Evening star., 1940-07-12

maintenance In time Of peace Of q
suitable defense force, without the
expense involved in q large perma-
nent increase in the standing Army
Gen. Shadd said the bill follows
the general rules of a plan worked
out by the joint Army-Navy Selec-
tive Service Committee, but he con-
CURED in notifications suggested by
Gen. Marshall, including increase in
the s5-a-month pay rate for con-
scripts.
At this point Senator Burke, DEM
ocrat, of Nebraska, with Representa-
tive WadSworth, the co-author, seat
ed beside him, announced the spon-
sors of the bill have been convinced
by the testimony regarding COM
pensation, and are agreeable to
changing it.
Gen. Marshall told the commit
tee that the present method of
training Guardsmen a few hours
each week was ''wasteful and long
| draWn-out
I must express myself very care
fully here the general said slowly,
but there are number of aspects
OF the Regular Army that are
Wasteful at the present time that
we cannot correct"
Senator Holman, Republican, of
Oregon asked Gen. Marshall if he
might not prefer to hold a private
session of the committee because
much of the information he was
submitting should be retained
solely for the benefit of our own
Government and our own people"
L believe all this is a matter of
great public concern and has to be
settled in public" was the generals
reply. THE main thing is for the
people to understand the situation"
Against Volunteers.
Senators Thomas of Utah and
Reynolds asked Gen. Shadd if the
department had considered advis-
ability of trying one-year volun-
teer enlistment period as likely to
bring in more men than are now
willing to enlist for the Regular
Army period of three years.
Gen. Shadd disapproved the idea.
declaring that, regardless of whether
the men required could be obtained
by volunteer enlistment, a selective
service plan is preferable, not only
because of its fairness, but because
1t makes it possible to get the men
needed when they are needed.
Gen. Shadd also pointed out that
under the volunteer system YOU
nave no control over where the men
come from. A man may be a KEY
man in vital industry, but if he
comes IN as a volunteer you accept
him"
Under selective service men es-
sentlal to key industries, consider
ing the whole defense plan, are
left there, he explained.
Would Raise Paw.
Army experts testified they could
raise the pay to s2l a month and
train an average of 100000 men a
year at a cost of $l,00O,0 900 the
first year and about $75OOOO 900
annually thereafter.
For the first year, they estimated,
the cost would be S1,40O per man,
but of this, $400 would be a non
recurring item for housing the en-
rollees.
Norman Thomas Opposed.
The Senate committee heard the
compulsory training measure criti-
clzed yesterday as an attempt to
"Hitlerize" America, while the House
Military Committee was told that it
was needed because the country
was facing the greatest menace in
all history"
Norman Thomas, Socialist candi-
date for President, contended before
the Senate group, that compulsory
training would lead straight to mil
ltarism, imperialism, and intimately
to American Fascism and war"
He referred to Senator Burke as an
admirer of Adolf Hitler and said
that the Nebraska Senator had de-
| scribed Hitler as greater than Bis
marck" in 1888, after a trip to Eu-
rope.
Gen. John M. Palmer, retired
Army officer, told the House Com
mlttee that mo modern nation is
prepared for war unless it is pre-
pared to utilize all it's man power"
He added that it might be necessary
| for this country to exert all our
power" to preserve American insti-
tutions.
Support for the broad principle
of compulsory training was voiced
before the Senate committee by Mai.
George Fielding Eliot, military writer
| and commentator, who said it was
the essence of democracy that
every citizen be called upon to do
his part"
Two Priests Opposed.
Two prominent Catholic church.
men testified in opposition to the
bill before the Senate committee.
Msgr. G. Barry O'Toole of Catho-
lie University said compulsory train
ing was an attempt to impose
patriotism by force"
Msgr. Michael j. Ready general
secretary of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, criticized fail
ure to exempt students for the
priesthood and brothers of religious
orders.
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