Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-28

nous vote, and the movement to recall
lit followed an address to the senate by
former Adiutant General John M. Viii.
liams, who came down from Camp Lew
is to oppose the bill on the grounds
that it would interfere with the organi-
cation Of the national guard.
Former Adjutant General Williams
declared that the bill in question would
make it possible for the l. w. w. and
Rolsheyiki to organize home guard com.
panies and be armed by the county
This, however was refuted by Senator
Howell, author of the bill, and by Sen
ator Moser.
"The National guard Of Oregon went
to war" said General Williams ssTou
know it we'll They went to war in
1898 and they made record not4ex,
cellcd by any. Those who returned have
made your best citizens.
"The people of the state of Oregon
have reason to be proud of the record
made by the men who went from Ore
gon in this war. Every company in the
National guard was taken into the ma
tional army.
cit win be a long time before all of
them will be back and we can get a
complete record of what they did, but
know it win be record of which we
will be proud.
"The National guard has gone out
Of existence, but they furnished the
men for the first 100000 soldiers who
went to France.
SIN talking to the present adjutant
general he told me that the government
60 recruit the National guard
There is no intention of doing away
with the National guard.
~ understand that yesterday you
passed bill to authorize home guard
organizations, which would permit 65
citizens to organize 4 company.
OF / were the leader Of The /. w. w.
in Portland, 4 would enroll every man
in that organization and you would be
powerlcss to prevent the mfrom organ
izing. The bill gives the citizens them
selves the right to form organizations,
II does not depend upon the governor
Or any other official. The women are
citizens and they could organize,
"You viii have to curb that Or the |
bolshoviki could organize companies
and put them in existence and nobody !
could sly them nay"
He said the present Oregon military
code needs one or two mnor amend-
nents to make it conform TO the ma.
iional defense act, and then if proper
financial support is given the National
guard viii be ready TO 80 aaead with
is work.
As to the other act, he said, refer
ring again TO the Howell bill, ~ am
II the opinion that If it snouiu pass the
louse would be nullificd by the ma.
ional defense act, which limits mil.
AIRY organizations to the National
guard or state police or constabularies -
When Senator Eberhard moved to re.
'all the bill from the house, Senator
Gberhard objected, pointing to the Aact
hat the bill had passed senate with.
nut dissenting vote.
1T legalizes what has been done by
he hCmc guards for the last year and
! half, " he said at legalizes the or
which were called into ex.
slcnce to meet an emergency. Ii is
lot intended to perpetuate these organ.
zations, but to make it possible to con
inuo them until the emergency passes.
Nhe bill is not aimed at the National
'uard, and as il does not carry an ap.
'ropration it should not be brought
ack.
Similar acts are in existence In
Few Jersey Virginia aud other states,
nd ] can see no danger from them to
nyone. The men who join these or.
nniaations must be under the command
( The sheriff,
Senator Eberhard replied that he
hought the senate should heed the sd.
ice Of the higest military authority in
he state when that authority said there
las something wrong with the bill.
His motion to withdraw the bill was
lst by an overwhelming vote.