Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-23
FOUR IOWA REGIMENTS NOW ON
PAR WITH REGULAR ARMY
ORGANIZATION.
CAN be TAKEN INTACT
WITHOUT PHYSICAL SCRUTINY
Under New Bill Passed BY Congress-
Pressnt Guard Officers Might Be
supplantsd BY Rssulars-Subjset to
Orders For eerxies. Outside United
statss-Pay Bill Not Vet Passed.
pec1al 10 T4nes-Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Des MONIES. April 23.-when the
order comes for four regiments Of Iowa
National guards to get ready for SER
vice, II such an order Is issued. 1t will
mean quite a different thing now from
what it would have meant a week ago.
The companies would be Immediately
made part of the United States
volunteer army and would go forward
as United States volunteers.
The companies and regiments would
be accepted intact and would retain
their individuality. There would be
mastering in Of the men without the
usual physical examination. The COM
missions Of officers would stand with
out question.
But the important thing would be
that these companies and regiments
would be subject to regular army or
ders in full and ithouwt any distinction,
that the men could be sent outside of
the United States at once. and that
In all respects they would be part Of
the regular army.
OF interest, also, is that it would be
possible for the president, should he
choose to do SO. 10 officer these regi-
ments and companies with regular
army officers. supplanting the ones
chosen in Iowa.
All this is due to the passage this
week, by the senate of the militia
volunteer bill 1t had already passed
the house some time ago. This bill
was intended to cure defect in the
Dick law The attorney general had
held and this had become the settled
policy. that the Dick Law was uncon-
stitu;ional insofar as it understood to
authorize the sending outside of the
United States Of the militia organiza-
tions. It will be recalled that there was
somewhat hay line between the reg
uIars and the state guard com panies
during the Spanish and Philippine
wars, that as a matter of fact it was
recognized no right existed for ordering
the state companies to Cuba, that
after the Spanish war was over and 1t
was desired to hold an Iowa regiment
in the Philippines for service 1t was
found that they could not be kept there
save on their voluntary agreement to
stay and fight. This anomalous condi-
tions of affairs proved very embarrass-
ing and would have been more SO but
for the loyalty of ali the state troops
in the Orient The Dick bill undertook
to effect remedy, but failed.
Now within a few days law has
been placed in the federal statutes
which, it is said will accomplish
what was sought in the Dick bill, max
ing the state troops part of the regu-
lar establishment right at the outset.
and placing them under regular army
officers at the will Of the president.
On Basis With Regulars.
The Iowa regiments could be ac-
cepted for service in the United States
without having any change whatever
as to status but they could be COM
PEELED to go only to the border Of the
United States. Now. If they are taken
IN under the new law, which 1t IS sup
posed the president will at once sign,
thew can be sent to the City Of Mexico
the same as regulars.
The militia pay bin has not yet been
passed by congress. The passage OF
the militia volunteer bill and the Sit
uation growing out Of the invasion at
Vera Cruz may force congress to act
promptly On the pay bill, so that larger
compression will go to these state guard
companies for camp and drill service.
The national guard association has
been urging this very strongly upon
congress.