South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-03
TO DOUBLE AID To
NATIONAL GUARD
Sec'y of War Garrison Promis-
eS Federal Government to
Enlarge Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, Nov. g. Sec'y OF
War Garrison Sunday said the finan-
eiaI and personal aid previously eX-
tended 10 the national guard Of the
various states by the federal govern
ment will be practically doubled this
year.
He also said that under the depart
ments plan for the Improvement OF
the military side OF the national de-
Tense he viii propose TO congress that
any organization Of the national guard
may enter the national force intact.
Any individual also may be admitted
rank for rank and grade for grade.
In the last army appropriation bill
the following items for the organized
militia were appropriated:
For encampment and maneuvers,
$3.50, 600; care OF horses and material
for field artillery. 100000; for manu-
facture OF field artillery for the or
ganized militia, title however. TO re-
main in the United States. S2,090.O00,
OF which $17O.0 could be expended
Immediately for the purchase Of field
artillery material; for the manufac-
fure Of reserve field artillery ammuni-
ton. S29OO.0O0, of which 500. 600
could be used Immediately for the pur-
chase OF such ammunition.
Gave Much Information.
Commenting officially upon the re-
suits OF his conference with the execu-
tive committees Of the national guard
and the organized militia yesterday
and last night, Sec'y Garrison Sunday
said:
II laid before these gentlemen
everything they desired to know and
which would be useful for them TO
know concerning the plans for ma
tionah defense so far as they related
20 my department. / said 70 them,
and 1t was likewise obvious from every
part Of the plan which concerned the
matter, that / recognized TO the full
the situation respecting the national
guard.
"Thls body during all the time
when there was practically no inter
est In this country concerning mill
tary matters. has been working. inso-
far as constitutional and other limita-
tons would permit them TO work, to
10 whatever they could do to improve
the military situation of this country.
They are absolutely entitled, by virtue
OF this fact. to full and proper recogni-
ton in any military system or policy
10 be proposed by the war depart
ment i informed them that / pro-
posed TO accord them this full recOg-
milton.
May Como Over Intact.
'In my proposition the membership
or the national guard is offered al
ternatives based upon this full recOgni-
ton and meeting every proposed point
OF view with respect TO their relation
ship TO the matter OF military policy.
In other words. 1 proposed that any
and every organization OF the national
guard that IS free TO do so insofar as
its state obligations are concerned.
may cCTne over into the national force
intact and being accorded exactly the
same position therein that il now
holds.
ANY individual who prefers the in
tensive training and other features of
the national force will likewise be
admitted thereto, rank for rank and
grade for grade. l indicated my en-
tire willingness and desire I'm all prop
OsitiOns made TO be TO so circumstance
the membership Of the natiaOnal guard
with respect to the national force as
TO give II full RECOGNITION.
To Increase Aid.
with respect TO the national guard
in the states. the plan not only con-
templates continuing the financial and
personal aid on behalf OF the national
government. but largely increases the
same. practically doubling it the next
fiscal year.
with respect to n great many de-
tails that were brought up b- them,
we were not Of course able in the
limited time at or disposal to work
them out. but there developed be-
tween us the best spirit OF accom-
mediation We found ourselves upon
q common ground with mutual view
point, SO that in the final crystaliza-
ton of the plan we can all work to-
gether for the best results"