The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-10
Moon Outlines Military
 Plan To Get Results
By HARTLE Y A. EOON, ..tiny AGiutant G eneraI of Alabamu.

summer without detriment to his studies and preparation for his life work. spe- | cially selected instructors of combat or l training experience are speciled because | unfortunately certain militarist1c ideas have pervaded to certain extent in the l personnel of the regular army. In regard l to the general staff of the regular army, | a prominent citizen soldier has saio' l "The belief seems to exist that pernaps unknowngly they tend to impose upon l the country a form of militarism as oo- ] jectionable in some respects as that to | suppress which the war was fougnt
 | IJpon the completion of the period or | training mentioned above, each man
 would be ordered to report to the miii-
 l tary authorities of his home state, TOT
 assignment, for period of three years,
 to the active organization of the natloha!
 guard. in his branch of the service, near
 est his home community. His service on
 the active list of the national guard
 l co,1ld he rendered at such times as to
 ' cause no interference with ms pusiness
 or further training for his life worK: A, the same time he will be commanded py
 officers and associated with men oi t,
 same ideals and method of ,thought. III
 this connection this right of the ap-
 nointuent of officers and the tralnlns | of inc militia according to the dlscfpnle : rrescribed by Congress- Is especially re- } served to the states by the federal con stitution. -
 After finishing his service with an ac- five organization with the natlonai 7 euard. each man would pass to the un- . orea nized national guard reserve uhuer l such rules as to reporting to the HIT @ tary authorities of his home state any r change of address, as might state ho = wonId he transferred by the military au- r thorities of his original state to the mill e ary authorities of the state to which q c,t;zenship was changed The time our h ing which he would remain In the uiio1 n ganized national guard reserve IS d liiAs-
 fer to be determined, but three years ID n euygested as the proper length or tiihe' ? rhis nIan with reference to the na- r. +ioral guard reserve possesses TOT @ .iiS l- citizen soldier the same advantages ",.n of reference to keeping in touch wi.h ".r , le home people as that outlined aooVe n u regard to his service with tie ~ ar rational guard practically no JOSS V is time from his business. In the event oi is S+;on.1 crisis men of the unorganlzet ly national guard reserve would De dlrecte. ke bv the military authorities or thelr , s,aee' he to keep report to their state mooiliAa mo.. = ton camps, with view to snort any, peatu, =Il of training for the purpose or haIueii ljIl ,,g thern nhy sically and refreshing tne'i Illtl ,n the principles learned during their ac l|IIl five service. Exemptions heretofore con IIjil s;dered legitimate would apply Tn thi ll!Ij case. o,ig, IlIIl The above idea IS peneSeo to nov VI C, |llll mated with Maj. Gen. John F.. l|l!l Ryan, formerly division commander I'M the y7th division which made sucn Illll excellent combat record in FIance. o.s .1' lllil eral O'Ryan estimates that ooo,"" you.il ;, lNl will be in training each year. It WI lN|I tbns he seen that the national guard 2 l|I| tha limited States would in three yea yea llj|l have strength of 100000 men and tn IllII national guard reserve would pc aus lI!II rnented by 100000 each yNr. , lIIll T,ha reserve officers training corps
 HIM the high institutions of learning ar ar |l strictly s T military academies is hearei t. NM indorsed, but in the secondary (with es es |lI|l csntion of military academies) and hle IIl|ll schools it is believed that well -pianne s HIM system of physical training would se' IIlIll a better purpose.