Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-28
ENTIRE MILITARY SYSTEM OF
UNITED STATES WOULD BE
CHANGED ~ ire ADOPTION.
PROVIDES SYSTEM OF
Progressive TRAINING,
National Reserve Would Be Created
and National Guard When Called
Into Service Of Nation Would Be
Preserved as unit--cnlls For Re-
drafting Of National Defense Act.
.cial 10 rimes Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 2S.-The national
guard bill. now being drafted by the
law committee Of tho national guard
association. was the principal subject
discussed at the convention of adju-
tants general of the United States
held in conjunction with the organi-
zation committee of the national
guard association at st. Louis last
week. State Adj GEM Louis G.
Lasher, who attended, tho convention,
reports that the bill tends to revolu-
tionize the entire system of military
Training. In q statement given ont
here he states that the bill particular
ly covers the Following points:
THE redrafting of the national
defense act Of June Sd. 1916.
The establishing Of national
reserve. ..---..~.,,,s ,.ss
A system OF progressive training
for the youth of the country.
ITO provide that when the national
guard is utilized in the federal service
1t should be utilized us unit and
w
shall be returned to its original status
with credit on the term Of enlistment
for the period while in federal service.
THE creation Of the national guard
bureau. !. administered by National
guard officers and the creation of a
national guard council composed OF
one representative from the active
national guard of each state. This
would create national guard force
separate from the regular army SINH
lar to the separation Of the marine
corps from the control Of the navy"
General Lasher states that all Of the
above points were Endorsed by the
adjutants general association. He
also declares that the national defense
act under which the national guard Is
now acting is defective.
"The national defense act Of Juno
50, 1916, under which law the. national
guard is at present acting is in the
estimation Of those attending the Joint
meeting extremely defective In many
OF its phases" declares General Lasher.
1.-THE principal trouble IL in the adj
ministration Of the law. This admin
istration Is under the jurisdiction OF
the chief of the militia bureau as q
member Of the general staff Of the
army. He submits the provisions re-
hating 10 the administration Of the
guard to th4rzeneral stan and acts on
their advice.
National Guard Reserve.
1T is apparent to the national guard
that the general stan Is not in sym
pathy with the national guard idea
and It IS not familiar with the problems
OF the national guard and that the
regulations promulgated by the chief
of the militia bureau It the instigation
of the general STAFF are not such as to
encourage the development Of the
guard.
"Under the heading, the national
guard reserve, 1t was agreed that 1t
should consist OF men who have had
training and who desire to be in field
training thrufAhe summer months ana
be relieved frSan regular army drill.
1.-THE system Of progressive training
shall be Instituted by giving federal
aid to states that require military
training within their. schools and have
officers OF the regular army, national