Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-22
Governors Today Control Alb.
solutely the Militia and Can
Prevent Service If They
See Fit.
STRONGER NATIONAL
POWER IS WANTED
President Should Be Able 70
Summon National Guard
for Service at a Minutes
Notice II Desired.


of congress Interested IN buildiu- up
more ciiicirnt means uf defense. 4
better aud hrgcr arm, are making
preparations tu have laws enacted
that viii mat"riull, change tn, status
"i the national guardsmrn
NS u is at present thv president
"l the United states ir I'm, oi war
has u" power to cai' ont 81. national
su0rd. as is The general impression.
The president should var br.ak ont.
would have to can upuu th. governor,
of the states for their militia organ.
ilatiun and accept any uggaHtlatioua
that the governors offered
What is wanted. according Go COM
gr"ssmrn aud army officials is an
amendment to the present DIOR mill
TIA law that viii Civ" the president
IN" rtght tu summons 80 IN. national
d"ious" ih' militia organizations uf
the several states that dr, iit Tor -,r.-
Tee without consulting the EuNclnors
Tho hrSt milita act nf congress Was
pass"d in li92 Then srrNir" in rho
miliun appears tu harc brru regarded
a. q public duty properly required ~
every citizen much iik, tsat uf work.
ing on tho roads tu certain rural dis
tricts. Ever, abi'-budird citizen bee
tween tho ages of Is and 81 trars ut
age and ever, c,tizcu upon attaining
the age of lN wears. Nas required 90
hc enrolled ia lhr militia. tu provide
himself WITH arm. ammunition aud
equipment. and 10 render military
t'rNirc TOT Pc mHty DAYS uut of each
year This was iu effect com mpu's"rl
military service. tn, appointment uf
Officers and the thinning of tho militia
was left 60 the Respective states. bat
the president vup vested with the tu-
thorit, to ,ail tho militia INTO service
of the United states Z" execute thr
laws ot the nation suppress iusuf-
r"ctiuns and rcpcl iuNa1ouS Ne Uus
given authorit, Co. issue th' Hall di
rr.t tp such officer, pf th" ~ Ilitia tr
his Judgment should dictate and pro-
Vision vss mad. ~ tu the puuishu"ut
80 Do, imposed loo tH, case of ucnt-
beers 81 th. WlUiia VIu refused cog
failrd tu match 10 the p.ut. of th'
rendezvous 1h,r. Hus uo obligation
oH the part of tb, t,d,.al roN,ruw,n'
Co. accept thu trr I.'s ot ta' militia
bUt thcr, wac ,r,rt obligation ON t.i.
Part ol ih, .l'.srp foo render military
.,rSIrv Th, mndam, m,ut" .d,o of IN"
old militia is tait Dos army officials
60 Do, excellent m thHt 10 recognized
p,mpJlsurr mIlitar, service aS an ODE
llgatiun owed bl tho o,tlz"n 90 th"
rcpuhlir uut tu, dctailod mcthod- ~
carving this method into effect Nrr,
go impractltablr that thc whole plau
p.cuiualH proved tu Pee tuilr'
Hc2iuuine Ntth tho r,.Nolutiun and
ending ylth tbr war with spain. tho
militia ststcm has proved o Hilur' in
r,ef, national conflict, ana th' great
,lDturics which have come to Amer
ican arms haas hy,u through tho srrN
-. of th, regular ARMY and thr vulun-
trcts.
The great majority uf ~, American
prupI, make NO distinction between
ia. militia aud volunteers The '--
.,uttai diitrr,nrr b. thHt volunteers
are under the rNpm~iN, ,ontr"l ana
jurisdiction ot tho federal s"'rrnm'n'
Will, III, militia is uud'r the i"int
control ard jurisdiction ut the federal
government aud thr state und'i
witch II is organized,
George Washington, th, nation %
urHt president said ST th' mih''
70 place any dependence upon WlIi-
til b, resting upon broken Htuii
80 SEVER, hss been criticism uf ih'
militia during "V,ry national conf {
that a. wars have uvrurod, less 1pd
Io.s dependence has been placed up'1
a. until finally. at the rnd ui "'"r'
war. the entire burden has ia rN
cn.r been borne uy regulars aud VOC
untcrrs
The militia orgdpIzcd under the "ld
laws and the national guard ui TO-DAY ,
however. are very different, 5" diifc''
.ut. in fspt that It may not %" ON
sidorcd altogether fair I" class th,h
together.
Tho principal detect in the odd l"N,
according tu army experts, b. thht
A divided tespunsibtltty Massar rhu-
sr,ts. Connecticut. Vermont virginia
\urth Carolina K"ntuckv, Tennessee
Missouri and Arkansas haN" through u
thcir governors refused 1" turn out
Tin, miiitia when called up"r by IN"
president tu do s". bthrl states h'N'
grratly interfrred with TIM i"d"i"'
government In IL usr ut militia, "N'
.r by raising objections 90; obstacles
al hy forcing tho srryir" "i uo"r
not desired
The old law did not rrputlr iht
pr,sidoni to consult the governors
Win reference to turning "ut tn mih-
tia IL, could issue thc call dlr''''
though as - matter ol o"utt'NN lh'
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