Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-03-13
CITIZENS U. $. ARMY URGED
Military Training Camps Association Urges Citizens Army. Endorses Army Reorganization Bill Pending

" The M1ntary Framing Camps ASSo- citation of the United States was or ganized for the purpose of assisting in the establishment of citizens army to meet an emergency such as this country faced three years ago and this, time are urging the passage . of Senate Bill 3792.
 : Shafter Adams, formerly lieutenant with the U. S. fordes in France, and representative of the organization in this district has this to say of the movement.
 "If we are ever to have demoera- tic citizens army, now is the time to obtain it. An army must be substi- tuted for the one that is being dis banded. Shall it be a professional army, led by professional officers, or shall we have a citizens army led by citizen officers with a small profes- sional force for garrison duty and the like? 'y
 "You know the inefficiency and de- lays and loss of life in the recent war, for want of preparedness. You know the sacrifices of life made necessary by reason of lack of training. You probably do not realize that this country, may place itself again in an unprotected position. You know also the dangers of Militarism. A Bill is pending in Congress to organize a small professional army, to provide for universal training of all young men for four months, and to establish a civilian reserve adequate for the de- fence of the country, which may be
 nobilized in a few days, but only by action of Congress. .G ..".
 "This Bill is being opposed, espec- ially in the House of Representatives on the ground of pretended economy. It is being asserted that the bill will cost about billion dollars for Uni versal Training in addition to the cost of the regular establishment. This is rediculously false. ...
 qBoth the Senate and Chairman Kahn of the Military Affairs Con- mittee of the House, state the expense as not more than O,00O,OOO for the first year. This is based on careful official data. By a slight pairing down in the size of the regular army, the total expense of the entire .mili7 tary establishment including the reg ular army. National Guard and Uni versal Military Training could be re- duc9d to about s500.O00 900 per an- mum. It is also argued that we should not train the younger generation or otherwise prepare. because we have more than 100000 trained veterans. They say, Let the Veterans do it. The veterans have already made great sacrifices, and are expected to vol unteer or to be, selectively drafted again to do the fighting for the next twenty years. &a
 "These are the arguments against the Bill on the grounds of economy and justice. ra.". F.. el
 "Read the following outline of the Bill pending and then write to your Congressman and Senators. The country must depend on you in this. Congress must be shown that the country is behind this matter, and only by writing can this be done, this a plan of cooperative effort, to which all thinking men must contribute to the extent of writing those letters.
 A large standing, army is uneco- homie and un-American. National Safety with freedom from Militarism is best assured by a national citizen army based on the democratic and American principle of equality of obli- gation and opportunity.
 Citizenship has it's responsibilities as well as it's privileges, the cores bonding responsibilities must not be snirked.
 The Bill covers the following points: