The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-06
M. T.C. Association
 Urges Conscription
Prominent New Haven County Citizens Asked to Sup
 port Campagn-Five Waterburians Named

The National Emergency Commit tee of the Military Training Camps Association has invited 24 promin- ent citizens of New Haven County, Connecticut to organize regional groups to support the seiective com pulsory military training and ser- vice bill now before Congress. The bill recently was introduced by Senator Edward R. Burke, CD, of Nebraska and Rep. James W. Wadsworth (R) of New York and has received nationwide support from leaders in every field of Ameri- can life.
 County Groups In extending its invitation to the New Haven County groups, the Ma tional Emergency Committee sug- gested that these leaders call meetings to elect chairmen ard com- mitteemen and formulate plans for vigorous campaigns in their regions. The Committee proposed that the details of organization anc cam- paigning be conducted entirely along lines which the local leaders con- slider most feasible.
 Those invited to form committees in New Haven are:
 Southbury: P. L. Barry. Wallingford: J. M Taylor. | Meriden: F. c. Allen, E. D. Cobb, w. J. Wilcox and D. Wilson. New Haven: Horner w. Borst, 165 Elm street; F. F. Brown; Fred R. Fairchild, Yale University; John L. Gilson, 185 Church street; A. c. Gil- bert; Henry s. Graves, Yale For estry school; Charles P. Ives, The Journal Courier; J. D. Jackson, The Register; Robert J. Leonard, Jr., 342 Whitney avenue; A. R. More house, Howard M Newton, Richard Warren, the Second National Bank; Arnold Whitridge, Calhoun College
 Waterbury: E. V. Maloney. The Democrat; w. J. Pape, The Repub- lican; c. w. Swentor, E. R. Stev- enson, The Republican; c. L. Tap pin.
 | Facing Peril
 | The National Emergency Commit | tee was created by the M. T. c. A immediately after the collapse of Belgium and Holland and the cap1- tulation of France brought home to the United States the fact that American territorial integrity and institutions faced a major peril.
 The committee consists ot a cen tral group of 200 members and when expanded to its full strength will in- clude 200 members for each of the nine United States Army Corps areas. Thus the regional committees will bring the membership to ap- proximately 2,000. In view of the vital importance of time, temporary chairmen may be appointed unti permanent chairmen can bt selected.
 | Within three weeks after its in. troduction in Congress, the selectivt compulsory military training ane Iservice bill has been speeded through hearings before the Military Affair! Committees of the Senate and thu House. Some of the foremost mer | in the nations military, naval anc lcivilian life have testified in it: favor.
 Sentiment Rolled
 These included: Gen. John J Pershing, Gen. John McAuiey Palm. CT, Ret, Gen. William H. Haskell New York National Guard; Gen Milton Reckord, Maryland Nationa Guard; Col. Julius Ochs Adler, Chiei Civilian Aide to the Secretary oi War; Grenville Clark, Chairman oi the National Emergency Committee Col. William J. Donovan, comman. der of "the fighting 69th", A. E. F. Judge William Clark and Dr. Jame: B Conant, President of Harvard University.
 Further evidence of how Americs has awakened to the dangers oi lightning war is reflected in ths recent polls of newspaper editoria comment which show that 87 pei cent of the nations press favol speedy action on a measure o1 selective compulsory military train ing.