Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1923, Page 33

THE CIVIL Organized Reserve: IAN ARMY s—National Guard BY LIEUT. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN, DPue to the expansion of the Or- ganized Reserves, the National Guard and other activitles, the demands for commissioned nersonnel made on the ‘orps of Engl- sers of the Army ave been stead- !y increasing un- il at the present time great dif- uity is being ex- serlenced in fur- nishing suitable ‘ngineer officers 0 meet these de- | nands, according o Maj. Gen. Lan- dng H. Beach, hlef of the Corps »f Enginecers, {r his annual re port. R Maj. Gen. Heach. Announcement has been made Of thy crewtion of & committee com- pused of cllicers of the Regular Army. manbers o7 the general staff of the Wr Department and officers of the National Guard. who will become teatporarily members of the geperal @taff for ‘the purpose of studying the question of a commission for gficers of the National Guard in The Army of the United States.” is committes is made up of: Ccl. John Woodwurd, adjutant €eneral’s department; Col. Laurence d. infantry; Maj. Jay L. Bene- . also of the infantry, Regular . and the general staff; Brig on A. Reckford, adjutant Maryland and newly elect- of the Nationa! Guard Gen. Franklin W of Penusylvania and Col. Louis ombs of Louisiana committee will not only take the matter of the commissions. also allled subjects that | may require new legisiation to be presented to Congress. It s re- garded as of great importance by ational Guard officers that there | eclal provision for their com- ning in such a form as shall ko them immedlately available for duty in time of war. At present the officers are commisgoned by the gov- ernors of the states and this com- mission s not effective in time of WAr. A commission in the reserves fs also unsailsfactory. The subject has been under discussion for many months and has been the occasion of repeated representations on the part of 2 uard Assoclation, been accomplished in tion until within the ast week or two, when of the association call and obtained his author- he creation of the special eommittee of the general s offi- tultilling spect to the increasing accepting mmissions in the reserve. f those who graduated at the termination of the courses during +lie summer of 1923, more than 1,200 of them have approved for appoint- ond lleutenants, or given s of eligibility for appoint. 1 they become of age. The reports indicate that some 300 of the eligibles have already accepted their commissions. The Initial enroliment in the ninety-seven senior units of the R. O. T. C, for 1923-1924, was more than 000, and this 's an in- orease over last year's number by more than 10,000. Tt is expected that the 1924 classes will produce a large number of candidates eligible for commission in the reserve corps. Changes No. 9 from the militia bu- reau of paragraph 926 and certain subparagraphs of paragraph 928 of the National Guard regulations have been promulgated. They relate to pa¥ of officers. warrant officers and enlisted men for attendance at as- semblies for drill and other instruc- tions. The National Guard engineer serv ice showed an encouraging incr 23 in its enrollment for the past fis year. "As obtained from the militla bureau the figures are as follows Strength on June 30, 1923, 311 officers and 5813 enlisted men. Strength on June 20, 19, 66 officers and 5,13 enlisted men. Galn of 45 officers an. 676 enlisted men. 'ght National Guard infant: di- yisions, the 26th, 27th, 28th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th and the 44th show a complete organization of their com- bat engineer regiments, and in seven | out of the ten remaining infantry divisions the engineer regiments are more or less completely formed. Of the four Natlonal Guard cavalry divi- slons only one, the 2ist, can show any federally recognized engineer unit to date, and in this case the pre- scribed mounted engineer battalion is: represented by the single company organized in Pennsylvania. This leaves the three National Guard i fantry divisions and three cavalry di- visions for which combat engineer units have vet to be formed There were sent to adjutants gen- eral recently a copy of & proposed re- vision of the regulations. Officers Reserve Corps, tentative draft. with a request that it be examined by competent Natlonal Guard officers of experience and that comment and suggestions be made on such por- tions as affect the National Guard. A request for submission of these sug- zestions at an early date was made t the same time. The response has ot been sufficiently general nor the comments on the whole of such na- ture that the militla bureau is con- vinced that National Guardsmen are aware of their vital interest in these regulations. The omly way National Guard offi- cers can function under the draft is through the holding of commissions in the Officers’ Reserve Corps. No other statement than this should be to Impress on Natlonal Guardsmen the importance of these regulations to them. A short exten- sion of time has been obtained from the Secretary of War within which the complated recommendations of the militia bureau must be submitted. As this additional time ix short a list #¢ conerate changes of these regula- ns. based largely on recommenda- tlons already received, have been sent out with the request that comment on them and on such additional mat- ter rclating to these regulations as may be desired be submitted in time to be received this month. ‘The ~hanges proposed in the list are only those that can be made co sistent with present laws of the Con- gress. In case certain proposed leg- islative actions are taken hereafter many of these proposed amendments would be necessary. The militia bu- reau Is aware that for those adju- tants general who_.did not make a thorough examination of these regu- lataions during the time set the time for further examinataion and report is very short, yet the limit assigned is_imperative if the opinions of the adjutants general are to be made us of before final recommendatafons of the bureau must be submitted. While there is nothing at the pres- ent time to indicate the action that may be taken by the present Congress with respect to the Organ- Ized Reserve