The Washington herald., 1912-01-28
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his tins and his WO-k. but 70 Aa0feoe all q his
ray while rendGing s<Tce which Is purify patrotie.
I sincerely trust that the injustice win not Be
dons The elstei men oS the National Guard In this
Disrict b. having the man addition 10 their regular
amy pay cut out Ven respectfully.
cclonel seuond Infantry. National Guard District
Of Columbia
When the Guard was organized and not
80 much was required OF II. # was ex-
planned at militia headquarters yester-
day, the question Of the pay OF troops did
not enter. Therefore. It was not writ
ten into the law OF 1889. Since 50 much
more time OF national guardsmen is taken
up now, complying with additional re-
qulrements Of the War Department, the
question Of pay is a vital one and prac-
tically all the States have found II nee
essary to have a State pay for national
guards
This pay for the District National
Guard has always been appropriated by
Congress each year since 1900, and It
has probably been taken for granted
that such pay would ps appropriated
each succeeding year. Hence. techni-
caliy. there Is no specific provision OF
law authorizing pay to the militia Of the
District Of Columbia, except bandsmsn.
and 10 the District National Guard, II
It Is considered that the claim or the
enlisted men for pay. such as they have
received for the past eleven years Is
a tust one, and no doubt Is entertained
at militia headquarters that legislation
specifically authorizing this pay VIII be
passed before the next annual encamp-
ment.
In brief, Representative Johnson's point
of order was that there was no specific
provision in the organic law authorizing
the pay provided for by the appropria-
ton bilI. Efforts to Correct this by law
are under way and II Is believed Will
result successfully, 50 that similar dif-
fculty will not arise when Congress
handles the District appropriation bill
next year.
With the exception OF the First separ-
ate Battalion and the Naval Battalion,
all the annual inspections have been
completed. Capt J. NJ. Love. jr., U. s. A.
will inspect the First Separate Battalion.
with the field and stan. tomorrow night
at D. m. at the armory Of the First
Separate, Twelfth and u streets north
west
Mai Leroy W. Heron, inspector gen
eral of the District Guard, will inspect
o
February l. The property Of the Naval
Battalion will he inspected by Capt J.
B. Allison, u. s. A, inspector instructor.
The inspection OF the property OF the
First Separate Battalion will be made by
Capt. Love next Tuesday during the day.
These enlisted men have been honorably
by authority Of militia head
quarters:
Electrician, third class. Benton c. Ken
nedy, Oiler George @. Duffy. Landsmen
Herbert L. Button and Elmer Hamilton,
all OF the Fourth Division, Naval Bat
talon.
The schedule for noncommissioned on
GERS schools and for gallery practice
this week, concluding the month, is as
follows:
Monday, entire Second Battalion, Sec
ond Infantry. will assemble in gallery for
instruction: Tuesday. open date for GAL
lery instruction; Wednesday, noncommis-
stoned officers school First Infantry. with
the gallery open for Instruction
On account Of the large amount Of work
entailed by annual Inspections and other
duties, Capt. J. B. Allison. inspector in
structor, said yesterday that II would be
some time before the series OF problems
for officers would be resumed. The three
problems previously given the officers OF
the Guard were found TO be very bene-
fetal for instruction purposes. but were
discontinued on account OF
the time taken up for the proper working
out OF the subjects
Capt James n. Love. r., Fifteenth Z.
S. Infantry, Division OF Militia Affairs.
War Department, who for some time has
been on temporary duty at District mill
tia headquarters. especially in connection
With the annual inspections OF the various
units, has been selected for detail as spe-
cial instructor of the First Infantry.
Kentucky National Guard. Capt. Love
will report 20 Adjt- Gen. Haldeman, at
Louisville, KY. on February 5. In the
meantime he will be busy in Washington
his reports
Capt. Love Is especially fitted for the
work involved In his new detail. He was
adjutant general Of the District Militia
N 1899 and 1900, and was instructor in
Guard in 1901 While on this duty he su-
pervised and designed the State rife
-ange for that State.
Capt. Love has also had experience IN
militia organizations at CO.
lumbus. Ohio, and at Savannah, ga
When sixteen years old he was a mem-
Der OF militia cavalry organization.
Capt. Love is a graduate OF the Naval
Academay. graduating with the class OF
transferred to the army, and was as
Ilgned to the infantry. with which he has
'ince served. He was seriously wounded
with q rife shot in the right elbow at
Manila during the early fighting. He
las served three tours Of duty in the