The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-25
Wood Declares Youths
Were Killed Before Learn
ing How to Handle Rifle
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
WOULD PREVENT
Believes This Country Should Maintain
an Efficient Army and Ever Ready
Navy-Rigid Economy Necessary in
Government.
Government.

LINCOLN, Neb. Feb. 25.-Toward the
end of the World war American men
drafted in July were killed in September
without having learned to handle their
rifles, Major General Leonard Wood said
IN an address here before the Wood for
President" club.
Nebraska supporters have entered Cen
eral Woods name IN the Republican Pres
ldentlal preference primary to be held on
April 20.
Such things are what we are trying 70
prevent through universal military train.
ing, the speaker continued
He declared popular conception that
universal military training meant compul-
sorry training IN militarsm to be erroneous.
In eulogy of Washington, General
Wood said that the first Presidents adj
dress to avoid meddling in foreign affairs
was as sound doctrine for this country
today as it was in Washington's time.
From time to time we have needed the
call from people in distress. once from ma
lions leagued to defend civilization and the
| rights of man, but these were not acts ,f
fixed policy but acts of great Justice.
loving, humane nation, acting under the
| impulse of its conscience" he said
At another point he said:
we must adhere absolutely to gov.
crnment under the constitution. avoid class
| legislation, uphold the rights of property,
the law, the constitutional authorities We
must not permit the establishment in this
| country OF an aut0cracy of either wealth
or OF labor We must do all in our power
/ to promote good business, to increase
production which is the real remedy for
the high cost of living.
we must free business from the
| strangle-hold of the excess profits tax
! I'VE must spread the war burden over
a long period of years
I'VE must strive to have friendly rela
tons with all nations, and entangling al
lance with none. We must preserve oul
freedom Of action, our freedom to respond
to the only mandate which we, as 4 free
people, can UecOgniGe mandate which
comes from the American conscience
American public opinion
we must maintain good and efficient
army not a large one-and an ever-read,
navy
we should conduct our government OF
lines OF rigid economy, each department
OF the government. functioning strictly
within It's own constitutional Limitations
I'VE must build up merchant marin,
as a means of developing our commerce
and as reserve for our navy.
we must give our youth some form o
brief training for national service-traiuin,
which will combine industrial, vocationa
/ - |, a.,
amount OF military instruction. Durin,
this period of instruction we must take adj
vantage of the opportunity to correct phys
zeal defects OF the men through prope
physical training and to rid them of dis
eases which threaten society, and to teael
them personal and general sanitation.
1--WE must maintain our Judiciary fire
from intimidation and free from politica
influence
Our foreign policy should he stron
hut conservative one We must remcmbe
that the stability of the republic depend
very largely upon the integrity of the pull
lie school system. We must strengthen
and pay our teachers an adequate wage
mo men or women are doing work of NOR
vital importance to our country
I'VE must sec to it that undesirable i'm
migration Is kept out of this country: tina
we nay more attention to safeguarding IT,
quality and stability of the race We mus
devote ourselves to Americanizing tho new
conner on comprehensive and effectiv
lines.
eve must always stand for one flag, on
language and one loyaltyand that an III
divided LOYALTY to the country Of Washing
ton. to our country America