Testimony Of Commissioner Of Education Earl McGrath Before Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Preparedness
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OCR Page 1 of 18Testimony of Earl J. McGrath, Commissioner
Office of Education
Federal Security Agency
Before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Preparedne SS
January 16, 1951
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MR. CHAIRMAN:
My purpose in appearing today is to clarify, with such data as
are available, that part of the proposed Universal Military Service and
Training plan which aims to maintain a continuous flow of men in education,
training for the occupations and professions essential to the national
interest. My testimony will be given in two sections, the first deals
with certain matters of basic national concern, and the second of which
shows the effect of the proposed course of action.
I : Some general principles.
It appears clear to me that the general proposal which has been
placed before this Committee by the Department of Defense implies certain
assumptions which it is well to state for the record. The necessity and
the adequacy of the proposal are, to a large extent, dependent upon the
soundness of these three assumptions:
First, The international situation makes necessary the maintenance
of armed forces by this Nation at unprecedented peacetime levels;
Secondly, The critical situation is likely to endure for a long
time;
Thirdly, It is therefore necessary now to make plans for the l'ong
pull which as nearly as possible will be adequate to all the basic needs
of the Nation, for full strength in essentials in all areas, both military
and non-military.
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