Show NATIONAL GUARD APOLOGISTS BUSY BUS Gen Gem Scott Cross Examined by b Representatives Who Support State Troops Continued From Paso o o 1 I. Col W. W C. C Brown Drown ono one of or tho the officer officers who compiled the report ro resulted In clash with Chairman Chamberlain Th The latter determined today however howe t tl to give o Senator Leo Lee over every opportunity t to tt bring bring- out tho facts as to the tion lion To Submit Full Report In preparation for the cross I nation It ft Is fa understood that staff of ot officers leers familiar with mobilization wl will wll willbe be present and prepared to submit th the original Inal reports from the Inspectors including in names of or the organizations organisations ex cx ex Tho compiled summary o 0 ol those these reports avoids olds mention of ot an any y specific units of the guard yo Tho The House committee did not go Into Int o the tho question of ot universal military s sere service n ice recommended b by tho the general stal and Generals Scott and antI Wood Th The e chief chlo of staff start had not reached that portion portion por tion of ot his statement at tho close 0 ol OJ the days day's session Before BeCore tho the Chamberlain committee however er Howard H H. H Gross of oC Chicago president and Edward Harding of ot New e York Tork representing the Universal Military Military Mili Mili- tary Training league outlined their r views They will bo be followed tomorrow tomor tomor- tomorrow row ro b by members of ot tho chamber o ol OJ commerce of the thc United States and late b by certain officers and enlisted men o othe ol oj tho the national guard all of ot whom are expected ox ex to support the tho recommendations recommendation atlon s of or tho the general staff for tor a a. compulsory service system Senator Underwood of at Alabama In In- n nl I 1 vi d h e d g t ht 1 d e r d 1 t t r t t t l t r t t t I Into t U a d. d debate bat In th the S Senate t eV during l Ith the da day asserting that he did not favor favo r compulsory military tar service ser in time o of 01 pence peace I do believe he hc added that w we e should have a sufficient standing army arnu to proven prevent any nation from landing troops on our shores hores able to act as a 8 second line lino of at reserve to a great naY navy and defend tho the country count until we wo could raise a 3 volunteer arm army Scott Scotts Conclusion Questioned When General Scott before the House Hous e committee quoted from tho the mobilization lion tion report to show that out of a an anem n em enrolled oiled strength th of ot men i in n certain units of the guard called for fOl fo border duty ut only actually wert were e available for tho federal service Representative Representative Rep Rep- Anthony Anthon of at Kansas asked aske d whether it t was fair to judge th the tho national guard sward system on a mobilization mobilization tion of ot what was In reality the of old d organized ors militia Representatives Representative s Hull and Greene Joined in this view Jew Is it not a fact Insisted Representative Representative Greene that neither the thc national nation al guard g nor the regular army as contemplated contemplated contemplated con con- by tho national defense ac act t of 1916 wa was in existence when the border border borl bor bor- der call can came General Scott admitted this was as true as the tho act dl did not go into effect ct until l ld after atter the call can was made He lie reiterated reiterate d his opinion however that completion of ot tho the new organization would produce produce produce pro pro- duce little bettor better results Representative Tilson of or Connecticut who ho commanded a a. a guard regiment o on the border asked If the order that mo mor mon men n with dependent families be discharged discharge d 1 was not enough h to disorganize an any dy y military organization That order was Issued b by the secretary sec sec- sect rotary of ot war wor and I cannot discuss discus 5 s Its merits ments General Scott said li Ho IIo e explained later that the secretary Is Issued Issued Issued Is- Is sued no orders of ot such a char character without discussion with the chief o of ot staff start When hen the general read figures on national na na- guard recruiting showing that tha t only only men were collected in fou tour four r months' months active neUve work throughout hout th the n e I country and that at a cost of ot more mor c than 5 a man Just to enroll him no noto not notto notto t l to equip him Representative Greene Green e Interrupted Was not this after alter the young volun volun- tees teer knew he was to see ee no active sere ser ice but merely merel to do border bonIer police e e duty he asked It was to car carry carry out orders b by th the e d President of ot the United States to mee meet et t an emergency said General Scott d Oh yes es that's the wa way It reads sai said d Representative Green but that's no not t the tho way the men on the border bordor looked looke d at It or the young oun men back home We Ye cannot reI rely for tor our defense on a system of or a kind whore whole that would b bo be possible said General Scott Let me say also that I h have he e espe espe- |