Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-06
TRAINING YOUTH
FOR WAR NEEDED
FOR PROTECTION
:: ;J::lF !. g., He SAYS
~ om New York Ad-
v0tS 4, a Course in Uni
verSaI Military instruction
For Boys 18 to 81,
CITES LOSSES DUE
TO UNPREPAREDNESS
and Money Sacrificed
in Struggle With Germany
Because We Were Net
Ready to Participate,
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| tBS aonNTNa JouPNAL sPEcIAl LEAsEp WIPgl
Washington, April 5.-Unnre-
paredness on the part Of the Unit
ed states was directly responsible
for fearful eXtravagances in lives
and money, Senator Wadsworth.
republican. of New York, said to-
day in opening discussion on the
army reorganization bill submit
! ted by the senate military commit
! tee. Defending the committee plan
for training boys between is and II
years, Senator Wa1sworth declared
it was unfair to ask the veterans of
| the great war to continue to till
| the role of defenders of the coun-
! try which was rightfully the duty
of their successors in age"
The bill, the New York senator
said. sets up a military policy
which emphasizes the dependence
of the country on the private SOL
der and gives the private soldier
the prior training which, expert
ence shows, is necessary so that
when he goes into battle, he may
have decent chance for his lie.
Estimates that more than bill
ion dollars would be required
actually for compulsory training
we're contradicted by Senator
Wadsworth, who said the ultimate
cost would not exceed $685., 1000 900.
Provisions for a graduated reduc-
ton in the size of the permanent
standing army from 1000 en-
listed men and 1900 commits
sioaned officers to 100000 men
and $1,000 officers in five years.
he believed would make the cost
for compulsory military training
approximately equal that necessary
for the operation of the house bill
which calls for a permanent army
OF 500 900 enlisted men and $1,000
officers.
The chairman said the re-or-
ganization bill proposed by the
general staff violated our demo-
cratic institutions, while under
the committees bill 1t would be
possible to have democratic and
an economic army as well.
Another bill providing for the
reorganization OF the army and
the establishment of national
military policy already has been
passed by the house which, how
versal training sections.
washington, April 5.-The army
reorganization bill was taken up to-
day in the senate with bitter ftght
expected over its provision for COM
pulsory military training. Chalt-
man Wadsworth of the military
committee, opening discussion win
detailed explanation OF tho
measure, said the bill would NOT
mean the establishment of a mlli-
taristic machine as had been
charged.
Even should the proponents OF
compulsory training win IN tne
senate, leaders were doubtful
whether this provision would be re-
tanned in the bill as finally agreed
upon In conference. The house
voted against such training by -
big majority and the democrats at
a party conference went on record
as opposed to it,
The war department reorganiza-
ton plan was rejected, senator
WadsWorth told the senate, because
the committee believed 1t violated
our democratic institutions
ut would have made our citizen
soldier subservient to the regulars,
he said ut would have established
a large regular army and made II
dominate completely the entire
military establishment. The COM
mittee did not believe in that type
or that size of an army"
Senator Wadsworth explained
that the bill passed by the house
called, for a permanent army OF
100000 enlisted men and lTO0o
commissioned officers, whereas the
senate measure provided 100000
and 5000, respectively.
If the compulsory military tratn-
ing provision is retained, he said,,
the enlisted personnel Of the per-
manent army would be reduced 5
per cent and the commissioned per-
sonnel per cent annually for five
years so that in six years the
standing army would number 2lO.-
600 enlisted men and 16,200 COM
missioned officers.
BY the senate plan, he added. the
United States would have availa-
bic an army of 100000 men for
the cost of the army created under
the house bill.
Senator Hitchcock, democrat, of
Nebraska. asked why, If the coun-
try could get along with an army
of 10000 in six years, 1t could not
do so at this time, since 1t had
100000 trained men ready for
call.
"Is it fair TO ask these men to
be responsible for the affairs of the
United states Indefinitely % re-
turned Senator Wadsworth. II.
seems to me that their successors
in age ought to be made partly re-
sponsible."
There is no element of compul-
sorry military service in the bill.
Only in case of a declaration Of
war can these men be called out.
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