Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-15
Senator Creates Sensat tion
by Attack on National
Guardsrnen.
OPPOSES FEDERAL
AID FOR STATES
Charges That Guard ofnesss -
Crooked Met BY Protests From Per,-
creme, Reed and cummins eorah
Accused Of Listening ts Jealous Rss-
uIar Army Officers Who Oppose Fsd.
erai Assistance to State Volunteers.

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strengthen naturalization of the ma
tional guard. the senate today by a vote
OF 33 to % amended the army bill TO
require the guardsmen to take on oath
to obey the orders OF the president as
we'll as the governor of their state. The
amendment was offered by Senator
Wadsworth.
'The chief purpose is to place ma
tional guard soldiers primarily in the
service of the United States and Sec
ondly. in the service of the state" said
Senator Wadsworth.
Senator Sutherland. republican, urged
adoption Of his amendment increasing
the coast artillery corps at once to
maximum strength.
Our coast defenses have cost $41.-
000. 900 and are among the best in the
world" he said. .'but we now have
enough men to man only one fourth OF
the guns. My amendment would give
US enough men to man one-half."
Senator Borah. republican,. attack
ing federal pay for the national guard,
aroused the senate with charge that
the sS.o00.000 year now appropriated
by the government for the national
guard was "shamefully wasted and
some Of 1t embezzled."
That's a pretty serious charge"
said Senator Pomerene, democrat, In.
terrupting.
well. l make it without any quail
fication." Senator Borah replied, and
he read from war department reports
to show that most of the fund had
been utilized by officers of the ma
tional guard for themselves. and en..
listed men had practically no benent
Of il. ,i,. B Al. z. Il & s4 ii 81 II: IN
Says Records Show 4. 4
"If senators here will examines thu
records" Senator Borah continued.
"they will hesitate about appropriating
$50, 900. 900 for the guard as It II now
proposed to do. The way the officers
have been utilizing the fund for them-
selves is shameful and can not be de-.
Tended except for political exigency.
I'm this bill you are not preparing
for war. You are not giving the people
what they expect to pay for. We are
filling this bill full of political ap-8
preparations and you can not proceed
step under the guise Of national pre-
paredness." -. a.
Senators Pomerene and Reed de-
Tended the national guard, declaring
that IL there had been irregularities
there were remedies at law.
Thieves in Regular Army Too.
There may be thief in the national
guard but so has there been In the
regular army and senator's from this
BODY have been sent to JAIL declared
Senator Reed. =afs
But l am not willing to hear nom
orable men criticised without sufficient
provocation. l will not stand by whle
this military committee. advised py
regular army officers. who are inter-
ested to see the guard destroyed. get
the senate to pass bill that would de-
stroy the only army in this country
created out of civilians. .s. III
Senator Lodge defended the regular
army. =
"The regular army has fought and
won oil our battles and Is fighting tor
us in Mexico today" he said, and am
sick and tired of hearing it attacked.
Cumnins Doubts Charges. .
Senator Cummins, republican, SAID
he was shocked at Senator Borahs
statement. " .. p ?
81 do not believe the charges that
guard officers have misappropriated
the nations money-stolen it-for there
is no moral difference" he said. y
think consideration OF this bill should
be- halted until the senate ascertatns
whether officers of the guard are guilty
of such charges" as
Points to Ohio Guards.
Senator Horah IN supper: OF Hf!s
charge said:
IT find according to the report of the
war department that in the Ohio ma
tioral rifle match. In 1911. $13.S92 was
expended on the state rifle team, all OF
whom were officers. In the period from
July 90, 1911, to Sept. %, 1912. an of
ficer, a colonel. drew pay to the amount
of s1,411. In the period from July !.
1911, to Sept. Is, 1912, another OFFICER.
also in the same state, q colonel, drew
pay to the amount of $1,691.
In the period from July 80, 1911. to
Sept. /. 1913, a third colonel In the
state drew pay to the amount OF Sl.2s9.
So the entire appropriation or appor-
tionment to the state OF Ohio for this
year practically went to the officers
and there is no report that any portion
of it is going to the enlisted men,.