The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-02-06
SENATE ARMY MEASURE EsTA5-
LIsHEs MILITARY TRAINING
SYSTEM FOR YOUTHS.
MAY SELECT ARMY OR NAVY
Time May Be Deferred Not More Than
Three Years-Male Aliens Who Com
plete courss May Become Citizens
Speedily.
BY JAMES p. HoRNApAY.


and just introduced by Senator Wnds-
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 a meansf0r Americanlzing
all young men of military age.
Section 81 of the WadswOrth bill
provides that all male citizens of the
United States (eScluding residents of
Alaska and the insular possessions)
and 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
TO military or naval training, and shall
be indicted into the army or navy for
this purpose; and shall be subject to
training either in the army or navy
for total period of four. months and
for such further time as may be rea-
sonablS necessary for enrolment, mo-
bilization and rehabilitation.
Choice Is Given the Young Man.
The proposed legislation accords to
all young men who have reached tile
age of eighteen the privilege of elect
ing in such manner and at such time
as may be 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 be trained in ac-
cordance with their expressed desire.
ANY male alien who has been a 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
be liable for training, may, with his
consent and under such regulations
as may be prescribed, be indicted into
the service for training purposes. On
the honorable completion of the train
ing the alien shall receive certificate
TO that effect and shall have the priv
ilege of electing forthwith to become
a citizen, upon applying for natural
iZation, within six months after the is
sue of the certificate to any court hav-
ing jurisdiction to confer naturaliZa-
ton.
Vocational Training Provided.
The training under the WadSworth
bill is to include general educational
training and vocational training in
appropriate trades which may be nee
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 a 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 indicted
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-
yides that every young man after
completing the four months of Mill
tary training provided for in the
bill shalt become a reservist who will
be assigned to az organization Of The
national guard or OF the organized re-
serve establishment for tie locality in
which he lives. and will serve therein
for a period of five years, when he
will be transferred to the unOrganiZed
reserves. Under regulations to be
prescribed by tire president, any re-
servist, upon change Of residence, may
be transferred to the appropriate or
gauization 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 Tor which he may be found
TO be best qualified. But no reservist
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