The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-15
THE RICHMOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NovEMBER Isl


o'clock and at noon reported back to
the convention as follows:
Earnest Cooperation.
/ Whereas. Il number of the states here
Re presented feel that this is not the
time to take any definite stand in
regard To a general military policy,
other than an earnest desire to co-ope-
rate with the federal government for
the best interest OF the United States,
Whereas, the officers OF the national
Eusri who have SO valianty repre-
scented the national guard In the United
states army. in France and Italy,
should have an opportunity of*exDress-
ing anFepinion as to the definite future
military policy Of the several states;
Therefore, be it resolved, That this
convention assume a temporary organ
ization for the purpose of having
general discussion on problems relat-
ing to the future Organization of the
national guard In the several states,
territories and the District of Column
bia,
Your committee recommends the fol-
lowing:
Name-Thata this organization shall
be known as "a temporary association
of the officers of the national guard
of the United States to assist in the
perpetuation of the National Guard as
ISOLATION OF the United States"
! officers-That the officers shalt be
as follows: A temporary president
temporary vice-president, temporary
secretary. temporary treasurer.
/ Committces--T h at h following
standing committees be appointed an
nually by the temporary president:
! Executive committee. legislation COM
nittee, flnance committee, mem ship
committee, and each special commit
tees as may he authorized by the assoc
citation.
Your committee further recommends
that the roll he called by states and
that the adjutant-general or repre-
sented personally report the names OF
the authorized delegates to the con-
vention.
General Cresswell moved that the
report be adopted and the conven-
ton be organized along the lines sug-
| eested by the resolution of the COM
! mittee. The motion was seconded and
carried
officer Chosen
The following officers were then
! elected. General Harvey J. Moss, OF
! Washington president; General Frank
y. Beary. of Pennsylvania, vice -pres-
! ident; Major Harry j. Windsor. sec
rotary; General 10. Lane Stern, OF
! Richmond, treasurer.
Colonel John w. Heavey. chief Of
the military bureau of the war de-
parLnent of Washington. addressing
the convention, said: Americas mill
tary establishment before the world
war was a strip of land or the West
ern Atlantic. The United States today
~ the dominant nation Of the world
Nationa.E g,t1rdsmen overseas
are coming back the finished pro-
duct, he said. The national guard.
he pointed out is the only organi-
zation chat has kept alive the
necessity for military prepared
ress. II declared there is need
for Two forces---state and federal.
The subject of universal train
ing. he said. is coming to the
front Returning national army
soldiers, he said, are the product
of The universal military train
ing system and viii be utilized as
state or federal forces If the ma
tional army he said, goes back
iBto civil pursuits. there will crys-
tailza n fine form OF democracy.
| He doubted If tho several states
| could afford TO continue the train
ing Of The 450 900 10 100000 men
who soon will be sent back.
The speaker said that the pro-
posed league of nations probably
would I q SICCHSSi VI, Out ltidt II rs
going to require the mailed fist to
enforce ita edict. There will be
no such thing rs eternal peace.
he declared, as long as man is on
earth.
He said that the time required
TO train a citizen who understands
English so that he is fit for the
reserve militia has been reduced
from two years to one year as
result Of experience gained by
| America in the world war.
He does not think that America
VIII continue anything like its
| present army of more than 5000
| 00Q in serxlce. Nor does he think ~
the taxpayers of the several states
will ee Willing to maintain them
as state militia The expense of
/ maintaining an army, he said
| should fall on the federal govern
nent, where it justly belongs.
The speaker said there Is still
need Tor Cfhcers,
! Following the talk of Colonel Hea-
Wy the convention adjourned at ]
. o'clock until 4.
! Lengthy discussion OF the status OF
Hjiuauts- general with respect 70
heir relation 70 the national guard
consumed upward OF an hour. the
bunk Of the discussion having to do
/ prescribed by an act of congress OF
June g. 1918
Except in one or two Instances, the
! adlutants- general ara not recognized
rs part of the Eahonal guard and.
To distinguish them from regularly
| constituted militia, the act of congress
directed that a. scarlet star be worn
on the sleeves.
Resent Discrimination
Almost without exception. the dele
gates voiced their resentment at this
alleged 0iccrimi nation.
General Moore OF South Carolina
n wed that the matter of appointing
a committee 90 wait on Secretary OF
! War Baker iJr the purpose of getting
him TO have amended section l25 OF
bulletin Al. OF act OF June g. 1916
prescribing the wearing of the dis
tinctive insignia. be submitted TO the
executive committee.
General Frank u. Beary. of Penn