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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Today's vote ought to be a sober, thoughtful expression of Harvard's sentiment, and one that will ring true to the highest ideals of national patriotism...
Yale recently voted four to one in favor of compulsory service and Harvard will hardly let herself be outdone. The 75 or 80 per cent, who will today vote "yes" will do so from the sincere conviction of a national need. Some have gained that conviction through personal dissatisfaction with the militia system; others from satisfaction with Plattsburg; while the rest, although they may have performed no service, will yet show their willingness, on principle, to do so. This 75 or 80 per cent. has already been congratulated in advance in your editorial of yesterday; they will be congratulated again...
...classes as regards this question. Already a number of college men, expressing their personal opinions, have given testimonies before the Committee, unfavorable to universal military training. The possibility of the Committee interpreting their opinions as representative of the colleges as a whole must be guarded against. Therefore a vote of the University is being held tomorrow, and delegates are being sent to Washington to inform the Committee of the true attitude of Harvard in regard to the question...
Harvard's immediate task is to throw her influence in support of this principle by registering an overwhelming vote in favor of universal military training. Tomorrow is Harvard's first chance to help solve this national question and the result of the vote ought to strengthen Harvard's position as a patriotic institution...
...This vote is being taken because of the interest aroused in the Chamberlain Bill which provides for universal military training. The Senate Committee on Military Affairs has been hearing opinions on this question from representatives of all social and industrial classes in the country. In order to determine the attitude of the various educational institutions the committee desires some formal expression of opinion from the colleges and universities. Yale has already voted heavily in favor of universal military training...