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Show UNIVERSAL TRAINING LAW I MAY BE PASSED AT EXTRA I SESSION OF CONGRESS I President Wilson Urged to Endorse Universal Military Training as Preparedness Measure I of Importance Republican House Mem- bers Go Into Conference on Subject. H WASHINGTON. March 89. Chair ' man Chamberlain of the senate military mili-tary committee, with a White House engagement for late today, said he would ask President Wilson in his address ad-dress to congress next week to indorse in-dorse universal military training as a preparedness measure of first importance. impor-tance. Impetus was given the movement fori universal training legislation todaj when a call went out to Republican QOUae members for a conference on the subject tomorrow. Representatives Green of Vermont, Cray, New Jersey; Piatt, New York; Gardner, Massachusetts; Massachu-setts; McArthur. Oregon, and McCor-tnlck, McCor-tnlck, Illinois Issued the notice asking ask-ing 'Republican members-elect who lavor the principle of universal compulsory com-pulsory military training" to the meeting meet-ing Many members have indicated i heir acceptance. Representative Cald-I well of New York, a Democrat, has announced an-nounced he will introduce the Chamberlain Cham-berlain bill for universal service as I soon as congress convenes. President Is Hopeful. President Wilson was said today to be hopeful that tho house of representatives repre-sentatives will rush its organization plans so that there Will be no delay in affording him opporl unity to make bis address on the war situation to a Joint session with the senate. Administration Administra-tion leaders are anxious that If a prolonged pro-longed fight is in prospect some sort of an arrangement be made for temporary tempo-rary organization to permit the presi-dent'a presi-dent'a appearance Tuesday or Wednes- The resolution for congressional ac- tion to comply with tho president's 1 recommendations probably will be considered con-sidered first In the house, leaving the senate to take it up later. The house ' foreign affairs committee now drafting iH various forms of a resolution to meet the legislative recommendations. An- 'H other reason for original house action jiifl is the probability that the resolution will carry an emergency appropria- Ll tion Appropriation measures must or- IH iginatc there. 1 Peculiar Situation in Senate. The peculiar situation in the senate ll foreign relations committee, with iH Chairman Stone opposed to action -LLI which would lead to war and the op- JjH position of Senator Hitchcock, the H next ranking Democratic member, to J.'H steps further than an armed neutral- Sil ity manifesto, was another factor in fLH the tentative plan to have the resolu- ILLI tion originate in the house. BH The president has received recom- EH mendations from Beveral cabinet mem- .Ifl bers on points to be included in his I i'ddr- ami l- m.w preparing it in a preliminary way. The final cabinet meeting before the il assembling of congress will be held IH tomorrow and members will be ready lH to report fully on preliminary prepar- lH t-dness measures. jH |