The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-21
NEW ARMY ELL.
Militia Not to Be COMPOUNDED With
the National Guard.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
Congress will be called upon within the
next few days to enact comprehensive leg
islation which will provide for the indefi
mite increase of the United States military
forces for foreign service. The proposed
legislation will settle the vexed question Of
the power of the President to use the state
national guard for such service, should
they volunteer, by entirely obviating the
necessity of depending upon the state or
CARNATIONS as such TO aid in fighting an
enemy outside The United States.
The new bill provides that the military
forces Of the United States shall consist
of che regular army and che militia of the
states when called into the federal service
The term militia in this connection is not
intended to mean the national guards, but
every able bodied male citizen of the Unit
cd States Between the ages of eighteen and
forty-hve. The army is thus defined as
the regular standing army, which shah
exist during peace and war, and volun-
eer army. which shall be called into the
service by the President whenever Con-
gress shall declare that state of war ex-
lists and shall be mustered out of the serv-
ice al the close of hostilities.
The volunteer army is 20 have the same
organization of officers. regiments, brig
AIDES, divisions and corps as Inc regular
army. II is to be specifically part of the
United States of America. and all of its
officers are TO be commanded by the Pres.
ident and its enlisted men recruited by
United States recruiting officers Every
volunteer or recruit is 70 be enlisted in
dividually in the United States service
and IS 20 be arneniable 10 no state juris-
diction.
The organizations called from the differ
ent states may a the discretion of the
President, bear the name of their state for
distinctive purposes, andathe Governor of
The STATE may recommend to the President
the names of officers up to the rank of
colonel, who may command the troops
raised in his state, but the President IS
not bound to make such selections Nc
limit is set as to the size of the volunteer
army That is left for Congress to de-
termiae. IN order 10 meet the contingent
cies that may arise. The necessity for the
proposed bill is found in the provisions
of the constitution affecting the militia,
which, as such may be used only within
the limits of the United States to re-
press instructions and repel invasions
They can in no sense under the consii-
tuition be considered part of the army OF
the United States for foreign service
IL is held by the war department author.
titles that should the state militia volun-
teer as organizations to serve the federal
government in war carried into foreign
territory they are still state troops aud
cannot be bound under the constitution to
remain IN the United States service longer
than they desire, nor can the federal gov.
eminent compel them to fight outside the
limits of the state. II is to remove the
necessity of federal government being left
to depend upon organizations over which
it cannot constitntionally have exclusive
jurisdiction that the proposed legislation
Is to be introduced.
Mai. j. N. Morrison, assistant Judge adj
vocate general OF the army, upon whose
suggestions 10 the Secretary OF War tho
new bin Is framed, said 10 me tonight.
Suppose the services Of the national
guards should be accepted by the United
states. ana a portion Of them should 20
as organizations 10 Cuba. Suppose the
United states. and portion OF them