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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1946
Page
2
In dense fog on May 27, 1945 a westbound Allied convoy of 76 vessels near Newfoundland broke formation after iceberg sighting. Twenty two ships collided in ten minutes but miraculously none sank and no lives were lost.
Western Newspaper Union survey shows 57.7 percent of editors favor one year of peacetime service for 18 to 20 year olds while 37 percent oppose. Regional splits show the South strongest for training and Truman plan, with broader public support around 56 percent nationally. Opinions range from full support to calls for modified or school integrated programs.
Linwood C. Rodgers of Lockweed Missouri argues against conscription and for compulsory peacetime training citing veterans’ memories of poorly trained forces. He suggests six months for 18 to 20 year olds with exceptions for hardship and notes the war is over. He aligns with both proposals and urges readiness to prevent future conflict.
W E Chapman of Enterprise Indi anaola Mississippi urges Congress to pass compulsory peacetime military training a plan he says will curb idle teenage time. H W Fleer of Waverly Tennessee argues nations that prepare succeed citing England and France as examples and warns against defeat from unpreparedness.
Paul Metzgar of the Forum Eldon Iowa argues for attracting capable men through incentives and liberalized benefits, opposing universal peacetime drafts. L M Audrush of Green Springs Ohio calls universal training a dud, warning it fuels armament races. J H Cramer of Blaine Washington opposes compulsory service, fearing socialism or nazism and lack of motivation without deployment chances.
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