New Britain herald., 1916-03-23
CONG. TILSON ON
 HIS DUAL OATH
Does Not Believe 1t Would Be
 Con1iCtion of Allegiance
Especial to the HeraId.)

l Washington, March 22.-A dual 1 enlistment and dual oath of enlist
 ment by members Of the national l guard, as state troops and as mem 1 bers of @ ftderal volunteer force, was ] opposed today in voting down an 1 amendment offered by Representative l Tilson of Connecticut to the national guard sections of the army reorgani- l zation bill.
 l MT. Tilson's amendment, which he | outlined in advance in speech in 1 the house the other day, provided l that members of the national guard shall have the status of federal SOL diers, within the meaning of section 8 of article 1of the constitution of the United States whenever ordered into the service of the United States by the president
 The Oath.
 The amendment further provided that commissioned officers of the na- tional guard shall take and subscribe to sort of dual oath of office and that enlisted men shall subscribe to the following oath upon enlistment in the militia.
 T do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this day of. as a soldier of the national guard of the U. $. and of the state of ... for the period of three years in active service and three in the reserve under the conditions prescribed by law un- less sooner discharged by proper au- thority.r And I do solemnly swear that l tr1 fo cri- ance to the U. S. of A. and to the state of. and that I will serve them honestly and faithf, jS against all of their enemies whomsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the president of the U. s. and of the governor of the state of .... and of the officers appointed over me according to the law and the rules ill articles of war"
 No COnf1ectiOn of Allegiance.
 MT. Tilson spoke in favor of his amendment explaining it. He took the position that there was conflicting in the idea of dual oath of office and dual allegiance pointing out that Americans are citizens both of their respective states and of the country
 There was opposition to the propo- sition and it was voted down viva voce.
 MT. Tilson had a couple of other amendments to the national guard sections of the bill. One which was defeated on divislon by 24 to 70, provided that the n ~mber of national guard officers assigned to duty in the militia division of the. war de- partment should be limited to a few and that they should have at least live years experience He said that under the present pra ctice militia of ficers of higher rank than the officers in charge of the militia division were sent there to do cle1i,aI duty and the inference was that there might be friction. Chairman Hay of the mili- tary affairs committee opposed this amendment.
 Many Would Be Mlddies.
 Nearly fifty Connecticut boys have taken the examination held in Con- nectlcut at the suggestion of Senator Mclean in order to qualify for desig- nation by him to fill a vacancy in the naval academy at Annapolis. Mary land. The sentor will name the fOur boys who obtained the highest aver a ges in this examina1 lon, as his prin cipal and first, second and third al- ternate, to take the examination for entrance to the naval academy next month. Among the candidates is Otto w. kopf of New Britain