Evening star., 1945-01-13
Universal Training
Strongly Backed by
Women's S Conference

Strong support for universal
military training was voiced by two
speakers today before the 18th an
nual Women's Patriotic Conference
on National Defense meeting at the
Statler Hotel.
The question was described as the
greatest challenge women ever have
faced on a single issue by Mrs
Earnesta Barlow, radio speaker
known as-A'Commando Mary"
Col. Perry Brown, national de-
fense chairman of the American
Legion, speaking from the mans
point of view, pointed out that the
Legion has made enactment of leg
tslation embodying the principle of
military training as its principal
legislative objective for 1945.
Would Include Girls.
Declaring the passage of such
legislation depends on women's sup
port, Mrs. Barlow said it is con-
sistent with women's vital concern
in the saving of the lives of their
menfolk.
Citing arguments that girls should
have some part in such training
program she urged that the issue
be kept to lone year of continuous
military training for all young men.
Col. Brown discussed the signifi-
canoe of such developments as the
rocket bombs and declared: IF
there is another war we will win or
lose it with the men and material
then on hand. There will not be
time for preparation as there has
been in the past"
Both speakers quoted George
Washington as one of the first ad-
vocates of universal military train
ing.
A resolution urging Congress to
provide for the acquisition of
Temple Heights at Connecticut and
Florida avenues and to preserve it
as a memorial site for veterans of
the Civil War was adopted during
the business session. The resolu-
ton pointed out there is no memo
rial in Washington to Union vet
Grams of the Civil War.
AllOIliCl 1CooluIlOl OppOoCo d1ly
change in the present two-thirds
vote of the Senate required for
treaty ratification. l
Conference members also urged
that Congress obtain contracts with
the Philippine government imme-
diately for permanent air bases in
the Philippines.
Other features of today's program
were to include an address on
juvenile delinquency by Hugh H.
Clegg of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation; round table discus
sion on "suhversive menace; and
an address on "Women's Activities
in Wartime" by Miss Margaret A.
Hickey of the War ManpoWer Com
mission.
Warning on Japs.
Mai. Gen. j. c. Ord, principal
speaker at the opening banquet last
night, asserted before we can hope
for victory in the Pacific we will
first have to defeat 100000 fanat-
ical japanese soldiers who look on
their emperor as god and would
rather die for him than surrender"
He predicted, however, that I'VE
will win our victory with minimum
of casualties - but our coming
victory must be based on what we
call the will-to-Win.
Gen. Ord declared that Japan has
l 100000 men between 20 and SO who
have not yet been called into service
and about 100000 men between II
and 20 who recently became subject
to conscription. In the field of nat
ural resources, he added, she has
sufficient tin, rubber, oil, iron and
coal to win the war.
But I know we can overcome
them because our leaders have de-
vised a system of control which
makes minimum use of our superior
quality of fighting men and combat
material" he said.
Mrs. William B. Shelton, president
of the Society for Constitutional Sc
curity, is chairman of the confer
ence, which includes representatives
of approximately 80 organizations.