Military Training Urged For U.S.A. By Presidential Adviser

Grey River Argus, 31 March 1948, Page 5

Military Training Urged For U.S.A. By Presidential Adviser

WASHINGTON, March 29. Mr. Bernard Baruch, Presidential adviser and financier, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee urged th P prompt enactment of universal military training as a means of achieving the “stability of the world which lasting peace requires.” He also suggested an economic mobilisation plan. America's failure to muster resources now for peace would leave “no alternative but to mobilise for war," in the future.

' 'He added: “So terrible are the destructive potentialities of the modern instrumentalities of war that it is no longer enough to punish an aggressor after he has begun a war. Preventing war requires buttressing our national security before th P crisis is upon us. Never again do we dare to permit our own lack of preparedness to encourage any potential aggressor into attacking this country or into over-running other peaceful nations.”

Mr Baruch said it was his hope that an understanding with Russia might yet be attained When Senator Wayne Morse said hie recent mail indicated that “mouths already are watering” over th P profits possible under umversed militarv training, Mr Baruch replied. I have not seen evidence anywhere that any segment of society wants to go to war to make profits out of war ” ________