El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-23

/ with the ever increasing number Of
J men in the reserve When called into
| active service, the men Of the reserve
/ are TO receive pay at the rate of So for
I each month they havs belonged to the
/ reserve. IN this way a bonus is es-
I tapllshed TO encourage men TO serve
IN the reserve.
The detailing OF 1909 sergeants from
/ me infantry, cavalry and artillery, for
/ duty with the militia is authorized.
Reserve Corps Of Officers.
A large officers reserve corps is
created This is to be filled by grad
I yates OF military schools, men who
/ nave taken special courses of train
] ing at instruction camps and from
< OF officers who have been certified bv
/ examining boards a qualified to hold
commissioned rank
Ihese appointments are for five year
| periods and are subject to exzTina-
ton All reserve officers may be or
dered out for training for Is DAYS IN
each yer, and If funds ara available.
this period may be extended, with the
consent Of the reserve officers They
are 70 be paid at the rate Of the Off
GERS OF the regular establishment dur
ing the training periods.
Pay for Reserve OFFICERS.
Training camps are authorised for
periods not TO exceed six weeks in any
one year. The president is authorized
70 call Officers Of the reserve corps
into active service and appoint them as
temporary second lieutenants with
pay at 500 per month and allowances
OF their grade as now established and
upon completion Of this duty, these
officers are to revert TO their former
status in the reserve corps
In establishing training camps, mill
tary reservations are TO be utilized
and men in attendance are to receive
food and uniforms at the expense Of
the government Medical attendance
and practically all expenses are TO be
borne by the government and IN addi-
TO- - - 4 =
their homes to those taking this course
Officers for school
Under the new law any school which VIII
at least a hundred students can have the
services Of a commissioned instructor from
the army
The militia, as such, IL nov 70 be known
as the National Guard II Is 10 conform 10
the regular establishment in every way. ex-
cept that old organizations. with long his
tory are allowed TO keep their present titles. I
organizations, etc The several states are
prohibited from maintaining troops. other
than the national guard in the future, ex-
cept a force Of state constzbulsry-
The national, guard within one year IS 70 /
be organized as follows; Zach state is 70 |
have 200 men for each representative and !
senator, and this number Is 10 be increased /
50 per cent annually until zoo men above l
mentioned is increased to 500. The national /
guard is 10 be assigned to brigades and I
divisions and the president i authorized 70 /
detail certain national guard officers ana i
regular Officers lor stair QuLF Al Lle ned4-
quarters OF such brigades and divisions
States Control National Guard.
The several states are TO have the sole 4
local national guard are to t,e located. These /
militia organizations which now have as i
part Of the state oath OF enlistment an oath /
OF allegiance 20 the United states are 70 i
become part Of the new national guard at 4
once: all others viii be required TO swear \
allegiance and obedience 10 the Snitea
States as well As the state IN which enlisted
Courts martial for the national guard are e.
tablished but all sentences must be ap-
proved by the governor OF the several states 1
a. well as the president.
The present militia division and the na- 4
tional militia board are abolished and the
duties Of these bodies are TO be performed \
by an independent body in the war depart
ment. TO be known as the militia bureau
The president may detsn one eolonei ,-i ana
for duty in Washington with this bureau for
periods OF four years.
Pay for National Guard
Pay for national guard officers is 10 be
as follows: For captains and those above
that grade. $500 per year; For first lieu
tenants. s240 per year and second hegten-
ant, $500 per year All national guard en-
listed mem are 70 receive the same pay as
the enlisted men OF the army when in sery-
ice and at other times 20 per cent OF this
A new departure is the providing Of cav
airy and artillery mounts to the states oy
The training and discipline Of the new
national guard IS 10 be similar to that OF
the regular army and they are 70 pc IN
spected by regular army officers OF the IN
spector gensraFs department and not BY de-
tailed officers as now
Encouraging Rifle Practice.
There are provisions for the encourage
nsnt OF rifle practice throughout the coun-
try and all IN all the bill is the most com
3rehensiTe ever enacted Just how success
-ul the national guard provisions will be IS
. question II IS frankly admitted that this !
eature is an experiment and Il may be that
congress will eventually have 10 give this
lp and go back 10 the colonial army plan I
ipon which the president and secretary Gar
-ison split last winter.