Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-11-29

nents In the first line might get their
var quotas.
In some instances units from two
states have been combined or are
about to be thrown together. These
are extreme cases, and they tend to
stir up even keener resentment than
the combining of units within single
state.
Missouri Protests.
The Fourth Missouri and Third Kan
sas furnish striking illustration.
Both of these regiments were below the
strength required by the new srganiza-
ton. Both contained large number
Of veterans.
| When 1t was decided to combine
them, Mlssourians Immediately rose
and protested the case in person to
Secretary Baker, pointing out the in
Justice to both states and the damag-
ing effect on the morale Of the officers
and men.
lie said this was true, also, Of the
Second Missouri which was slated to
be carved up ami transformed into ma
chine gun battalons.
Cow nor Gardner used all of the ar
guments he could muster, but wound
up by declaring emphatically that if
the government could not do other
wise Mr.. Baker could count on Mis-
''7ri supporting him and doing its
1
yet been finally disposed of. but 1t is
entirely probable that Governor Gard
ner will lose.
Mr.. Baker personally regrets the
necessity for breaking up state units.
Ohio, his own state has some crack
regiments, and the Buckeye statesis
being treated exactly as every other
] state. The first consideration Is
military one. The government wants
the best possible military machine and
only efficiency was considered In per-
fecting the organization plans.
| After the War.
If there are any definite after-the-
war plans for the National Guard
| they have not been revealed. Mill
| tary experts who discussed the matter
| declared that after the war the Ma
tional Guard naturally will revert to
its status under the national defense
act, which was passed with a view
| To federaliZing the Guard and max
Ing 1t more responsive to national au-
thority.
But what will be left of the Ma
tionnl Guard II the war lasts long
time, 1t Is asked? When the Guard
was shaken together after It's service
on the border It numbered approx
mately 10000. Since that time many
thousand Guardsmen have been dis
charged on account Of dependent rela-
lives. Its strength at the time the
United States entered the war may be
put Mt 125,000 officers and men.
Men who have enlisted since that
time did so "for the period Of the war,
and will be automatically discharged
when 1t ends. Meanwhile, It Is fair to
assume that many Of the veteran
Guardsmen will appear on casualty
lists. At best, therefore. the National
| Guard proper at the close OF the war
will be nothing like as large as at
| present-31S,000 men. or course, many
Of the men who 20 through the war
safely will re-enlist for peace time
| service.
For "Period Of War;"
What is true Of the National Guard
In this respect also is true Of the reg
Mar army, two,thirds Of which is com
posed OF men who volunteered their
services for the period of the war, and
cannot be held aftcrspeacdsis declared
The terms of thousands Of other men
will have expired and they also must
he released.
II will he recalled that the formal
| announcement Of the war department
| In defining the new organization, spe.
officially stated that II was for lover.
seas service" II Is but fair To as
sumo that this organization Is not now
intended to he permanent and that
there will he M disposition N main
tain National Bhard unitstht ynuw. or.
canizcd after pcace Comes tns
In fact, Secretary Baker has re-
peatedly informed the newspapsg men
that all plans for the army Are tenn
porary, or "for thc pert!a Of Tie war"
Congress took particular rHinstb srt-
city that the selectivc idfMt,Mw ap-
piled only toythe wac perlpdsnd vas
not To be copsldeTed, ,asl an approval
of the principle OF universal millnirsR
trimming rs n 'rcrndiein ipbl,ty, latl
II Is freely ,prcaictSd Nas tNe ipea,
who do the hIhtIbS Nh EPlw NM
see 10 II that congress provides for II
permanent system AoS nnicesshl i,sso
tnry traInmgh' Nthtnnalm 'NalbqnS
Guard troops inturuta rfro&i tin bops
der they were sapppst, H. pllt In ~,
handing universal legislation ,,,sD W;
matter OF coihm6n sehse aHd'eIthapt.
ury Justice. 81 idsvod Y'oi h9'dS I'd
Even wlthd usyssUs,nsdd universal
military training liu escsuc.::if was
pointed out, the, SHb9paL Gs,arddTosa
not necessarily be lellpIpJeano,