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S ADOPTS SWISS PLAN I G War Departments Department's Continental Army Scheme Schem I Only Other Before Country Would Ruse Raise Only Mei at an En Enormous s Cost to the Nation i By CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL I About the only choice a has in these days Is to get a army army ot- ot II hired men get a big citizen army or stand the risk of ot being g smashed dup up The Swiss and the Australians chose to have the citizen army in the name of democracy with the result that their youth when they ther arrive at manhood manhood manhood man man- hood are athletic robust familiar with their duties In defends of ot their country country coun coun- try and expert therein t f We can have In the United States all the great benefits of the Swiss and Australian systems if congress will pass the bill introduced by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon and known as senate bill 1695 r All able bodied male Americans ex except ept those exempted under certain conditions because of religious creed creM aro are made by this bill subject to military training from their k twelfth year to their twenty Then Their without further training they become members of the citizen army re re- re serves A normal average American boy would then go through Y these experiences At the age of 12 he would become automatically A member of the citizens' citizens cadet corps in which he would continue conf continue con con- con con- f six years passing through three divisions f- f From 12 to 14 in the first division he would be trained k in calisthenics physical development and military exercises s l x without arms for at least ninety hours a year at his school or in an organization like the boy scouts oj 4 At 14 his second division training would Include the toe rifle and target in galleries again not less than ninety hours a year At 16 he would enter the third division and in hav addition to ninety hours' hours other drilling ten whole days in camp with field exer exercises ses and target practice In these two divisions he would have eave a a uniform At 18 he would become a member of the citizen aim army and every year for six years would have hav not less than hours of drilling of which at least ten whole days must bein bein be e in camp At 24 he would become a member of ot the citizen re re- serves If he preferred at the beginning to enter the navy that would be arranged training on shipboard being substituted substituted substituted for the camps The bill provides that youths that da do not take the required re re- C. 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E Russell training shall be bee liable to fines and imprisonment and employers are stringently forbidden to interfere with or hamper the training of their Persons of bad moral character are excluded and intoxicating liquor Is rigidly ruled out The citizen army and navy do not t take the places of the regula regular regular regu regu- la lar army and navy but are to be added to the regular regula forces In is time of war The president can mobilize the citizen army and navy when they pass at once Into the regular service When they are training they receive no pay when In regular service they get the pay of reg reg- ulars Every congressional district is made a training district in charge of an officer of othe the regular army and from froni the start the training Is under the charge of the war department The president is to appoint officers of the citizen army citizen navy and reserves but under regulations as to examinations record for efficiency and promotion so 80 that service as officers shall be open to all The only other plan now off offered red for national defense Is the continental army scheme of the war department now being urged d upon Ulon congress It would give us eventually about men at an enormous expense to the tha nation peace or war and that's all The Chamberlain plan In its full working would give us about trained man mOon ready to be mobilized In twenty four Y hours with all their arms and equipment and arid yet et In times of peace costin coating costIng cost cost- in Ing the nation very little These These in times of peace would pursue their regular vocations and in time time of war would be efficient soldiers soldiers It is one thing or the tile other The presidents president's solemn warnings as to the tha real situation of th this 8 nation show us plainly enough where we get off But besides giving us a better and a twenty times larger force THE CITIZENS CITIZENS' ARMY WOULD HAVE NAVE TREMENDOUS SOCIAL MORAL AND NATURAL ADVANTAGES It would make service for the republic the equal duty of ot all rich all rich or poor big or little fortunate or unfortunate unfortunate and and thus establish that idea of team work and communal Interest In which this country has I been so conspicuously lacking It would augment democracy make us better acquainted with one another another an an- other and improve the average health If you think these things are im i and believe in preserving th the nation LET YOUR CONGRESSMAN OR SENATOR KNOW WHAT YOU THINK and the bil can be passed Shall the blessings of the republic be for all and anI the duties of the republic be for a few hired by the rest THAT'S THE IDEA IDEAl THINK IT OVER |