Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-31
IPERSHINC BEL STANDING
y ARMY OF 100000, MEN WOULD
be SUFFlcl FOR COUNTRY

NVoS Nv 1vA0l1AS0A11s0& xA NY
\ ! Of 500, 900 Would Be Too
. Large, Declare. General;
Universal Training Of|
Men Favored.
Washington. Oct. s31.-Disagreeing
with war, departments recommends
ttons for a. permanentfArmy of 600:-
900, men. General John ]. .Pershingl
today told joint meeting of the sem
Ute and house military committees hesI
thought the number could be: placed
ut IAN INSIDE figure Of 250,0e0 to 430es|
300 and possibly Less
r. The cost of maintaining a large
army, the general said. NlAe an .elsts
m4nt which, in his opinlon: would
make It impracticahle to set the hg-
dre any higher. @
s@The general said the regular army
should be sufficient to protect the ma
Zion against sudden. attack and to
meet Americas International obliga-
tiors both on the American continent
and elsewhere and that this should be
backed. by trained citizen reserve"
d. Favors Universal Training.
u General Pershing, who appeared at.
q special session Of the committees
which are considering a permanent.
military policy said universal trains
;ingshwas esgenual'st to preparedness.
Military treining makes better cit
iIei1s.'; he declared. TITS BENEFITS
should be extended to all our young
men Through service 1t increases
Their physique; it broadens their view u
y With universal service established.
he continued. the military establish
nAnt could be- made up first of a
small number Of regulars-"sufficien
tor expeditionary forces, which may
be called out to sustain our obligations
on the American continent, and to
ssrrtson outlying posssssions.which
would be backed up by force In
trAtning and behind that a citizens
y General Pershing discussed in de-
tail the army reorganization-- bills
tpsraing before eohgressst
" I'm 4our .:experierce In France. he
fsAhs s'ttsbecarnes yidsnt that g trant..
ksrsennsl: ra;ill.s ! .satsr -highMey
i 'ssS1a ffsx sxpsrieness e1 IS %isii V
Ice makessit Gerfatns that this will BA
\ s4n fIeHfehtS hf e1f kAme itnportanre IL
/ sW&f4areE America Should not be allow
ssio lag behipd ether c9untri les. st;.s 3,
nisht Sf Ms to sSsl'so,idaats ana ee our
'rnsrcial + under q single head as an
J; assistance to progress" 81
The general also urged retention Of
tank corps He also said the nurse
corps, deserved recognition and he
1 praised service during the war. &.
Q SIT Is neeessary in time Of war,
dent, ,r..he said, "and I believe the au-
thority should be left to him in time
ofs'peace,"f II. 4 f5}f IA %s ,4N- -
y Provisions Of sthe senate bill, Cen
sraI psrss,ng said al! created too many A
we came out Of the war with
general STAFF experience and With
no objection to its retention. A,
.S.:Sone provision should be efhade by
J which the president could get; rid, at
any time, OF any ineff1cient man who
happened to, ;becometa bureau chief
deneras Pershihg RECOMMENDED
that all West Point students be ! re-
quired either to attend q training
camp or spend one Xearsin the army
and be given more opportunity ito
..nxi with other men in the outside
world"
!. :4ss n 4 Would Classify Officers.
1 T Reserve; pffacers, General. Pershing
isssli, ..shoufd. be deffnitely classified
: ihtp three groups, one available for
"a aiming troops In peace time. one fol
service during any national dis
turbance, and = -ther other available
only Ia war time. He declared all so1
!. them should be given standing as: