Show TO AVOID LARGE LARG I STANDING ARMY ARM I Congressman Cong Hay Proposes S i a National Militia I J t I TEE HE BILL WILL BE I 4 OFFERED TODAY I 4 S 4 f Ha flay Is Chairman of the Demo Democratic DemoI Democratic I cratic Caucus I S t tI t I He E Declares That the Time Has as Come to Provide For Por the National NationalS I S Defense But That a Large I ing lug Army Is the Last Extremity I S Large Annual Appropriation Is IsS S Made Nade By the Bill to Support the theS Militia In Th States S S 1 I I Washington April 1 Representative Hay of Virginia one of the prominent I I members of the military committee of the house has prepared a bill to 10 create 1 c out of the militia of the several states I a reserve volunteer army for use in inSi J Si time of war to supplement the regular ri i service Bervice The bill biU contemplates a general broadening of the basis of the national 1 guard its equipment with the service rifle and its complete te organization in ha hatime jIme time of war into regiments brigades S divisions and corps with the three bat battalion formations as in the regular r ser ncr service I vice and is designated to obviate the thene necessity ne of a large standing army up upon upon upon on the expiration of the present law July 1 1901 increasing the standing I army to and authorizing the present volunteer army to Chairman of Caucus I I The bill will be introduced in the 1 h IV lv ose tse tomorrow and receives addition additional al importance from the fact that Mr 4 Hay is chairman of the Democratic I caucus The bill makes all citizens be bu b between tween the ages of 18 and 45 liable to toS S military service in the volunteer army It appropriates annually for forthe forthe the maintenance and equipment of the national guard of the several states and requires the secretary of war to keep In each state a 8 supply of ordnance 1 for ninety days use US of th national guard of the state in the event of war warThe 1 Tie The le time has come said Mr Hay today toda in explanation of his bill when 1 it Is necessary to consider carefully the j I question of the future military establishment establishment of the United States Staten A care careful L 1 ful ul consideration of the question has I lad led to the belief that the situation can cane an anbe e be met without a resort to that worst Vorst 1 S enemy of a republic a large and per permanent perr r 5 manent military establishment The 1 secretary of war has well said that the I regular establishment in the United S 1 States wilL probably never be by it U itself Ui ItS S i 1 self the whole machine with which S 1 war var will be fought This being ad admitted admitted it will certainly not be con contended I 4 tended that in time of peace the regular establishment will be the whole ma machine I chine i An Efficient Army 1 Conservative Cons mn will seek some means menns by which wl ch the regular establish establishment establishment ment moat can be reduced to a minimum I compatible with the requirements of the country in time of peace and at atthe J I the same time will offer some pians plans by If moans means of which an efficient army anny can canS be placed in the field should shourd S 9 we unfortunately Si 1 engage in war warThe warS warI S I S The time has come when we must J S solve the problem of national rational defense Si 1 and arid solve it if possible in a way to prevent the creation of a 8 a large stand standing qS ing army arm p An citizen n sol soldiery soldiery i diery In touch with the people and composed of the people does this The Tho Thor r St object to be obtained is to enact a law which will 1111 effectively create an organ organized organized organIzed militia which will be available at ata ata atS S a moments notice The bill if enacted into law will it itis itis itIs I is confidently believed go far toward solving successfully the intricate problem lem of ot national defense and at the then n I same time obviate the necessity for J any increase of the standing army rm |