Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1902 — Militia Law to Meet Opposition. [ARTICLE]

Militia Law to Meet Opposition.

There will be a conference of the officers of the National Guard of the United States in Washington in the near future to consider the measure prepared at the War Department providing for the reoganization of the militia. There is considerable opposition to the measure, and Secretary Root has determined he will not send the proposed bill to Congress until the officers of the militia have had an opportunity to present their views. The officers contend that considerable legislation is needed, but Secretary Root does not think so. He takes the ground that little legislation is needed and this to be of a character to make more definite the ppwer of the federal government over the militia. The officials of the War Department see in this question the weakest feature of the militia system and are convinced that, it demands the urgent attention of Congress.