Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-04-06
WISCONSIN WILL
RECRUIT $500
Adjutant General Ho|way Hurries
Guard Augmentation.
EXPECTS STATES FULL QUOTA

In isconsin"-StimuIates Recruit
inc-State Council for Defense Plan
ned-Governor Phillip Will Appeal
for Red Cross Aid-SeveraI Bills
for Preparedness introduced in Leg
isIature.
Madison, Wis. (SpeciaD Public
thought in Madison has been direct
ed into the channel of preparedness
by reason of the crisis with Germany,
and the war in Europe, carrying with
it the possibility Of war between the
United States and Germany, will con-
tinue to occupy legislative and official
attention until congress determines
upon the next step to be taken.
Under the new national defense act,
Wisconsin is given three years in
which to recruit an army Of $500
men, but Adjutant General Orlando
Holway does not believe in putting off
till tomorrow what can be done today
and he will meet every requirement Of
the federal government at the earliest
possible date.
For immediate purposes, it is his aim
to recruit the national guard to about
1000 men and 215 officers, but the
program of preparedness being car
ried out by his department aims to
reach the 1880 mark without un-
necessary delay The mobilization of
the Third regiment, which is on it's
way to points somewhere in Wiscon-
sim has stimulated enlistments, and
the ranks of the guard are being filled
in manner pleasing to General Hol-
way and Governor Philip. Old COM
panies are being recruited to maxi
mum strength, and new companies are
being organized in way that indi-
Gates that the work of General HOl-
way will not be handicapped by any
lack of public loyalty in this state AS
to where the companies of the Third
regiment will be stationed to guard
possible danger spots" from some in
ternal enemy, is military secret I'M
der the censorship suggested by the
war department, which requests that
newspapers refrain from the publica-
ton of any information concerning
the movement of troops. It is not be-
lieved here that any more Badger
state regiments will be carried out
until after congress meets, and Madi-
son officials are hopeful that it will
not be necessary to mobilize any more
soldiers.
Preparedness is being carried on in
a lively manner not because war with
Germany is considered inevitable, but
because officials of the state believe It
is wise to be ready for any emergency
that may develop.
"The recruiting is going on in way
most satisfactory to the adjutant gen
eral," said Governor Philip. "Wiscon-
sin will respond promptly and the ad
jutant general will not be handicapped
by public Indifference in the work of
recruiting the guard to war strength
Our Wisconsin people are loyal now
as in the past, and every requirement
Of the national defense act will be
met promptly and in the most efficient
manner"
Plans State Defense Council.
Senator Roy P Wilcox, Eau Claire,
state council of defense to cooperate
with the national council Of defense
in the mobilization Of the economic re-
sources of the state in the event of
war The idea appeals to Governor
Philip, but the governor does not ap-
prove of legislation along this line I'M
til the situation is made clearer by
congress. He says the move to mob
ilize resources, or to bring civic pre-
paredness to the highest point of eff
fciency, will be centered in Washing
ton but he believes state branches CO.
operating with the main body at
Washington would tend to reduce over
tapping, duplication and inefficiency.
The bill suggested by Senator Will
cox has been taken up in conference
and is being studied with great care.
In the makeup of the council it is pro-
posed to have labor, manufacturing
and commerce, banks, farming and all
forms of relief work represented. I'm
der its terms the resources of Wis
consin would become the property of
one great business house. The bust
ness houses would be the state itself
and the defense council would direct
the affairs of this big concern.
Those who drew the bill assisted
in drawing the act under which the
national defense council operates, the
bill being based on the theory of the
early war mistakes of Europe. AS a
proposition of civil preparedness,
which does not interfere with the mill
tary branch of the state government,
General Holway approves of it. Gen
eral Holway and Governor Philip
would be members ex-officio of the
state defense council and the govern
or would be member Of every SUBJ
committee appointed.
To Appeal for Red Cross Aid.
Governor Philip will address an
appeal to the people of the state to
contribute generously to Red Cross
work. He believes nurses are Just as