The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-18
THIRD REGIMENT
PLAN ABANDONED
No Federal Cooperation for Regiment
and Cavalry Units Not Included
in Draft.

NelClSr q IQlIU Regiment Va
Try nor a squadron of cavalry for the
National Guard Of South Carolina
will be raised. This decision was
reached yesterday by Gov. Manning
after he had considered the entire
problem in conference with mlhtary
officials Of the State and other ON
GERS in whose judgment he has great
confidence. The conference was tne
result of a recent letter from tne
chief of the military bureau in WASH
ington, which gave in detail the re-
ouirements of the formation or ne"
units and which set forth conoltlonS
that in the unanimous opinion OF the
conference are practically mpossl-
ole for this State to meet.
While the militia bureau gives the
chief executive his discretion IN OF
sanizing new units, its attitude Is dls'
tinctly discouraging. The war ae-
partment believes that troops can De
organized as purely federal forces
more expeditiously and with greater
efficiency in accordance with the piah
proposed by the president.
81 have haO under consideration
for some time the organization OF
third regiment of infantry and three
additional troops of cavalry" said
Gov. Manning yesterday. 1T was my
desire to organize them in oroer 10
allow those who volunteer, or VINO
are called into the service, to serve
in State organizations under tneit
own officers. I had postponed hnai
decision until I could be fully aoVls-
ed nv the war department OF the con-
ffitions which would be imposed.
Taese conditions, recently received,
force NE to the conclusion tnaI II
will be impractical, if not lmposs1-
ble to meet the requirements
Want Maximum Strength. /
.The third regiment can not be or;
sanized now, as under the ruing Oh
the war department, existing unlts
in the National Guard must osi
hronsht to maximum war strength
and other important conditions com
plied with before any additional units
can he raised. l will, however, Keep
in close touch with the situation. IN
case anything transpires that Wouio
materially change the SITUATION anu
make it to the advantage OF Sou1n
Carolina to have third regiment, l
will hold myself in position to take
advantage of it.
some of the requirements set fortn
IN the letter from Brig. Gen. Manu.
dated May 5, are:
"A States organization existlns
as organized militia or National Gaaro
ON April s, 1915, or recognized as
snch since that date, must hrsl De
raised to full war strength. 60.
Equitable armories and facii1tles
for the care of equipment must De
nrovided for all new organizations.
"'The members o. new orsanlza-
tions shall be so located that the
necessary drills and instructions may
be had. III
permanency Of organization.
"AThe war strength required 1or
units of the regular army Will oeE
required for federal recognition.
Considerable time must eiapse
between the recognition OF a new
unit and it's equipment for entry into
federal service. The men composing
these units can not be clothed, ra-
toned and sheltered at federal ext
pense until they enter the federai
service.
""The State authorities should make
reouisition for arms, equipment ana
clothing for the new organizations
raised in conformity with the provl-
sions contained herein. AS these
.sapplies become available they Will
,ba furnished to the States as prompt
" as possible. The extraordinary oe-
mands upon the government at this
time must necessarily give rise to
unavoidable delays.
At States Expense.
'Bodies of men can not be ac-
cepted into federal service and sent
to mobilization camps without ade-
ouate provisions for, sheltering, sub
sisting and training them. No defi-
mite announcement can be made ol
the exact time that will elapse be-
tween lSuCl dl 1OSSSAiSASA1 SSA|SA S~N1 -
draft into federal service, nor is 1t !
possible to announce with any de-
gree of accuracy approximately what
this time will be-
From the above quotations" said
Gov. Manning, cit is apparent that no
assistance will be rendered by the
government until such units are CALI
ed or drafted into the federal ser
vice: that no assurance is given as
to when such units will be equipped,
and that no assurance is given that
thew will ever be accepted into fed
eral service.
'To organize new units, therefore,
would be task of considerable mag
nitude, even if l should receive CO.
operation from the government. With
ont such cooperation, with no appro-
priation from the State available for
such organization and with no as
surance that the organizations would