Evening star., 1916-10-21
LOWER ALLOTMENT
FOR DISTRICT GUARD
War Department Apportions
Funds Only for Men Not on
the Border.
PROVISION OF ARMY ACT

The presence of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia on the Mex
ican border is responsible for a great
reduction in the amount Of money ap-
portioned to the brigade by the War
Department for the expense of provid-
ing arms, stores, equipage and other
equipment for the organization.
Because of a paragraph In the army
reorganization act authorizing the ap-
preparation Of such sums for National
Guard equipment. the National Guard
Of the District of Columbia is figured
now as having just seventy mine en-
listed men. On the basis of this figur-
ing the militia bureau has issued CIR
cular No. IA. which states that the to-
tai allotment for arming. equipping and
training the District National Guard
for this year will be s3.010.71
The total allotment for the seventy
nine enlisted men in the National
Guard of the District of Columbia un-
der the heading arms. uniforms, equip
ment. for field service" is S2.434.7s. The
total federal allotment for the National
Guard of the District of Columbia for
this present fiscal year is the sum of
these two items. S5.445.4s.
Same Rule Applied to States.
Other states have been allotted money
for training and equipage in the same
manner. and those states that were
quick to recruit their forces to war
strength and swear the men into the
United States servics get the least
money.
At first glance it appears that this
allotment turns out to be a premium
on poor showing at the time the
President ordered out the guard. For
instance. Hawaii. whose National Guard
is estimated at 4,S11 men, did not send
its troops to the Mexican border and
will receive an allotment for arms,
equipment, etc. amounting to nearly
$4,000. New Mexico doesn't get a
cent. its men presumably all being in
the service of the United States and not
in the service of the state.
At the militia bureau today ii was
said that the terms of the army re-.
organization act were complied with to
the letter.
The act states that the money for
the National Guard in proportion to the
enlisted strength of the guard on the
date of the passage Of the appropriation
act. On August 90. when the army ap-
were seventy-nine men in the National
Guard of the District of Columbia not
in the United States service"
Say New Deal Is Possible.
War Department officials were asked
what would occur when the men return
from the border.
1T is possible that a new deal will
have to be made"
This was taken to mean that supple
mentary legislation will be asked for
through the committees on military af-
fairs in Congress. but the President
may indicate what is to be done in the
case of the District Of Columbia.
The army reorganization act provides
for the continuance of the regular fed
eral allotments to the National Guard
for camp stores. equipage. etc, and
SAYS, in addition:
1.-The appropriation provided for in
this section shall be apportioned
ries under just and equitable proce-
dure. to be prescribed by the Secretary
of War and in direct ratio to the num-
Der of enlisted men in active service
in the National Guard existing in such
states and territories at the date OF ap-
portionment Of said appropriation. and
to the District of Columbia under such
regulations as the President may pre-
scribe
Total of %, 169 Not in Service.
The War Department circular shows
that there are 2s.169 enlisted men of
the National Guard in the United
States who have not been called into
the service of the United States. There
are twenty-three states. mostly west
and south. in which the entire National
Guard was in the federal service at
the time the allotment was made.
New York receives the highest allot-
ment. It's share is $i97.1s5 for 7.54l
enlisted men. Iowa, with twenty-seven
enlisted men not in the federal serv-
ice. received the lowest allotment its
total being $3.50.
PRESIDENT WILL TALK TO