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Show WOULD STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL GUARD National Guard' to Get Regular Pay and Be Merged In the Regular Army Washington, Jan. 14. Plans to strengthen tho National Guard Instead In-stead of establishing a continental army as contemplated by tho war department de-partment woro proposed to President Wilson today by Chairman Hay of tho houso military committee- Mr. Hay would not rovenl how his sug-gcstlng sug-gcstlng wns recolvcd by tho president. presi-dent. Under Mr. Hay's plan tho National Nation-al Guard would get regular pay and n provision would bo included In tho anny bill for taking It Into tho reg-ulnr reg-ulnr army In tlmo of wnr. Ho said that at first this plan would bring only about 130,000 men Into the regular reg-ular army, but that ho folt suro that within two years there would bo 400,-000. 400,-000. Tho plan nlso proposed to Increaso tho present regular roglmonts of In-funtry In-funtry to war strength Instead of adding ton now regiments ns planned by tho wnr department. Mr.. Hay thinks that would glvo tho s'amo Increase In-crease In tho regular nrray without adding to overhead charges. A tentative army bill drawn up by Mr. Hay after conferences with wnr department officials now Includes tho continental nrmy feature. President W!lon .has endorsod tho entlro war department plan, Including tho continental nrmy. .Today's dovol-opment dovol-opment was tho first Indication of a disagreement between tho administration administra-tion and tho chairman ot tho military committee It 1b understood that Mr. Hay's vlows woro taken up at today's cabinet meeting. It will bo about six weoks beforo the houso commltteo wll bo ready to put tho army bill before tho houso. |