The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-19

teachers since the future genetfti6A-
! must depend upon the teaching Of this
generation for It's guidance" Sz.4s
The General fSlfS.
| When asked by an Intelligencer' rs
porter concerning his position on uht.'
versal military training General MeoA
| stated that he favored some plan WH1Fts;
! by the youth Of America would gel, t1ei
tensive military training for period %,
not more than six months.
! The plan that l favor" he oetAi
would not make an efficient army 1n,
| the sense which efficient is intsrpfHtl.
I by milltaristic Germany. The 0yhkN
will give the time Of the man 94dlf;
the time will be occupied by giving mIltss
tary training to the man whiles to-
other half Will be spent In fuftA4t4o
the trade or profession that he AAlsoGE
ected. sssss
THE plan will give this countEH4Nj
standing reserve of about 2.S00,oooF -
since it will train 100000 men par y4kt
and will hold them subject to 1s(N11Aa
Der will be ample for the war neeAS 1
America, and l am safe In aging
prevent war because no nation e0o49 ~
kicked into war with the United Ot4eo
, II such a plan was pursued. .Nse x
The present army plans also call ~
a we'll trained. well formed militia III
body will be under dual control ~
OF the administration will be fe4ef14
part state. The three units Of the
the regular army, the militia and
reserve army. will all be more oe.
connected but each actually separate
The League OF Nst4o1A :. 49,
Concerning the league Of natte0 IL
general said: THE league Of n14i6
reminds me Of an American child IT,
was born while its parents were -
foreign country. In that foreign OeM
try the child learned nothing but
eign tongues, and cannot talk In thai
guage Of Washington and Lineoi1. - ,.
I'VE have the child at home nSW.txl
problem is to teach II the tongue I'll
fathers. When 1t gets 30 that
be worth while. aSS.il.S,
The league needs reservaticnAso q
changes innumerable, but it ooHeA
the basis for something really HE9
The principles Of the declaration IT ~
dependence were entirely forgottSA ~
formulating 1t. but the desire 70 pEoye,&
war is ground enough to WORK - e
until it IS in 1T shape to pasA
Any document that has az it, -
an organization Of tho nations 70
vent war, and promote media9io1 u
document worth preserving. Shouts t.
league and the peace pact Be draNnaS
accordance with ideals which are Dlfp1&
American, then It is worth while, hef -
not purely American and which dosS
leave America the right to CHOOSE -
and where she will use her troe1s g.
her influence" "a
The general was also asked to- HI
his opinion upon prohibition. He -
swered that he had no opinion. He A41et
That Is not question for me % III
cuss. The constitution which evervsODs.
fccr Of the United States 10 GvoPR1t4I
protect and uphold contains the A064H
amendment, and the officers OF MAH
country are bound to support that lpsA
endment as we'll as other parts otst1es'
document" "a
The party arrived in the city Ct a.
p. m. after which General Wood
his party proceeded to the Mcclure ,hR1o47
where he dined in seclusion prior t0e1h03
evening meeting at the Court thOAtS1tsi
70 lLound1v11lS This 1ox14zl - IA
General Wood and party Will 10Afi
Wheeling this morning at seven Co.
by automobile for MoundsSille, MN
at eight o'clock the general Will oAQSeEI
an address at the court house. lA4Ne&
at S:56, Fairmont is the next city - -
visited, the schedule calling for 49,
minute rear platform talk At AA1l1H&I
ton at noon and adore sses at the Alksf,
mont Rotary Club and Court u ~
Leaving Fairmont at $3.50 thta e0AtSs
noon the party will reach AorGAut4n19i
where the general speaks at ei8hefSol
night. 81
The remainder Of the schedule of.hla
weeks swing around the circle OF 49,
Virginia cities follows: xS4I
Thursday: NJ. & X. Junction; KAyo
Clarksburs and Petersburg.
Friday: Charleston, Monte00M5ga
South Charleston. Huntington. go
Saturday: Blueheld. Welch, Wllle,
sop and raturpin1 IN On ica 70 SundaN.e