Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-23
NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT URGES ARMY TRAIN
ING
100000 Young Men Should Attend
Citizen Camps Each Year
(By National News Service)

President Harding, in formal
statement, expressed the hope that
during his administration arrange
ments will be completed for giving
military training to at least 100000
young men each year.
81 hope" declared the President,
"that every young man who can ar
range it will attend one of the citi-
zens' military training camps to be
conducted this summer by the war
department in each of the nine Army
corps areas.
'In this way he will increase his
worth to the nation and obtain indf-
vidual benefits of priceless value to
himself and to the community In
which he lives.
Il hope to see established during
my administration a comprehensive
system Of voluntary military train
ing for at least 100000 mne each
year. Every young man who is will
ing to prepare himself for the de.
fense of his country should be given
an opportunity to do So.
Our present national defense law
established an economical and demo-
cratic military policy thoroughly con-
sistent with our national traditions.
1t provides for a small Regular Army
to be augmented by great citizen
forces in the vent of the national
military policy.
larger war forces have been extempo-
rized after the occurrence OF am
emergency, the new law wisely pro-
vides that the framework OF their
organization shall be established and
developed in time of peace, in so far
as this is practical thru the volun-
tary service of our patriotic men.
The Army of the United States as de-
fined in the new law comprises the
Regular Army, the National Guard
and the Organized Reserves. Every
patriotic citizen should encourage
the development of these rces.
each within it's proper sphere.
NEW REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN 70
STAND BETWEEN PRESIDENT
AN DoFFIcE SEEKERS
News comes from the White House
the John T. Adams of Iowa, recently
selected Chairman of the Republican
National Committee to succeed for
mer Chairman, Postmaster-general
Hays, will be the Presidents advis-
er on all matters of patronage. Mr..
Harding realizes that too much time
has been taken up by seeing person
ally those who wish jobs for them
selves or for others, and has found
it difficult to give his undivided at
tention to important matters of ad.'
ministration ~
1t Is well known that the skillful
handling Of patronage questions 10
necessary for party harmony. Mr..
Harding wants to avoid the mistakes
of some former presidents, who dele
gated to the heads of different govern
ment departments the Job Of handling
Office seekers. Cabinet members as q
rule are unfamiliar with party poll
tics, and under such system, the.
results have been that when promi-
nent politicians came to Washington
to get Jobs for their friends, they
didn't even know the cabinet mem
bers. They were frequently iguored
altogether and went back home dis
appointed. To avoid this state Of
affairA the President has placed tho
whole responsibility for appoint-
ments ON the various local repNblt-
can organization now headed BY John
+. Adams.
Should local rpublicans make Z
poor recommendation, It will reflect
On the local Organizations, and the
administration will feel justi-
he'd in the future In looking to other /.
republicans in that particular section
Tor political advice.
The new Republican Chairman win
lake up his rsidence in Washington.
and maintain permanent headQuar-
ters here, so that he will be In easy
call OF the White House at all times,
and will keep in close touch, not only
with party matters but with local re-
publican organizations throughout
the country from day to
day.