Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-21
UNIVERSAL MILITARY
TRA|N|NG IS APPROVED
Preparedness Movement Is Given
Endorsement by Richmond Post,
No. I, American Legion.
State Senator Cannon Supports
Rcsolution-Old Clothes, o. DIS
and Ovcralis Agitation Is Side
stepped.

Universal military training for tho
youth OF the country between the
Richmond Post. No. I. American I.e-
gion. las, night. Opposition to the
plan was somewhat dispirited. Sew
eral members took determined
stand against the resolution indors-
ing the policy when IL was first taken
up and made earnest pleas for a
temporary pos'ponement in order to
permit members to consider the cues
tion So iously and prepare them
selves % vote intelliEcntly ut the
next meeting. \ motion TO this cf-
iect was defeated and opponents OF
the measure made no further at
tempt to turn the tide. The final
vote was overwhelmingly in favor
of the resolution, one or two weak
voices being raised in protest.
:. The resolution. which was offered
by. q. :. Taylor. does not mention
any co~rrete plan: simply indorsing
the, principle. as the proper military
the patron and by Colonel John 4.
Cutchins. commander of the post.
mentioned the bill which was de-
feated in the United States Senate
House of Representatives AS the plan
contemplated by the draftcrs of the
resolution.
What VII Provides.
This bill provides for four months
the ages OF IS and II. No provision
is made as to what period Of the
three years must be spen, in service
training. the man will he in the re-
serve. subject 10 call ut any time in
event of an emergency.
State Senator James y. Cannon
supported the resolution vigorously
and declared that every iftclligcnt
man and woman had been given an
opportunity TO form an opinion on
the matter. An amendment offered
by Senator Cannon provides that
copies of the resolution. as adopted.
be sent TO every member OF the Nir-
ginia delegation in Congress.
7 Proponents Of the measure stated
that adoption OF the bill now be-
fore Congress would provide nm army
of 100000 and would obviatc the
necessity for large and expensive
standing army.
Fnvors Guard Establishment.
~ resolution favoring the estab..
lishInent of the Virginia National
Guard was carried unanimously.
Communications read to the mem
bers included q letter from General
John J. Pershing. in which he
ception given him on his trip to
Richmond. and recommended the le-
gion to all former service men.
Old clothes. -. DIS. OveranS ana
kindred matters were sidcstepped By
common consent. resolution in
dorsing the old clothes idea as re-
buke TO proitecrs. but discouraGing
the wearing OF bNtIdlIS
effective means OF combating this
evil. was offered after all other bust
ness had been concluded. The reso-
luton also pledged members Of the
legion TO appear in -. -. brcecheS
and shirts on May J.
Mr.. Chick" Woodward declared
tina, he was opposed to the legion
taking any stand on this matter.
recommending that the members who
thought strongly on the subject join
the club which has been organized
resolution be tabled and the mo-
ton carried unanimously.
Mcis-e Succeeds AmmOns.
Johnson McRee was elected finance
officer to succeed II. l. Ammons, VINO
was forced 20 resign on account OF
business.
The legion Endorsed American Gift
to France Week. and Il frce-will or
ferlng was taken The contribution
goes TO The fund which is being raised
10 erect "A replica of the Statue OF
Liberty on the Marine battlefield.
George W. Guy is chairman OF the
Richmond committee and is author
lied to receive contributions
The meeting was one of the largest
held by the post for some time. over
200 men and women members Drawing
the Indictment weather to reach tile
Blues Armory. Refreshments were
served after the business had been
concluded.
A pleasing feature of the meeting
was the communitt sing led by Ed
Shumway. Mr. Subway cnlivencd
the occasion in his characteristic man
ner and succeeded in producing real
harmony with the aid OF his zoo will
ing pupils.