Conscription in the United States

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Peacetime Conscription and Rearmament

Compulsory military service as a corollary to the rearmament program has been a subject of lively public discussion since the Senate and House Military Affairs Committees opened hearings in July on a conscription bill introduced by Senator Burke (D., Neb.) and Rep. Wadsworth (R., N. Y.). While President Roosevelt has refrained from specifically endorsing the Burke-Wadsworth bill, he said, August 2, that he was “in favor of a selective-training bill” and considered it “essential to adequate national defense.” General Marshall, Army Chief ...

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