The Colorado statesman., 1920-02-07
SENATE ARMY MEASURE ESTAB-
LIsHEs MILITARY TRAINING
SYSTEM FOR YOUTHS.
NAY SELECT ARMY OR NAVY
Time May Be Deferred Not More Than
Three Years-Male Aliens Who Com
plete cours. May Become Citizens
Speedily.
Rx JAMES p. HoRNAoAY.

and JUST introduced by Senator NndS-
worth of New York. chairman of the
committee. The proposed legislation
contains features not heretofore in
cluded in military legislation in this
country. one OF these features re-
lates To military training. 1t is pro
posed to establish universal military
training as means for Americanizing
all young men of military age.
Section ~ of the Wadsworth bill
provides that all male citizens of the
United States (eXcluding residents of
Alaska and the insular pOSsessions)
ana including those who have declared
their intentions to become citizens,
other than persons specifically except
ed by the legislation. shall. IN attain
ing the age of eighteen years or with
in three years thereafter. be subject
Ia military or naval training. ana shall
be inducted into the army or navy for
This purpose; and shall be subject to
training either in the army or navy
for Il total period of four months and
for such further time as may be rea-
sonably necessary for enrolment. mo-
bilization and rehabilitation.
Choice Is Given the Young Man.
The proposed legislation accords to
all young men who have reached the
age of eighteen the privilege of elect
ing in such manner and Mt such time
rs may he prescribed by regulation
whether the training shall begin when
they attain the age of eighteen years
or whether it shall be deferred for not
more than three years; and they are
also to have the privilege of saying
whether they desire to train in the
army or the navy, and as far aS prac-
ticable they are to he trained in ac-
cordance with their expressed desire.
ANY male alien who has been Il resi-
dent of the United States for not less
than one year and is qualified to be-
come citizen in all respects except
residence, and who, if citizen, would
he liable for training, may, with his
consent and under such regulations
as may he prescribed. be inducted into
the service for training purposes. On
the honorable completion of the train
ing the alien shall receive n certificate
TO that effect and shall have the priv
ilege of electing forthwith to become
II citizen, upon applying for natural
iZation. within six months after the is
sue of the certificate to any court hav-
ing jurisdiction to confer aaturaliza-
tion.
Vocational Training Provided.
The training under the Wadsworth
bill is to include general educational
trimming and vocational training in
L. .I,.g IA
essary in war and useful in peace,
such as scientific agriculture, physi-
cal training. instruction in hygiene,
instruction in American history, prin-
ciples and forms of government, and
such other instruction and training as
may be adapted TO qualify those re-
ceiving it for the performance of their
duties as citizen soldiers. The train
ing to be given in the different areas
of the country is to be adapted to their
respective climatic, agricultural. edu-
cational and other conditions. All re-
cruits for induction into the service
are to be subjected to n physical and
psychological examination, including
such tests as may be necessary in or
der to determine whether or not their
subsequent service shall be with COM
bat or special troop units.
The regulations governing the mill
tary and vocational training are, under
the provisions of the Wadsworth bill,
to be prepared by committee from
the general staff Each man inducted
into the service for training is to re-
ceive pay at the rate of So a month
during the training period, besides
transportation, clothing, laundry, shell
ter, subsistence and all necessary med
ical and dental attendance. Citizens
or subjects of any country with which
the United States may be at war are.
of course, exempt from the training.
as are divinity students.
Reserve Is Created.
The new senate army bill pro-
vides that every young man after
completing the four months of mill
tary training provided for in the
bin shall become reserviSt who will
be assigned to an organization of the
national guard or of the organized re-
serve establishment for the locality in
which he lives and will serve therein
for period of five years, when he
will be transferred to the unorganized
reserves. Under regulations to be
prescribed by the president, any re-
servist, upon change of residence, may
be transferred to the appropriate or
ganization of the national guard of the
United States, or of the organized re-
serves establishment for the locality
of his new residence, so far as the
needs of the service will permit. Each
reservist will be assigned to or from
time to time transferred to that arm
or branch of the service which he may
elect or for which he may be found
to be best qualified. But no reservist