Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1917 — REDFIELD FOR DRILL FOR ALL [ARTICLE]

REDFIELD FOR DRILL FOR ALL

National Guard Convention at New York Considers Resolutions for Federalizing of Militia. New York, March .'lO. —Universal military training is a ‘‘national necessity" in the ppinion of William C. liodfield, secretary of commerce, whose views on the subject are expressed in a letter to the National Security league, made public. . “I cordially favor universal obligatory military training,” Secretary lledfield wrote, “believing it to be greatly for the national good in developing a sense of discipline and training in obedience and order quite apart from the question whether its purely military side is ever called into service. For the latter pUipo.se I regard it as a national necessity.” The letter was a reply to the league’s tflegram sent to each member of the cabinet and President Wilson stating that 382 mayors throughout the country had informed the league of their indorsement of tlie plan.