Show WITHOUT ANY GUARD y fourteen states had no national guard troops recognized by the federal government on june 30 accord ing to the annual report of cmaj major general jesse jcsse carter chief of the mf m litia bureau made public today joday they were arkansas delaware illinois nois indiana louisiana 7 massachusetts chusett chu sets montana nebraska nevada new hampshire new mexico north dakota south dakota and west virginia the recognized units of the guard had a total strength of offit cers and men and at the end of f the fiscal year the report said against an authorized strength of great difficulty having been encountered in obtaining recruits during the year general carter noted general public antipathy antii athy toward military affairs as among influences against which the reorganization of the guard was proceeding discontent with the national guard se service rylee he added had been fostered by tales of unfair treatment during the he war spread by men with grievances many of which found their way info the ilie public press such complaints general carter said could not be substantiated upon investigation there is conclude con cluse proof he continued that national guard officers wore not as a class discriminated against hy by regular officers in cases of injustice have bern cited by members of congress and the national guard to make it ap pear that unjust discrimination ny is isted generally As a general ruo rao national guard officers were treated with more consideration than wro wro regular officers under the same conditions ditiberis dit ibris ions |