Evening star., 1902-01-11

William P. Pumphrey. 9th Battalion; 81
William Niemeyer, Signal Corps.
Second lieutenants-1. Logan Prosise, 1r,
"a Battalion; 2. Thomas F. McAnally, 4th
Battalion: 4. William e. Browne. 1st Bat
talon; 3, Milton j. Ernest, ID Battalion;
9, James q. Leeman, 4th Battalion; z, Rob-
ert L. Peyton, list Separate Battalion; s,
Harry D. Richardson, LIST Separate Bat
talon; 8, Clarence c. H Davis, LIST Sepa-
rate Battalion; 10, John H. Shreve, 1st Bat
talon; IL, Jeremiah Hunt, 9th Battalion;
u. Ferdinand Kimmell. 9th Battalion; IL,
Garfield A. Street, 4th Battalion; IA. Frank
B. Swart, 1st Battalion; i5, George B.
Clum. 9th Battalion; 16. Charles L. Smell,
I'd Battalion: II, Albert B. Weir, 9th Bat
talon; Is. Jean F. P. des Garennes, 9th
Battalion: 10, John c. Gall, Sd Battalion
20. John W. De Maine. 9th Battalion; q.
Charles R. Siegel, 5th Battalion.
Naval battalion.
Lieutenant commander. Sherburne G.
Hopkins executive officer.
Lieutehants-1. Sidney Bieber, paymas-
ter, q Clifford S. Cox. surgeon; 3. Ran
dolph B. Brummett, navigator; 4. Alfred
P. Lang, 1st division.
Lieutenant, Junior grade-1, Joseph A.
Dempf. I'd division.
Ensigns-1. George A Berry. % division:
2. Howard Fisk. Sd division; 8, William II.
Lautz, 1st division.
Status of the Guard.
The hope is expressed that Congress,
during the present session. will take ac-
ton In the direction OF improving the
status of the National Guard in the several
states. A correspondent Of the Army ana
Navy Journal gives voice to the opinion
that the officers and men Of the guara
should be made to volunteer in event OF
war. 1t is added that many able ofhcers
were left at home during the Spanish
American war and incompetents sent De-
cause of political affiliations. When twice
as many officers volunteered as were nee
essary many governors selected men or
their own political faith to represent the
state in the war and left other good men
at home. And there were, and always will
be, many abuses to correct so long as the
National Guard Is left as it Is to the
mercy of the state legislatures and free
from government control.
Provisions of Proposed Law.
bill is proposed for enactment. the fol-
lowing being extracts therefrom,
Whenever any state shall adopt bri-
gade or division formation Of the National
Guard troops within the state the com
missions for brigadier and major generals
shall be issued by the President OF the
United States, and then only to men VINO
are graduates Of the United States Military
army the active or retired list, or to
National Guard officers who have had con-
tinuous service in the National Guard for
not less than fifteen years and who shall
have served In each grade from captain to
colonel. inclusive, and have passed all ex-
aminations required in each grade. The
adjutant general and the inspector general
in each state shall be an officer OF the
United States army, either on the active
or retired list. detailed for said work, and
all boards appointed for any purpose
whatsoever shall be appointed as provided
in the United States army regulations: the
officer in command of the state troops OF
the respective states serving in the same
capacity toward the said state troops as
the senior general commanding the United
States army serves in the regular army,
and the governors Of the respective
states to be commanders-in-chief Of their
state troops as the President is COM
mander-in-chief Of the regular army; SUBJ
5ect to the President Of the United States
as commander-in-ehief of all troops in the
United States.
''The said National Guard forces shall be
used In the manner provided by law for the
prevention of internal strife within the
borders Of the respective states and for
the suppression Of riots and to act as a
state police force under control of the gov
ernor. The National Guard troops may be
moved from one state to another when or
dered out by the President of the United
States, and used in all respects the same as
regular troops when SO ordered for the
purpose of putting down Instructions and
for assisting the civil authorities. and in
time of war shall be part of the army
preserving the state organizations as regi-
ments, battalions and companies and sery-
ing as required"
Judiciary Can Interfere.
In speaking Of the well-known case of q
field officer OF the citizen soldfery of the
empire state recently disposed, Of Gov.
Oden is quoted as saying:
'The court Of appeals has practically de-
cided that the judiciary cam interfere as to
the findings of court of inquiry and set
aside the decision of the governor This
will take away from the National Guard
the discipline which is so necessary and es-
sential to a wise military administration,
This is to be regretted, because its contin-