The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-10-16
Regular Army Plan Followed.

Of the organization
Regular Army Plan Followed.
Under this plan the composition Of
the units that go to make up the Ma
tional Guard organization must be the
same MS that prescribed for the regu-
lar army, subject to such general ex-
ceptions as may be authorized by the
secretary Of war. The strength of
the regular company. in time OF peace
IS 100 men, and that Is the minimum
strength the bureau has fixed for the
National Guard. There has been some
objection TO this from sparsely set
tied sections OF the country the OBJ
jectors saying the minimum strength
should be fixed at % men. To meet
this objection the bureau has sug.
gested that In places where the 100
strong company cannot be raised two
platoons of 80 men each be organized
In nearby sections, the two forming a
single company.
But this suggestion has not been IA
vorably received and the prospect
seems 10 be that the secretary OF war
win not change the ruling that every
company shall have at least 100 mem
beers.
With view to aiding the guard in
It's reconstruction the militia division
has taken pains to select high grade
officers to net Gs nspector.instructors
These instructors are now starting out
On their rounds Of duty. They are
without exception men who saw serT-
Ice In France and the new National
Guard will get from them the last
word In military training. The fed
erGl government expects to be able
10 furnish instructors for every Ma
tlonal Guard company in the country;
and In addition TO these instructors
there will. of course, be representa-
tive OF the war department associated
with the adjutant generals stan in
cnch state.
So there Is to be close union between
the federal government and the states
In building up the new state organlza-
ton. The war department has also
selected thousand sergeants from
the regular army who are TO be under
Instructions for three months AT the
infantry school of arms nt Camp Ben
uings. Georgia These men. at the
end of the training course, are 10 go
out as sergeant instructors for iuard
units
Rumored Changes in Supreme Court
The reconvening Of the Supreme
court of the United Stntes always re-
wives talk about possible changes in
this tribunal The fall meeting of the
court this year has not proved nm ex-
ception 10 this rule. Chief Justice Ed
ward Douglass white and three of the
ussocinte Justices Joseph McKenna,
oliver Wendell Holmes and William r.
Day, are Of retirement age. The chief
justice will be seventy-four In Novem-
Der Justice McKenna was seventy.six
in August, Justice Holmes was sew.
enty eight last March and Justice Day
was seventy last April Each one.
however, Is vigorous, both mentally
and physically ana not one of them
as far as known has expressed any
thought Of quitting work.
If the four members Of the court
who are in the seyenty.year class, or
any one Of them, had keen desire ia
retire now would be an opportune
time. for the court nj this fan session
Is confronted with one Of the heaviest
dockets Il ever had 10 deal with. The
war interfercd seriously with the worl,
of the court. II did not serve 10 pre-
vent litigation being started but II dld
result IN the delay Of much important
litigation in the higher courts Of the
country aud particularly IN the Su
Meaning OF "Selah."