The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-15
Guardsmen Under New Army
Bill Must Swear to Obey
President as Well as Cover
nors of Their States.
CHANGE ORIGINATES IN
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Borah Charges Much of Mill
tia Appropriations Now
Made Is Wasted and Some
of 1t Embezzled.

Ry Evening UrrnId Leased NIfrI
Washington. NurI lr. Fu iIIf N.r
strengthen LIBERALIZATION .' 'h. uI-
t.uul ruard th, s,uat, ruda. Uy
,at, uf a3 tu -3. amended th. Hru.
REORGANIZATION nul iu rouu.r. rul'd.-
m,u tu take a,u oath 600 u.', th" cog.
d'rs ut th, president 1e v.lI as tho
governor ut their state. TI, sWrud-
mont WAS presented Do, Senator Wads-
worth who said II originated m th"
national guard itself
'Thc Dhirf purpose ut fh, IW,r,-
mcut be- Goo pll." national gulrd so'd.
irt- primarily IN the service of the
United state. and sc,uuotr,ly tn tho
service OF tho state sand senator
WudsWutth
senator sutherland Rcpubuo'n.
urged adoption of his amendment Iu-
,roaSing the coast ARTILLERY corps at
once tu maximum strength.
"bur coast defense nav" cost SIT
ru1 600, and are among tn" best iu
the world n" said Nut We ur'y
hay. enough men 10 man ont, ur
fourth 90 ia, gums. M 1m'udmou'
would give us one hall
S,uatur Borah. Republican,. HittDl
/ ing federal pay tor the national GUARD.
aroused the senate today with ,har',
l that the s. 0uo.u S"ar NOW nppro-
IprItt,d hN the government for tn" o..
tIuut guard Wa "#hNw'tullN wasted
land some ui 30 ".pturlyl,d.'
That 90 pretty serious charge.
said senator rum-r.ur Democrat
We'll I make It without amy quail
/ G,ntuu." ~,uatu~ Burth replied, nu
! n, read from the war department r'.
ports tu show that most of the fund
had been utilized o., officers ot the
7 national guard tor themselves and
! that enlisted men had prt,ucallN no
. benefit OF &c.
I "It senators horo viii oNamino thc
record ot these appropriations. son.
atur Hu'uh continued. "th'y viii hcu.
/ tate about appropriations S'o.ouo,n""
! for the national guard ie u be- now
proposed to de-.
In this hill you are not pr"par'uI
for war. Won ar. not gN ing IA" pee
pie what they are "Npo,tug d" pay for
We are Nlnur this n.ll 1890 rom h''
ginning tu end with purely political
,tpprupr
Senators pumorouD, nud Reed
stauuchly defended th" national
guard
There may ho thl,' in the n''
ItIoual luard bui so fh'r, nav" hocr
in the regular army and senators iron
this bod, have hoou H'u' Co inll' de-
,larod -cuuiur Reed
senator I.ods, defended tbo rcgH
Dor urmy and declared 90 wV uu'
Too stop .t~tiul p-prr-Iuus IpHu it
.Th, rcsului uiu ht. iuunhi arc
won al our battle. tud 0s fighting q"
'us boz N,Ni,u tudat b., .ut. tud
lam -i,b and Dr,d ul u,u.ns IL A"
pohod.
ou % vote S,mnr sutherland
amendment was defeated
Senator 'uWmlu.. N'puhn tn. s".
he was shocked pI senator E"rah
Statements.
"I de- mot p,lI,N, thr charges ta.
national guard officers hlN" misnu
pruprlatcd the uuituu wuuoN stnl"
lit for thcrc BE- uu moral adherence.
= said h, "l think .HusidDr1tiuu OF
2 this biil should H, halted while 'h
senate asyoIiu.na VH,thor officers 81
the guard aro guilty of such charges
Tho Reed amendment ..ttu- Oh
Gers of the national gmud above IA
ullk uf captain $500 N,tr wa
Adopted hy vote ut o. f" o. soma
Ton Chamberlain .aId 10 would nd
! about Slnpuuuu yopr tH th, on
r,rr p1. q. provided .u me ""na'
bin
S,lafor Boph stood ny his state
mr.t bon spite of q rush ut senators 0
doirnd th, guard of their own state
- de- not know that there ar" an