The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-12-11
MILITIA
AWAITS ACTION |
Of CONGRESS
ANXIOUS TO KNOW ,FTHEY ARE
TO BE PUT ON UNITED
STATES PAYROLL.
Believed 'corsress eg Wigu.. Take Sons
Action AZ rressnt sessloa-l!e'sa' i! l.
Company May send a Petition 70
Congressman srartiey.

Now tnat congress has convened
and 1t is fully settled that the bill to
provide for the state militia will he
presented for consideration at this
session., local miiitiamen sare any
.ously awaiting the returns from
Washington showing the effect OF the
bill on the national congress, :, j.
All the Georgia, representatives in
congress have been 'sinterYiewed as
to the stand they wifi take when the
proposed bill comes Up fol consider
alton. and it is believed. that prac-
tically every one. of them will sup
port the bill. However. to put fur
ther stress ON the subject and show
the memter of the Georgia delega-
tion that the members of the guard
stand solid for the passage Of the bill
it Is proposed THAT tjaier3oeal military
company pass';a rssesSt iisn urging the
Georgia delegation TO eyer" ;sYefy ef'
fort to have the proposed bill passed
by the national congress at this ;.ses.
sion. The campaign for the adopaon
of such bill was started about two
years ago ty the National Guard
magazine, monthly magazine pub
lished in the interest of the national
guard. all over the country and it's
stirring articles 80 !Iiflamed the
members of the national guard that
the fight was taken up Iii every state
where the guard exists, end that is
every state in ne Union Military Of
ficers,. regular and militia, all agree
that tihe bill is good one and should
receive the Endorsement of the hgis-
lative and senatorial bodies provid-
ing las 1t unes the means of greatly
enhancing the enlistment of the mill
tia companies.
The work that Is being required OF
the national guardsmen exceeds that
required of tbs regular army, and
although the members of the national
guard enlist from sense of patriot
ism and duty, and not the hope of
being paid for their services, they
feel that they are due some consider
alton for their services to The state
and country, and feel if the bill is
adopted it will be the means OF
greatly increasing the interest OF the
members of the guard.
The Till has met with some Oppo'
sition from the civilians of this and
other states in the Union, the citi-
zen holding out that the guardsmAA
is raid when he is required to.do Ifot
duty or called out to fight for his
country or state.
It is true that the guardsman ;s
paid when he is on actual duty, but
the civilian forgets.;thx Negotiations
that the volunteer soldier is placed
a"Ss' $ss : s;.ss + ',%s'
pledges himself to give up business,
home and even life to protect the in
terests anar' property of'fis 'fshow ei.-
liens. his city. state and country,
Each company ir the national
-saard. is given .less than two, .husSl ea
aelsrs.a Xesr r.in:.addition to the rent
of the armories. and the officers OF
the national guard submit the propo-
sitiop that if me companies. .@re to
make an appearance ~ win: be a
credit to the city and state they must
dig down in their pockets and pay
the bill.
The men tIiesfefofe,. Gfr,Fe the ped:
pic of this section to ind,sse their
action and use their. thguence with
iAe Georgia delegation snot that they
wish to be paid individually for The
SERVICES. and. t.ime, WHICH they .willigpg-
ly give, tut that some of the expen-
ses attached y to the running Of a
military organization may be tighten
cd. and the men may avail themselves
Of few extra pleasures that will be
possible should this bill go through
congress.