The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-27
Events Of Washington, D.. c.,
Are Reported by Telegram's
Correspondent There.
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WASHINGTON, March 27.-Adju-
tant General Jonn Bond, active In
command OF the West Virginia ma
tional guard, confidently expects that
: the militia OF the states will be called
to the Mexican border to ''repel in
vasion," by an executive order Is
sued by the president, and that the
call will not be long in coming. Ho
expressed that opinion today.
"I cannot foresee any other out
come to the Mexican situation. 1t
i has already assumed" he said "a de-
gree OF gravity which makes the
punitive expedition sent TO capture
Villa mere incident TO the Situa-
ton. The possibilities Of the Mex
lean campaign plainly point to n
lengthy, major campaign In which
all the regular military resources
will be used, fortified by volunteer
army of no small size and strength.
Today there are only seven regi-
ments of regulars that are not In
Mexico or on the border. and doubt
less they are not up to their full
strength.
! "a call for volunteers appears to
me to be certainty, and that the
national guard should be given the
preference seems the natural and
sensible view for the federal gov
eminent to take. The call will find
the West Virginia militia not only
ready, but anxious to go to the front
don't know a soldier in the state
guard who wouldn't jump Mt the
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500 equipped and experienced officers
and men at given point within the
state In forty-eight hours, and we
can recruit up to war footing with
men who have had some experience
within two weeks. We are ready
for this call, because we have been
expecting this very thing to happen
ever since the Mexican trouble start
ed and we have been getting ready
for II"
Major William Wallace, U. s. A.,
who is the regular army inspector
Of the West Virginia militia sta
toned at Charleston, who accompa-
MED General Bond to Washington,
while declining to discuss the sub
tect for publication, is known to
agree with the views Of the adjutant
general.
There is hardly a chance that
there will be any omnibus public
buildings bill at this session Of Con-
gress, nor that any such bills will be
passed separately. However, that
fact doesn't deter the members of
the West Virginia delegation, who
have introduced such bills. getting
hearings on them and using every
argument and influence to get favor
able action from the committee. Con-
gresham Littlepage has secured a
favorable report on his bill to ap-
propriate $1,000 for n site and ST.
500 for a building at Lewlsburg, and
Congressman Edward Cooper will
head a delegation OF leading VIII
Harrisburg citizens that will appear
before the House committee on pub
lie buildings In day or two, In be-
half OF the Cooper bill authorizing
the sale Of the site already acquired
at Williamsburg. the acquisition OF
a more suitable location. and the APP
preparation OF $1,000 for the build
ing. This bill follows the sugges-
lions made in the last annual re-
port Of Secretary OF the Treasury
4 McAdoo, who condemned the site al
ready purchased by the government
and recommended a larger appro-
priation, enough to include federal
court building in connection with the
postoftice. In this connection, the
government architects are Just four
years behind with their drawings for
buildings already authorized. They
are doing the work in the order OF
its authorization by Congress, and,
even should Williamson and Lewis
burg be provided for at this session,
which is far from probable, it would
be five years anyway before the peo-
pie OF these places would behold the
actual work of construction starting.
Congressman at Large Howard
Sutherland has introduced in the
House the following bills:
To increase the pension OF C. G.
stemple. of Moatsville; to pay Sarah
L. Nuzum, OF Morgantown. S775. a
war claim, and TO grant an original
pension to Edgar Travis, of Grafton.
Mr.. Sutherland has taken up with
the pension bureau for immediate
consideration. the application for an