The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-09-01
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War Department Agrees Upon
New Measure for Complete Relef
aevOrganization ofsouara u

The war departments on August ~
caused TO be introduced in the senate
bill providing for complete reorr
ganization of the national guard. II
was, presented by Senator Chamberlain
OF Oregon, chairman OF the military
affairs committee, after careful prepa-
ration BY the officials Of the war de-
| partment.
All able-bodied male citizens Of the
United States, as well as those who
have declared their intention of be,
coming citizens, are to be memI ers of
the militia of the State in which they
reside, according to the terms OF the
bill, The bill is popularity known as
the militia Reorganization and Pay
Bill y and provides, among other
things, for the pay Of enlisted men
and officers of the organized militia,
for the creation Of a militia reserve,
and for the transfer of the militia to
the regular army for service in foreign
lands, ii necessary, in time of war. In
lbs present form the bill has the app
lpBoval Of the division of militia affairs
and the war college section of the gem
Ieral staff, as well as the approval of
the national guard association. The
bill Is a compromise between the bill
desired by the war department and that
proposed by the national guard associal
zion some months ago. I
The Organized Militia.
| While all able.bodied citizens are de-
clared to be members Of the militia,
only the regularly commissioned and
enlisted men Of the State national
guard and members of the reserve be!
tween the ages of eighteen and sixty
four are converted into the g organized
militia as recognized BY the bill. All
Others are in what is styled the stun4
otganized militia, = where they are subs
ject to draft and to enlistment in the
volunteer service. 'HI. .ar.. .a%
] The bill authorizes an annual arpro.
priatiop of $lO,450,000 for the militia,
of which amount $I0,000,000 shall be
expended for pay of officers and en-
listed men during time of peace. The
lpay Of enlisted men IN time Of peace is
fixed as twenty-five per cent Of the req
ular army pay for the same grades an !
length Of service, Captains viii re-
eeiye twenty per cent of the regular
army pay, general officers FIVE pei cent,
and all other regimental officers other
than captains fifteen per cent. That
is, a captain of the Hawaiian National
/ Guard who has served in the guard less
than Ave years win receive one-fifth of
a regular captains pay, or forty dollars
per month. There are conditions gov
erniRg this payment, however, which
are important. >.. ..
I Must Attend Drills.
/ Militiamen TO receive this schedule
OF peace pay must participate in not
less than forty-fye drills each year,
and their computation will be proper
tionately reduced for Ion-attendanee.
No pay whatever will be allowed
where they fail to attend at least
twenty drills per year. OF the total
sum named, $1,000, 600 annually will be
apportioned to the several States for
purchase Of arms and equipment, and
&3,950, 600 is to be expended for horse
Ihiret purchase Of forage, etc.
The militia reserve created by this
bill is TO consist of men who have
served at least one full enlistment in
the State national guard or IN the reg,
ular army or marine corps, and who
have been bonorably discharged, but
provision is made also for taking into
the reserve paturalized citizens who
have had war servicein foreign armies
and have been honorably discharged by
the governments under which they
bseIyed abroad Z
/ To Be Utilized In Time Of War,
The militia reserve is to be utilized
in time Of war IN recruiting the ma
tioRal guard COMPANIES and other units
Inn 10 their war strenpth Ia
| The President Is given authority by
the hill, whenever the United States Il
invaded or threatened by invasion by
Ia foreign power to call out the organ
lied militia for period not exceeding
two ears, and when so called and mus
tered into the regular service officers
and enlisted men will receive regular
army pay. The bill does away with
general stan officers IN the guard above
the grade Of colonel. ..''