exempt from trai
ing service follow:
: Those exempt from military or nav
!, service by treaties
:. Citizens of any country with which t
! United States is at war or any ally
: such country.
: Persons in status with respect to p,
sons dependent upon them for suppo
which renders their exemption advisab
as may be prescribed by regulation.
in Persons who have served six mont
Id in the military or naval service. inch
ing, however, only such kinds of pr