New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-14
THE NEW MILITARY CODE.

OBJECTIONS on THE PART OF OFFICERS.
A PAPER PREPARED by 1IH BOARDS OF OFFICERS
or TnE POUR LARGEST REGiMEN1S % rhE Ma
ToNAL GUARD.
Tho Boards Of Officers Of the fonr largest regiments
Of the National Guard Of the state OF Ncw-loik
have prepared objections to the proposed new Miii-
tnry Code of the state The committees hl VIII u
the paper is issued are: Ia behalf OF the Board "'
Officers Of the 9TH Il, eimcn Colonel Emmons CLARK.
ami Co,taius W. n. Kipp. W G. CASEY. J. J.. Price.
II : steele and H. APP. ton of the 22d Regiment,
Colonel Josiah Porter, lioutcnani-C oout John J.
Camp. and Captains = VI. smith. j. ". knapp. g
r. smith ard u. or CORY 81 IN, III T.. 10 ~
Colonel :. O.. ar Ryder. Captains " ~. Nal"', -
n. Mullgan, T. G,ian and =: IT. w. NIi'4t.na, "l''
COMMIT S.ary !. '. wheeler: of the 2'd h'gn'ii,'
kf,;or Lola n Fro.hivvhau. and Captains \. IL.
Williams J.. Ferry. ". h. smith ]. harrington nnj
" i Coning Thcss officers. IA note ~ the end
count of che great Gcl1N in the p"ii', "i ~ 'n'' ="
The new Military to.c II j. lidl" 700 w. -"
tbe officers Of the National Guard generally Ties
objections previous to their publications. IhlI th')
will be approved. VIII Hlr Oh in important paris;
les the officers and ihcml"rs9 i the N"l'hni 'u.tu
/. cor6lrutly believed" The lnprr containing me
oIi.ctions after sfa'uc Tho GER 20 Iu,uueleritc
change in the National Guard regulations. "ni 10,
miglner in which The new Code was prepared ana
introduced. says:
Therc arc three general objections 70 the proposcd
Munary Code. either of vlirh Hhond hr lh'ii I" ~.
ioas nrs,u which The proposed, C,slr e. based firs
Th1t tie National Gua'd 10 regular % ri'nng amy
D. j. not lmpo' tnnt o m' % = ,i, rl ~ g.
it- officers and nciubcr: Iirf That p"v"r- heretofore
$500! ! Nv .ho, M h. tran.frrrcd a. INC Com
mandrr In Chief n,d Murary St,n 20 plainly nau.i's
NJ these ideas md prinfri-~ ~ n'hfh '''P Iit' W.
The rroposcd Csir and ~i uicrwoyen ore th,l ~
tbe VARIOUS articcs and sections that % b. imo--bl, to
maize The proposed Codc palntshc hr amendment ana
Therefore II should De rejected a- Whole
After further cmphasiling these thror ohlocii"nS.
che Roar + Of Onisrr. enter upon crti ism ot par
tcular parts of The nov Code. In advocating ne
retention Of distinctive and different uniforms IA the
National Guarc. tHcy Say
The prnuo.itlon in tie cot" that al rcg.mcnt-.
intta 1ts aud cnupa ir- -h1il Do. ooul"r i' W'"F"n
ana the same nnlforu 81 s,lr nnd pal" 90 DID W. r''
lion of which thry have NO voice. viii NOT De- approved
iy any military organization 1i l!gl"I il, wv 80
Thr distinctive uniforms OF thc d M ,s'tl1ail"n'
both full dr'-s aud flignc-ir par n lu,H li', ~
md their hi-or' AMI Bro -on' '- IT, @ 49, a.
officers md mrlnh would NOT "lHu-N "'r.hIn 'i'
Tor AT, other: governmental mtsrirruc' 10 mailer or
mi. hind h clearly unnecessary, and would give d-sli0
faction: popular aud httIHct'" tr"tr g" int s,i'l,'
would be Lost and mo- compcn'aine b'neht would '' Oh
tanned.
While casting no reelection npon iho-e Who favor
ia. lca Of cnuisliug tht Nationgl Inard to wtHr
uniform Of style and pattern, ~ u stated lAi
the Oldest AMI most pets strnt adVo ates. O. not h'
originator. of this project are the cnnifactr- l"r
uniforms and equipments VII" az" AlW ANH i'"I5
pattioiical, and uus hhF, 90 aa'i-r tir 90 card
ing of good and s'rrit' 4hlr uniforms ana INV nn"p-
tion ~ new uu-- and to urge ample apIT,prlni"h'
for the same from thr puilic treasury he officers
consider that Tho Adoption II this plan would r'uir
a large appropriation from the l%rl.lniurr. my
also Object 90 the proposed method of fur -hing Ice
uniforms aud cqulpn ni". Inc pi' sfhl me- NO.
tho sa, hn. mot thr u luminous approval NJ tl'
National Guard AID thr old system 10 which ~ is
prnpo.rd 30 return. they chararirrfc ~ n" dis
rcputablr and odiou, that % Wa abolished without
dissent The present ~ stem 90 purchasing JOS aii
/ Auditing Board has worked well. WlIlr " The
| uanufarturr and i~su" of uniforms and equipments
! ly staff Drpart4 900 of the stat" arr ui moro than
d1ubtfnl propirty and have often boon thc subject
/ OF more or l.-. scandal.
The proposed abolition ~ fiil' practice b. earnestly
protrstcd against by thr oi 'r,. They nrit. tlr n-
provrments made i'm The last Ten yraf- 10 proficiency
with tn ride aud are of The opinion that military
! laws shonld afford additional facilities for rii.
| practice instead Of abolisAinR H. The pr0posll
! 10 reduce the maximum number Of men
! i'm company is said 20 hc unsupported
by precedent hy rca on. or by the best military au-
liberties of the period The proposed yearly COM
pul.ury cncampnrnts are regarded rs burdrusOmc
| and oppressive especially 60 the young men. The
officer. also consider u uladysabe 10 fix the exact
amount and kind of military duty, ~ these should
depend upon the situation and circumstances Of the
different regiments The proposal 30 Increase the
powers of the staff Department is criticised and OBJ
! icctions ARE also made tO drafting men into the
| National Guard, ~ regiments Of two or three bat
talons of from four 10 eight companies, To the or
gauzation of State bands OF music, and 10 tho pro
visions for the appointing instead OF election OF non
| Ducd officers