Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-26
j. S. PLANS GREAT
ARMY OF DEFENSE
National Guard Of All States to
Be Included in Powerful
Military Machine
N.G.P. OFFICER PRAISES IDEA

Every National Guard organization in
every state forms an essential part of
the Uncle Sans biggest machinc-the
army of the United States.
The policy Of the United States in
the matter of preparedness is considered
ideal from the military viewpoint--a
reasonably safe military preparation at
the lowest possible cost to develop high
est possible efficiency.
The national defense act in it's pro-
visions gets rid. once for all, Of the
old drifting" along plan of things. And
in this peace time growth of highly
trained military organization Congress
has outlined most unusual opportunity
to build up gradually a real army.
Lieutenant Colonel G.. w. Stuart. in
charge of National Guard affairs, thus
summarizes the new plans which mean
the development of the state National
Guard. Commenting on the new lcgis =
lation, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart said
today:
That part of our army which we
may call our First Defenders will be
composed of the regular army. that con =
stitutes one sixth of the total strength
of army, the National Guard. two
sixths and the organized reserve, three
sixths.
| I'm order to organize, equip and
train these first line troops in time ot
peace, the United States has been di
vidcd up into nine corps areas. which
have approximately equal population
and preserve the integrity of stat,
boundaries. TO each of these has beer
allotted an equal part of the army Of
the United States.
''Thc Third Corps area comprises the
states of Pennsylvania. Maryland, Vir.
ginia and the District of Columbia Tc
this area has been allotted. one division
of the regular armye the Twenty eight
| Division, to be known. in time of peace
as the National Guard of Pennsylvania
and the Twenty ninth Division. to bC
! Guard of Virginia. Maryland and tn,
District of Columbia. In addition tC
! these three divisions there have been al
lottpd, to be raised at later date, three
divisions of organized reserve and 4
proportionate amount Of corps and army
troops.
''ro look after the welfare of IT,,
: United States army. that is. the regular
army. National Guard and organizct
reserves, allotted to the Third Corp!
area, corps area headquarters. hu,
been established Mt Baltimore. and Ma
jor General Adclbert Cronkhitc. for
mcrly commander of the Eighticth Di.
vision in France, has been placed il
! command.
. "The regular army and organized re.
serve are constantly under the order.
Of the corps area commander The Ma
tional Guard is, completely under tn,
orders of the corps area commander only
when called into the federal service
When not so called the National Guart
maintains dual but perfectly haY:
monious loyalty. 1t is organized. equip
ped, trained and paid under the dircc
ton of the corps area commander.
1T is recruited. furnished with tn,
necessary drill halls. armOrirs. store
houses and arsenals by the state and is
under the command of. and its officer,
are appointed by. the Governor. In ad
dition to its pay from the federal gov
crnmcnt. the National Guard, in muSt
states, receives pay from the state.
'"The same supply drpots, which fur.
niSh uniforms and other supplies for the
regular army will furnish the same fol
the National Guard. A number of quail
fled officers and enlisted men are de.
! tailed from the regular army to asss
in the training of the National Guard
The National Guard of state NAV hole
! its summer camp of field instruction
t1lone, in combination with another
state, or may be practccd in mancuvcr.
with the regular army.
Under our present plan. the ncv