Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20

that It Is desired that whenever 1t Is
necessary to obtain the permission Of
the Canadian authorities for visits In
uniform, timely application for In
dividuals or parties to enter Canada be
made to the War Department so that
the Department of State with proper
Canadian offieials. It was added that
such requests should be received in the
war Department at least 10 days prior
to the date the visit is to be made.
Applications must receive the approval
Of the adjutant general Of the State
Militia.
with the appointment of Mai. Sidney
Morgan as inspector general of the local
Guard, Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan issued
q general order outlining to the COM
mend the duties Of that offlcial and
pointing out that it Is the duty of ali
oficers and enlisted men to cooperate
fully with him in carrying out these
duties, as he acts at all times for
and in the name OF the commanding
general.
Like all other staff officers, the order
says, the inspector general acts as adj
wiser to the commanding general and Is
expected to furnish information as to
the conditions within the command at
all times and to make such recommend
atoms as he may deem advisable, at APP
propriate times, without awaiting def
mite orders In the premises. It Is his
duty to keep himself reliably informed
on all matters that pertain to the eff
cheney OF the troops of this command.
For this purpose, his sphere of inquiry
includes the condition and state of sup
plies of all kinds, of arms and equip
ment, Of the expenditure of public prop
erty and moneys, and the condition OF
accounts of all disbursing officers, of
the conduct, discipline, training, adj
ministrative and tactical, and general
eficiency of the eficers and troops. Re-
ports on these matters will be made by
him with the strictest partiality.
He also Is required to make visits
among the troops and to their admin
istrative officers. At these times, the
order says, when minor matters in need
of correction are noted, 1t becomes his
duty to confer In a tactful manner with
the commanding officer Immediately
concerned, with Q view to arranging for
the application of an expeditions REM
edy. He viii not report minor matters
to the commanding general, unless he
has ascertained definitely that helpful
suggestions made by him to the subordi-
nate commander concerned have been
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first taken the matter up without sue
cess with higher intermediate CONF
manders who are empowered to make
corrections.
He will not harass the troops with
many frequent visits on minor matters
which might be taken up at one time,
bearing in mind that the National Guard
Of the District Of Columbia Is compact
unit and that units are under the con-
slant supervision of their higher COM
manders. Whenever practicable the in
Spector will inform commanding officers
Of proposed visits to their ofnces, stor-
age rooms, spaces, camps, etc., for pur-
poses Of inspection. In any case, he
will notify the senior person present as
soon as he arrives.
He will not only take cognizance of
deficiencies as outlined In the preceding
paragraph, but viii be on the alert to
note and report matters that indicate
an outstanding state of merit or EN-
cheney on the part Of individuals and
organizations. His attitude and man
ner will be that of a staff officer who Is
ready and willing to assist or advise
members OF the command, and whose
every oficial action Is taken with the
good of the whole command always in
mind.
he VIII make such special investiga-
tons and inspections from time to time,
as the commanding general may direct.
All concerned viii afford him every as
sistance, including access to files and
to other pertinent sources Of reliable
information. In the conduct Of tnves-
ttgations. his method Of procedure and