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1913, by Senator Chan Gurncy, of South Dakot. of German m:ilitary conscription? Japan introduced con. Representative James W. Wadsworth, of New York. scription in 1873. Y. Takata in his Conscription System provides that every male citizen aud every nale in Japan, after incntioning the adoption of conscription shall, upon attaining the age of i8 yeurs or witlin in France and then in Prussia, eaid: years thercalter, be subject to military training am be inducted into the army or navy ior a period It wss natural that the japanese authorities, who year, Then he shall be enrolled as a reserve in tht were in pressing nced of a new nuilitary system, should or naval forees for four years, and subject to athd! Iollow the Huropran example. The atluptiun of the sys- refrcsher training. This weuld becone eflecti tet was, bowerer, nut an easy matter. Strong objections were raised against this new systeus, for it was nol com. months after the war is ended. There have b. patible with the feudal spirit, with which thc whule hearings on either the May Bill or the Gurney-Wad pcople were saturated. Bill. In 1926, prominent citizens of fourteen countries According to the New York Times of April 27. signed a manilesto to give substance to P'resident Wilson's a proposal for a universal military training syste carlicr proposal to make conscription illegat in all coun. submitted to the House Comnillee on Post War A tries afiliated in the League of Nations. This plea read:. Policy by Brigadier General Palmer. The Wash Post, in a front page article on May 1l, l9it, saj We call for some delinite steps toward complete dis "the Army and Navy have agrced upon the basic armament and thie demilitarizing of ths mind of civilized of a program for universal military service after tl nations. The most cflective measure toward this would but the Budget Bureau is keeping the p!an under be the universal abolition of conscription. We there Thc Army-Navy plan scems to contenplate the r Sore, ask the Leagnc of Nations to propose the aboli tion of compulsory military service in all countries as a of some sort of national servire legislation sincc Arst step toward true disarmament. it is our belici that tludes training for those physically disqualified fo conscript aruics with teir large corps of prolessional Dat duty *who will be destined for war industrics. oflicers, are the grave menace to peace. Conscription in- year's military training for every male citizen of n volves the degradation of human personality and the de- age is proposed." Mruction of liberty. Universal military training has been advocated late Secrelary of Nary Knox, Major General JI head of Selective Service, J. Edgar Hoover, of the J 2. WHAT PROPOSALS ARE BEING MADE FOR Bureau of Investigation, and others in the governmt PEACETIME CONSCRIPTION ON THE PART OF THIE UNITED STATES? 3. WIIAT WERE THE CHIEF REASONS Thc May Bill, H.R. 3947, introduced January 11, 1911, by Chairman Andrew J. May of the House Military LED TO THIE REJECTION OF PEACI Affairs Committee, would provide that cvery young man CONSCRIPTION IN 1920? upon attairing the agc oi 17 or upon the completion oi Some of the reasons advanced in. Congress high sehool, whichever first oecurs, shall be inducted into. the adoption of peaceline conseription in 1920 w the army or navy for a period of one year for military. training. For ejght years he would be cnrolled in the following: reserves and subject 1o relresher training. This bill a. The excresive cost and burden of r would berone cffective when the present Selective Train- taxation ing and Service Act expires. b. The resultant rednction of the nation's S. 701 and II.R. 1806 were introducod February 11. (5] {4]