The Army has definite ideas for postwar national defense. And this week Washington was discreetly talking about them. The Army wants: 1) universal military training; 2) a continuation of the present Army setup into postwar. But in the first murmurs of discussion the Army's chance of getting all it wanted did not look bright.
Such a setup would result in the abolition of state militias (National Guard), which have their roots in the nation's tradition of minutemen. After the last war General John J. Pershing spoke out for a strong National Guard...
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