Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-03-13

lne pTlHclpdl IedIuTeS are as IOl lows:
 There will be but one Army of tn, United States, to be composed of thu permanent professional establishment absolutely necessary for proper gar risoning of our overseas possessions home defense and training establish ment, this army to be as small a. possible. It will start with maxi mum of 1S,000 officers and 28O,O0( enlisted men, and will be gradually reduced in a period of five years tt maximum of 16,2O0 officers anc 210,000 enlisted men.
 Supplementing the regular estab, lishment will be the Citizen Army, tc be composed of the organized reserv- es composed of men who have had their training under the provisions of Universal Military Training, and the National Guard, composed of volun- teers available for military service in their respective states, as we'll as for general purposes. While there will be Universal Military Training in time of peace, there is to be no compulsory military service in time of peace and only in time of war in an emergency declared by Congress.
 Citizen Army
 Provisions are made so that vet erans of the World War may join the organized reserve in one year period enlistments, subject, however, to honorable discharge on. 90 days notice, except in time of an emer- gency. The object of this is to help start the machinery of the citizen army immediately, and to carry on the traditions and benefit by the ex- perience of the veterans. To this nu- cleus will be added the youths as they complete their military training, and also mmbers of the National Guard. The National Guard shall consist of those youths who elect Eto take their training and service in the Guard, where they shall get an equal amount of training as that given in the gen eral Citizen Army. .-
 This Citizen Army of reserves shall be organized by tactical units, the of ficers and men to be assigned as far as possible. to definite units where they reside. The names, numbers and designations of the units which served in. the World War and Nation al Guard units will be perpetuated. .. General Staff.
 Careful provisions are made to re- wise and strengthen the General Staff so as to make this body, which is ab- necessary in modern war, as efficient as possible. Provisions are made to create a suitable eligible list of men trained for this special work. Reserve officers are to have access to the Army Schools as we'll as those training General Staff officers and shall comprise at least 25 per cent of the General Staff, subject to proper qualifications. In the matter ,relat- ing to the Citizen Army policy affect ing Universal Military Training, and the rules and regulations dealing with the Citizen Army and assignment of reserve officers, at least half of the members of the committees or branch es handling these questions shall be composed of reserve officers.
 System of Training
 Every male youth in the land on reaching the age of r shall register near his home for examination as to his physical and other qualifications for service, under proper regulations. They shall be liable to compulsory training of four months, beginning normally in the nineteenth year, but subject to deferment one, two or three years. Those who are illiterate and cannot speak English shall be liable to a further training service of two months in order to read, write and speak the English language.
 Training itself shall be given under proper regulations and will include trades necessary in war and useful in peace, as well as scien- tific agriculture as far as practicable. The training will be adapted in the different areas of the country to their respective climatic, agricultural, in iustrial, educational and other condi- ions. All of these regulations are to pc prepared by boards composed of at east one-half reserve officers or ex- oerienced civilian experts.
 Upon completing his training the youth will be assigned to the organ aed reserve composing the Citizen Army, such membership to be for five years. While each. unit will be as- ,embled for maneuHers two weeks each year, the individual reservist will only be required during this per cd to attend two annual maneuvers of ;wo weeks each. Those reservists who elect service and training in the National Guard shall be enrolled for m equal period of five years, but will ,e required to receive during three ,ears an amount of training equal to hat given in the general Citizen Army. ..-"