actlvities, it {8 known that further attempts will be made, through the curtailment of appro- priations, to abollsh the unit head- Juarters that now exist. ‘The value of these headquarters is fully realized by officers, and it is recognized that they are absolutely 2ssential to the success of the Organ- ized Reserves. Without them per- sonal contact cannot be maintained by the several components of the Army of the United States and inter- est would soon go to a low level. The very best way to fopestall the nction 9¢ & certain group of pacifists and near-pacifists who would destroy the. national defense act is th the education of the legfslators, and this may be accomplished by reserve officers’ associations and {ndividual members of the Reserve Corps mak- ing Known the situation to thelr own’ meémbers of Congress and acquainting them with the facts in the case. 1t will be remembered that there was a determined attempt made last our to abolish these headquarters, tge sitpation was saved only. “the heroic efforts of a group of officers Who had the courage to fight the thing out to the last ditch. To be forewarned Is to be forearmed, and this matter should not be allowed to progress to the point where it is be- |Ing seriously considered. It can be j definitely laid aside by the proper | steps being taken in time. The militia bureau is taking up | With the state military authoritfes | the proposition of reducing the three- {month courses now provided for { National Guard officers at the various | service schools. It has been known for some time In the bureau that the j three-month course {s so long that a number of National Guard officers are dénied the privitege of attending be- cause they cannot afford to take that much time away from their business. ¢ It is understood, of course, that the | Scope of the course would have to :be reduced if the duration thereof i i reduced, providing that there ls evi- jdence fo show that the benefit of | renching a larger number of officers { will offset this handicap. So far only | jthe ongineers and medical depart- | | ment classes are operating on a six- | jweek basls. 1 replies from the | | State authorities Indicate the proba- ' {Pility that the number of officers, available for school attendance would be largely increased by a re- uction of the three-month period to & | six-week or one-month period this re- | j duction will be favored by the militia E bureau. ! | | Alr service officers will give a | fance Tuesday night at the Manor | Club. near Norbeck, Md. Machines | | will eave from 18th sfrect und Columbia road at 8 o'clock. Reservations may be made through the local reserve | Leadquarters up to tomorrow eve- ! ning. here will be a meeting of Reserve Signal Corps officers tomorrow eyening at the local reserve headquarters’ Officars of the 220th Intantry will | meet Thursday evening for a regular study evening. Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock Washington boys who have attended one of the government C. M. T. C. training camps will meet in the local reserve headquarters for the purpose of furming a “C. M. T. C.” club. It is considered necessary that the initlative for commissioning a par- | ticular Regular Army officer on the actlve 1list of the National Guard should rest with the state authoritics concerned: that any officer of the Reg- uiar Army on he active list on duty with the National Guard should be | authorized to accept a commission in the guard, if he wo desires, on certain conditions that Include a commission in the guard of not more than two grades higher than the officer's grade | Iin he Regular Army, with no com- mission acceptable below the grace of major or above that of major gen- eral. There must be a vacancy and ap- propriate assignment with the Na- tional Guard force as organized in the grade in which the commission Is effective. An official record must in- { dicate that he Is qualified to per- form the specific duty to which he ls to be assigned under the Natlonal Guard commission. Any dutles de- volving upon the officer by reason of acceptance of a guard commission will be in addition to the duties he would normaily perform had he not accepted such commission. It is considered that this commis- sloning of a Regular Army officer in the National Guard should, in gen- eral, be looked on with favor by the War Department, with observance of the fact that the allotment of officers for National Guard duty or the guota of oficers from any particular {branch for that duty s not thereby | exceeded: that the officer s eligibie. | 1 qualified and available for the detali} under present policy; that upon being | relieved from duty with the Natlonal : | Guard, the authority granted a Reg-| ,ular Army officer on the active list |to hold a commission in the Guard should terminate. { "It the National Guard organization | or activity to which a Regular Army flicer is assagned under a guard ommission is called into federal serv- {ice. the officer should remain on duty with such organization or activity during the emergency or until the | manifest interest of the government compels his relief therefrom The total number of officers author- ized by law for duty with the Na- tional Guard will not be increased by reason of any of them accepting guard commissions. The normal tour of duty of this character is placed at four years. It Is considered that offi- cers should be relieved prior to the sxpiration of their normal tours only in such cases as imperative reasons { therefor make such action necessary. Applications with reference to com- missioning officers of the Regular Army on the active list in the Na- tional Guard, tt will be announced. should be forwarded to the War De- partment through the chief of the militla bureau, who will indorse thereon his recommendations, and should then be referred to the general staff, G-1. for preparation of recom- mendations to be lald before the Sec- | retary of War for hls action. “17" For Grip, Influenza COLDS Our Risk ‘We are confident that Humph- reys’ “Seventy-seven” is for sale in Every Drug Store. If, however, you are obliged to send to us di- rect, the safety of your remittance will be at our risk. Medical Home Treatment malled free. 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