Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1919 — To Reorganize National Guard [ARTICLE]

To Reorganize National Guard

Militia Bureau Will Extend Call to r All State*

With the rapid return to this country of the National Guard divisions that served in France, officials of the militia bureau of the war department are making plans for an active campaign to reorganize the National Guard in every state in the union. Authority has just been granted the bureau to increase its personnel. The militia bureau will soon extend a general call to all state troop leaders, urging them to give their co-opera-tion in the formation of the national militia. The new congress will be urged to make adequate financial provision for the re-establishment of the National Guard on a sound basis. The military bill that failed to pass at the last congress contained an appropriation of more than $14,000,000 for the National Guard and authorization for the equipment of all state troops from the surplus war material In war department depots. Authority will be sought to accept for. enlistment for a period of one year all National Guardsmen who' served In France. The remainder of the six-year enlistment period will be in the reserve.