Show Compulsory T Training raining Held P Peace Aid Aidi WASHINGTON July 3 INS INS- INS INSA A system of af compulsory military training might well be the determinIng determining deter deter- determining mining factor in keeping us out of af war General John J. J Pershing told the senate military affairs committee Wednesday Pershing made the statement in ina ina a letter read by Senator Sheppard D. D Texas chairman of at the com corn committee committee as the committee started 0 hearIngs on a bill that would provide pro pro- I vide for far compulsory military training training train- train ing ng and service for men between the he ages ages' of af 18 and 65 General Pershing commander of ot the A A. R. R wrote First of all aU let me say that if it we had adopted tary Lary training in 1917 it would not have lave been necessary for us to send partially trained boys into battle against the veteran troops of our adversary and certainly we could have ended the conflict much sooner with the saving of af many thousands of at lives and billions of af treasure Coming down to the present war in Europe it itIs Is perfectly evident evident evi evi- dent that if universal military training had been the practice in Great Britain the results would have been vastly different In modem modern modern mod mod- em ern war the advantage is decidedly on an the side that is ready The general added that s s ich c h training would develop respect for constituted authority impress the individual with his obligation to and pride In the United States and would Improve the physical development of young men and promote their general health The expansion of our armed forces to the numbers needed in 4 times like Jike these he continued requires that the procurement of at men be placed on onan an equitable and efficient basis General Pershing said that the primary purpose of the bill before before before be be- fore the committee is to obtain men nien men for the land and naval forces of af the United States so it possibly would seem better to omit consideration consid of af home defense leaving that question to be settled by separate separate sep sep- arate legislation Finally the general said I wish most sincerely to indorse the principle embodied in Senator Burkes Burke's bill although I feel that I Ithe the length of service should be sufficient in the present situation to guarantee not only the individual individual individual I dual training of the soldier but butto butto butto to insure well trained units as well i r- r sw V I v 1 POINTS OUT LESSON OF 1917 General John J. J Pershing commander of oC A. A E. E F. F |