Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-19
REQUIRE Militia
TO TAKE OATH To
OBEY PRESIDENT
Senate Adopts Amendment to
Army Bill Providing Strict
liberalization of Ma
tionaI Guards.
NITRATE SCHEME PASSES
Power Interests Win Fight In
Upper House BY Attach
ing Rider to Military
Measure.
NITRATE SCHEME PASSES

Washington. April Ito further
strengthen liberalization of the ma
tional guard the Senate today by a
vote of 33 to 90 amended the army re-
organization bill to require guardsmen
to take an oath to obey the orders of
the president as we'll as the governor
or their state. The, amendment was
presented by Senator Wadsworth, who
said 1t originated in the national guard
itself.
ment is to place national guard SOL
dlers primarily in the service of the
United States and secondarily in the
service of the state" said Senator
WadsWorth.
Senator sutherland, republican.
urged adoption Of his amendment in
creaslng the coast artillery corps at
once to maximum strength.
our coast defenses have cost $41,-
OoO,ooo and are among the best in the
world" he said. But we now have
enough men to nan only one-fourth Of
the guns: My amendment would give
US enough men to man one-half."
eorah Attacks Guard.
Senator Borah. republican. attacking
federal pay for the national guard,
aroused the Senate today with a charge
mat the $4,000 900 q year now appro-
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tional guard was 'shamefuly wasted
II some Of 1t 'embezzled."
That's a pretty serious charge"
said Senator Pomerene. democrat. in
terrupting.
We'll. I make it without any quail
fications." Senator Borah replied. and
he read from war department reports
to show that most of the fun had
been utilized by officers of the ma
tional guard for themselves and that
j tho QnI10ta6 man hnd nrorff0o11Vy M
benefit Of 1t.
IF senators here will examine the
record Of these appropriations" Sen
ator Borah continued. they will hest
the national guard as 1t is now pro-
posed to do. The way the officers of
tie national guard hav been utilizing
the federal fund to themselves. to the
exclusion of enlisted men Is perfectly
shameful and cannot be defended ex-
| cept for political exigencies.
Says Bill Is Full Of Pork.
"In this bill O are not preparing
for war. You are not giving the peo-
pie VIA they are expecting to pay for.
We are filling this bill from beginning
to end with purely political a%ppropria-
tons and you could not proceed a step
under the guise OF national prepared
| ness"
Senators Pomerene n Reed
%staunchly defended the national guard,
1 OeCliIllS UIldt IL lltIe lau DeeN lrTeS-
} ularities there were remedies at law.
"T1lere may be a thief in the national
guard, but so there have been in the
regular army, and senators from this
body have been sent to Jail" declared
| Senator Reed. Blu | am not willing
to hear honorable men maligned with
out sufficient provocation. 1 am not
willing to stand by while this military
committee, acting with the best mo-
tives, but advised by regular army Of
Il M, r,tO .,,~- s~%@ -, --s-- IT,
national guard destroyed. get the Sen
ate to pass a bill that would absolutely
destroy the only army in this country
created out of civilians"
Senator Lodge defended the regular
army and declared it was time to stop
| casting aspersions upon it.
The regular army has fought and
won all our battles and is fighting for
us in Mexico today" he said. and 1
am sick and tired of hearing 1T at
tackled"
On a vote. Senator Sutherland's
amendment was defeated.
Sterling to Defense.
Senator Sterling protested against
what he called wholesale charges of
misrepresentation of funds" made by
Senator Borah against the guard. He
said he knew the national guard Of
South Dakota and that its officers and
men had sacrificed both time and mon
ely.
IhOuRn tHe present a01utant general
was a LAY partner of his for 10 years.
he had not written the senator a line
about the legislation Of protest against
the volunteer army.
Reflections on the national guard Of
ficers Of the country today by Senator
Borah and others in connection with
discussion Of the army bill init
nations funds had beer misappropri-
ated. drew forth a strong protest today
from Senator Cummins. He declared
no more unselfsh body of men devoted
themselves to the public service than
the national guard as he knew 1t. He
referred especially to the Iowa guard
and commended Adjutant General
Logan as an official Of whose fidelity
he would stake his life.
Senator Cummins, republican,. said
he was shocked at Senator Borah's
statements.
II do not believe the charges that
national guard officers have misappro-
priated the nations money-stolen it
for there IS no moral difference" he
said.
Il think consideration of this bill
should be halted while the Senate as
certains whether officers OF the guard
are guilty of such charges"
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