The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-02
Do We Wdni Universal Training1

ingtOn 10 enact IA" AVA Sonps
military service and training, IL IS
spoken of somewhat casually as a
measure merely to give the young men
four months instruction in military
at public expense. But it is more than
that; il is virtually CONSUMPTION law.
Senator Mcclellan Of Tennessee. who
is himself member of the Committee
ON Military Affairs, in protest on the
floor of the senate on the 9th OF Feb
ruary, explained the provisions of this
proposed measure. There is no mis-
taking what it means. 1.-THE intro
duction of the army reorganization bill
of the Senator from New York, (Mr.
Wadsworth) makes the issue quite
clear" said Senator Mcclellan. THE
question is, shall America be ruled by
a military oligarchy more powerful
more expensive, more subverslve Oh
freedom than the German military
oliQarcby ever was? Or shall we con-
tiuue to be ruled under our Consti-
tuition by the representatives of dem
ocratic people? The issue is unmis-
taxable. The lines are clearly drawn.
The fight Is on.
.Tf the congress passes the Wads-
worth army reorganization bill, milf
tarism of the German type will have
removed its abiding place from the
land of the Hohenzollerns to home in
the United States, formerly. and still
proudly called the land Of the free and
the home Of the brave, and our pratic-
ipation in the German war will have
been In vain. II the bill is defeated.
militarism must only be specter for
long time, because no nation on earth
has the means Iow to resuscitate 1t ex.
cept the United States"
It seems incredible that serious at.
tempt should be made to pass such
Law. but let there be no doubt in the
matter. Senator Mcclellan said:
1T appears to be the common belief
that oil the Wadsworth bill does ID t'
establish universal compulsory militsr,
training. While this is done. there are
many other provisions of the, like Civ
ing the Chief of Staff war powers, abo
lition Of the various State Nationa
Guards, giving the Chief of Stat
power to build up civilian organization
and fixing an enormous increase in ex
penditures for the war department. am
one of which largely overshadows tn
important matter of compulsory Ger
vice or CONSUMPTION. Virtually ever!
provision of this remarkable bill is
blow aimed at peace and liberty. How
ever, at this time, ! shall only ded
with the universal compulsory service
or CONSUMPTION IN time of peace.
RE ENACTMENT OF CONSUMPTION LAW
"Sec ton 81 of the Wadsworth bill. re
ported favorably by majority OF tn
Senate Military Affairs Commute, pro
vides:
..All male citizens of the Unite
States Excluding residents Of Alask
and the insular posessions) and q
male persons who reside therein an
who have declared their intention
become citizens, other than person
excepted by this act, shall upon affair
ing the age of Is years. or within thre
years. thereafter, be subject to mil
tary or naval training, and shall be II
Quoted into the army or navy Of Il
United States for this purpose slou'
and shall be subject to trsining there
for q period Of four months and fl
such further time. not exceeding
days. as may be reasonably necessal
for enrolment. mobilization, and d
mobilization.
..section 81 Of the bill makes d
proyision Of the CONSUMPTION act
May s.. 1917. relative to the registr
ton. examination. classification. e
ception. exemption. and induction
to me service. applicable to this q
All If the great. expensive machine
Of tue cOnscriptiOn act which v
brought into being BY the war :
n-ed in that war is sgain brought il