The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-26
MARINE CORPS IS MODEL FOR
 WHOLE WORLD
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

HdS lSI IL Dc hIoNh CudL Hc IdNoI great new national guard. The general believes that now is the time to build up great national guard as the backbone of the national defense, because there are hundreds of thous- ands of veterans of the national guard who learned the fighting game guard officers who are we'll qualified from actual experience in Europe, to lead our future armies. It is reported the general has expressed himself that the new national guard should be recruited up to 500,0O0 rank and file, and quickly brought to the highest possible state of efficiency and training.
 In the new war staff which Persh ing will soon organize, planned by Secretary of War Weeks, national guard affairs will be given particular attention.
 The militia bureau, ever since it's establishment, has been under direc- tion of regular army officer. It has not prospered as it should under such direction. Very soon now, under the amended national defense act of 1920, national guard officer will be- come chief of this bureau of the war department. Appointment of na- tional guard officer to head this bu- reau is pleasing to the national guard, which believes that as long as regular army officer directed af- fairs of the guard the guard would never be brought up in numbers and training to a par with the regular army It cannot be denied that the regular army, before .ha World war, looked down upon and often sneerei at the guard. At the same time that this spirit existed among the regu lars they made no effort that amount ed to any real progress to build up a great and efficient guard. The regu- lars have changed their opinions con cerning the fighting ability and eff ficiency of the national guard since the French campaigns, but they still have sort of contempt for the guard which is born of their narrow minded education, obtained at West Point, and the spirit of the officer caste" which is all too prevalent in this 1e- public, particularly among the "dask warriors" who remained in Washing ton during the World war
 In appointing a national guard of- ficer to head the militia bureau tn" first great step to divorce the nation al guard from the regular army has been taken. One other step remains to be taken to completely sever con- trol of the national guard from the regular army. That is to put the militia bureau directly under the orders of the civilian secretary of war, and make the bureau responsible alone to the secretary. By this time the national guard would be con- pletely taken out of any control whatsoever of the regular ramy, and there are few national guard officers or adjutants or adjutant generals of the states who do not desire this. Plans are now on foot to secure legislation for this from congress. The movement is not yet well or ganized but soon will be we'll under headway. If the legislation putting the militia bureau directly under the secretary of war is not obtained at this session or during this congress there is every probability that it will be secured in the next congress.
 The chief argument for making an independent organization of the militia bureau, answerable only to the sec retary of war, is found in the marine |
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 ortment is directly under the or A md control of the secretary of 5 " and reports to him alone. , iia\ 'ral or general naval staff admA 'ng whatsoever to do with 8 anyth rent of the marine corps. @ managsa independent direction the ader such ,as grown to be the arine corps l. ability, efficiency odel of fightth ,actically for the nd discipline pa observer of the apis h1iH Tnsp eorps who ossmants even slightly ty larlhe eoip ..a recliN. eVeLnents, JUS nla 'mil,ar .na w,'i it's I pres>nt stase Of ef- ecora' 'S:onau aar oan deny that statement
 With few exceptions .ne a, ao, nro general of the states wou, o ha hunn naaded 1 er sn ansr . national guard chief, and they aye ay equally anxious that the bureau a'eaS s sa solely under the control and dlrec- .,on of the secretary of war.
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