Washington, Aug. 3.
The Senate Military Affairs Committee yesterday rejected the proposal to limit the pending compulsory training bill to 1000000 men by a vote of six to four.
The proposal would have limited conscription to men between the ages of 21 to 31. The committee rejected the proposal after having consulted Brigadier-General William E. Shedd, the Assistant Chief of Staff, and army officers at a closed meeting.
Meanwhile, President Roosevelt reaffirmed his endorsement of the conscription principle at a press conference yesterday.
"I favour the selective training bill and I consider it essential to adequate national defence," the President declared.
He said he believed Congress should enact a bill session to provide sufficient man power to operate the new equipment provided by the US$10000000000 armament programme.
Mr. Roosevelt said he had been officially informed that work was proceeding on US$1,800,000,000 worth of defence materials.. He reiterated the necessity of providing sufficient man power for the operation of this new material at an early date. He recalled the experience of the United States at the beginning of the Great War when' 4,000,000 Americans were mobilized.
Speaking slowly, and deliberately, the President said not a single shot was fired against the United States during the 13 end one half manis in which this army was preparing to go into action.
"This was just plain, pure luck and wil never again recur in history," the President added—United Press.
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