The New York herald., 1920-01-26
FAVOR WADSWORTH
NEW ARMY MEASURE
Military Training Camps AS
Sociation Pledge Membership
Drive for Support.
REASONS FULLY OUTLINED
Especially Indorse Educational and
Universal Military Training
Features.

The Military Training Camps Associa-
tion has written letter to Senator James
w. Wadswo~th Jr, approving the army
reorganization bill. Chief among the
reasons given for this approval is that
he educational feature of the bill will do
much TO solve the problem OF Anericani-
alton of illiterates and foreigners.
The ASSOCIATION also approves of that
section of the bill which provides for a
system of universal military training for
AL young men between the ages of
eighteen and twenty-one, and for a regu-
lar army of 2Sl 600 men and $4,000 officers
TO be gradually reduced in the course OF
five years to 21O, 900 men and 1920 officers.
The letter sent to Senator WadsWorth Is
signed by all the members of the military
committee O. the Military Training camps
association, which committee Is com
prised of men from every part OF the
country. The letter begins:-.
The bill embodies the principles whicn
the members of the Military FRAMING
Camps Association have supported and
actively worked to realize since 1913. The
' Military Training Camps Association
pledges you it's support for the Dill throusn
an active campaign of it's entire menper-
shin and 1ao0 branches throughout the
country"
Reasons Are Assigned.
Following are the other reasons pre'
sented for supporting the Dill
sIt wisely establishes the principle tna'
the professional army is TO be sraoua,iS
reduced to the minimum necessary ioi
overseas garrisons, home defehce' 'raii'
ing and administrative work.
"A citizen army system is admirably
provided for through universal training 1oI
u period of four months for the youth Oh
the country between eighteen and twenty.
one, with two months extra educational
: training for the illiterate and non-English
speaking.
Its provisions for Americanization and
for vocational training in trades that VIII
be useful in time of peace and its educa'
tional features will go far to solve the
pressing problems of Americaniza ton, OF
iiliteracy and of ignorance Of our language
and customs SO strongly brought out by
the statistics OF the draft.
'"The traditions and experience Of the
war will be perpetuated by the provision
: enabling the veterans to become the nu-
:. cleus of the citizen army by volunteering
for short periods to act as instructors ant
leaders. and preserving the designation OF
The units that served in the war.
Health Well Safeguarded.
The practical working of the bill will
sreatly reduce the rates of mortality
: sickness and physical disability because
of the admirable provisions for the care
of the health of the young men during the
period of training. The bill also abandons
the old professional army system of TAX
ing only the fittest and provides for the
development of detectives.
The provisions for making all veterans
eligible to obtain commissions as reserve
officers in any grade, including that OF
general officers or general staff officers
md authorizing their appointment as reg.
ular officers in the grades held by them
during the war, lis not only proper recog.
milton of the service performed by those
men. but Will obtain at the outset and
without further expense for training q
large body of officers.
''The requirement that all regular Of
Ulcers shall be classified as (a) fit for pro-
motion. Cb) fit for their present grade
(c) fit for retirement, will undoubtedl,
promote efficiency"
According to the letter, the Wadswortt
lbul works out the National Guard prob.
lem satisfactorily by preserving the fed.
eral character of the guard and assurine
, their efficiency and at the same time
recognizing the localization of the orrani.
"a tioD of the guard.