The Washington herald., 1916-02-15
B. T.. Is. JOHNS.


In the abstract practically every MEM
ber Of the House Committee ON Military
Affairs has declared for the fcderaliza
tion Of the militia. When questioned a
to how this is to bc brought about there
is a wide diff renee OF oplniov. Chairman
Hay thinks that ii can b." done without
! interfCriEg with the present status Of
the militia in relation to the states. This
idea is incorporated in bill which hrs
been submitted by the eXecutiv" commit
t." Of the National Guard Association.
There is another proposal which il now
. being called the Massachusetts, plan by
winch the militia would be turned over
entirely to the Federal government. The
3 Ma ssa ChuS"tts plan is outlined in a re-
port submitted by a board which was
appointed by the governor Of the State.
/ This board recommended that the mill
tia with its armories and all other prop
/ c,tIrS h" taken over by the Federal gov
crnm"nt. In reality the force which is
now known as the militia would no long
cI' bc militia but would be Federal vol
unteCrs organized under the provisions
Of tn" constitution. which authorizes
Congress to raise and maintain armies
lTd"r such a system the President and
the Sccretar> Of War would appoint the
officers and control the NATIONAL Guard as
much as they do the regular army. The
only off. renee would he that the National
Guard would be localized and trained un-
GeY the same system as at present. Rep
iresontatiVe Tilson. Of Connecticut. who is
an officer in the National Guard as well
a :; member of the Military Affairs Com
: ittce. Is supporting the MassaC Chusetts
plan 1t is said that number of the
Republicans. il not all of them. are
lapidlN lining up for the Nassa chusetts
plan In all probability there will be two
reports on the militia pay features Of the
bill and n very spirited fi2ht on the floor
OF tho House between those who would
have dual control for the guard and those
who advocate its complete liberalization.
y larger type of submarine will prob
ably be inClJded in the nava! program OF
l.his year. Rear Admiral Albert w. Grant.
commander of the submarine fiotilla, and
; Capt. Josiah 5. Mexican, assistant chief
OF naval operations. in their testimony
before the House Committee yeSter day
discussed at considerable length the need
| Of larger submarines. They are supported
! it is said. by reports Of officers on the
/ submarines and the committee is i'm
pressed with the importance of building
= a large type.
Tho new type OF submarines would be
80 or Sr tons as compared with 80
( tons which is the size of tn" X boats
/ Tho lrn-ht of the submarines would be
| increased from To- feet to over 2nJ feet.
The radius of action Of the new boats
would be between -,1l and 200 miles.
This rev type of boat would be for
offensive work against the caemy's feet.
/ 1t CoIid be AT sea for fifteen or sixteen
days and operate against battleship
lect.
, The radius of action of the submarines
in the navy is about 80 mIlcr. This
/ limitation is liked largely by the space
in tn. boat that AN bc used for stcrinc
{ food and supplies. Tnc new boats would
not have more roo"l for supplies. but
would have greater speed The surface
! speed Of the type Of submarines will be
about twenty knots.
I Rarely has there been such 4 conn
bnation of good fellowship and cXtraor-
binary ability combined in on man as
there was IN Nal James ". Normoyle,
Third Infantry. whose funeral took place
at Arlington yesterday. His achievements
: in the Mi,.i;spgi and Ohio floods where
Mai Nor:noyIr managed the relief work.
! not only won he highest praise from
the State officials and public in general.
but demonstrated that he was one OF
the abiest QuariCrmastcrs in tho array.
/ At TIE Gettysburg reunion in 1919. he
! handled the cHCampment in manner
which attracted international attention
The General StafTs Of several large
! powers sent for tic report of the Crttys-
burs reunion and ideas in handling bodies
Of men that are now used in the Eerop-
can war. originated at the Gettysburg
/. en-, ampment under Mai. Nor,noyie.
Some of the most eloquent testimonials