South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-12
WANT CHIEF FOR
MILITIA BUREAU
War Department Needs Help
In Organizing National
Guard of |. ).
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WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE
adiutant general az the army has
sent a letter 10 Gov Goodrich lnvit-
irs him 90 suggest the name OF AN
Indiana officer Of the national guard
1sho. in the governors judgment. IL
q suitable man for appointment as
chief OF the militia bureau of tho
war department. This is the bu-
rcau that has charge OF the nation
al guard of the United states. II
the governor desires 60 DO so he
may s1ggcrt the name or more
than one national guard officer uf
his-state.
cnder the new national guard act
approved June 4. 1890, the ma
tional guard scored heavily by Sc
curing a provision that the chief Of
the militia bureau after the nrsL Of
TIC coming year shall be Il national
guard OFFICER. instead OF an officer Of
the regular army ESTABLISHING mt, as
always has been the case. This -
regarded as a crowning triumph for
The national guard. whose friends
have insisted that the guard hereto
tore has been Disseminated against
les e. regular army clique That nat
leg. authority 20 do as IL pleased.
Opportunity - General.
Letters have been sent TO all or
tho governors calling on them to
submit names for the appointment.
So f1r only TWO governors, both To-
Gated ia the south. nave presented
NAMES in tho competition. Most Ct
The governors have not received the
letters or have not had time to re-
piy.
According TO statements by war
apartment officials. who Ioid the
national guard i'm light esteem,
some Of the governors have replied
thut they viii not submit any
names. as they believe that tee mill
ma bureau should be presided over
Iv a regular army officer Gov
COX OF Ohio has not been heard
from. but there Il some informal
gossip connecting the name Of Col.
Henson W. Hough of Delaware. O..
for chief of the bureau. lie made
Z, splendid record as "a colonel In the
recent war. He also stands well
with the militia bureau as at pres
ent organized. as is shown by the
fact that il already has been de-
-. ded 10 recognize him for a briga-
dier- genera lship in the new Ohio
rational guard.
Intcrprcts New Law.
The militia bureau is sending 70
the adjutlnt general OF Indiana
letter setting forth its interpreta-
tions of the new law. which viii be
of great interest to the national
guard Of the state. one OF the i'm
portant provisions of the law is
that II provides for a COMPANY
troop and battery strength OF only
80 men.
The letter from Maj. Gen Jesse
Mel Carter. chief Of the militia bu-
lcau. 20 the adiutant general of the
state says in part
The law having authorized the
recognition of national guard units
at minimum strength OF 80 men,
units may forthwith be presented
al that minimum strength until fur
rner instructions issue. After fed
eraf recognition is extended TO cover
any strength between 90 and o.
men. The unit enters upon what viii
Ice known as its first period
May Organize at Minimum.
Attention is invited 10 the fact
that the law pTescribcs that nation
al guard units may be recognized at
- minimum strength of 20 men.
This strength IS for recognition only
II is not prescribed as "a mainten-
aucc strength.
within one year after its federal
recognition the unit must enroll
strength of at least &c men, or the
minimum strength prescribed cor
tu~ corresponding unit I'm the regu-
- army If that strength is below 90
men. The unit Will then enter up
on what Will be known as its sec
ond period Enrolment beyond the
strength Of So men will be govern
td 10y regulations to be issued later"
Under the new law national
cuardsmen below commissioned
officers are To be divided into seven
grades and are 10 receive monthly
1.ay as follows:
First grade, master serEeants-
S74.
Second grade, technical sergeants
and first serg"ants-S53-
Third grade. staff SergeantS-S ~.
Fifth grade, corporals-SS7.
sixth grade, Privatcs, first class
SIS.
seventh grade privates-s3O.