Show UNIVERSAL TRAINING LAW LA PROPOSED 0 O BY SOLONS Senators Convinced Such a af c f Measure I Is Only Thing v to F. F Fit It E Emergency By International News Service WASHINGTON Dec 31 DespIte 31 Despite the the opposition of Secretary of War Baker aler members of the senate military affairs fairs committee declared their Intention intention tion on today of arguing the enactment of training law at atthe atthe a a. universal military the present session of congress Disclosures of ot the war departments department ts t's 6 failure nure to measure measure up lip to the requirements requirements require require- ments ments of the present have convinced the majority o of tt the e committee com corn that universal military training is is the only safeguard against a recurrence recurrence recurrence recur- recur rence of the departments department's shortcomings ings of ot the early months of the war Lack of preparedness more than any other reason is the cause of the war departments department's troubles mem members ers of the committee declared For this both congress and the administration are areto areto areto to blame It Is admitted and the nation nation na na- na- na tion Lion Is now floW paying the penalty in costly costy cost cost cost- ly y delay Members of tho the committee were somewhat astonished at Secretary Baers Baer's Bakera Bakers Baker's Ba Ba- ker's kers ers er's recommendation against universal sal al service as a a. permanent institution but they are arc determined to push their light fight regardless of tho the secretary's at at- at They will offer the Chamberlain Chamberlain Chamber Chamber- lain Jain universal service bill a as one of the remedies for the unsatisfactory condition condition condition condi condi- tion they have found In their invest invest- gation tion The resolution was prepared Home orne time ago by Senator Chamberlain Chamber- Chamber Jain lain of Oregon chairman of the committee committee com corn and would create an ai effective military force ready for instant erv- erv service gervice gerv- gerv ice ce without turning the country Into the on ej armed camp or accepting Prussian military system The majority of the committee Is not tot banking on any substantial reduction tion of armament after the war Any move to return to the prewar military mili mm- tary basis when the United States had an force of less than men would would- pe he nothing short of or national suicide suicideS members of the tho committee hold Congressional converts to the cause of or universal service have been numerous numer- numer ous eus during the past few months Members Mem Mern- hers bers ers who formerly former opposed the idea with great vigor n w publicly announce announce announce an an- their intention of supporting ft t The success of the draft and the present humor of the nat nation on makes The the present session an opportune time for or enactment of the universal service taw saw it is believed by its supporters |