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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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War Department accelerates war preparations by granting federal recognition to National Guard officers, aligning them with regular army ranks; process unusual outside wartime, with confidential documents downplayed by press. (Washington, Sept. 10.)
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—By drawing the officers of the National Guard in the various states closer to the Federal military machine, the War Department thereby shows how rapidly it is preparing for war.
Recently the War Department in its "notes" has been giving what is known as "federal recognition" to a larger and larger number of officers in the National Guard. This is an unusual procedure as it brings these officers up to equal rank with those in the regular army. It is usually done in war time, or when preparations for war are being rushed.
Many of these sheets issued by the Militia Bureau of the War Department are marked "strictly confidential." The capitalist press seldom mentions these facts, and never refers to their real significance.
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Washington
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Sept. 10.
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The War Department grants federal recognition to increasing numbers of National Guard officers, integrating them closer to the federal military and elevating their rank to equal regular army officers, indicating rapid preparations for war. Many Militia Bureau sheets are marked strictly confidential, and the capitalist press seldom mentions or explains their significance.