New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

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earnestly requested.
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE ARMY
general meeting of the Military Service lnstlI.-
ton was held yesterday afternoon at U0VeIhoi >
Island. General Hancock presided ana tTre VIE 10
unusually large attendance. General ildlJo ;
called the meeting to order at Z:oT T y Poden
bough, u. S. A., who read an essay on M l.b
form Without Legislation" General hodeh'o "sN
1T will doubtless be admitted that one Of the
most important military interests, whGh - tn'
purpose of dissatisfaction TO promote is .c
1t is also generally understood thal Ie are
which the present force is raised and MAINTAINED ~
imperfect or impracticablc, and that before goot
system can he established state legislatures, ~
the aid of Congress- must agree uP"" M n
new and uniform statute; something thal NIl
fuse the elements of our military strength
the crude and the refned-lnto a iOr!mHape
body of trained soldiers, representing
maximum of efficiency with minimum o. eApenSel
and in which the bOundcss resources OF the peI'Idl
government may be utilized without ehcIo',nt i
in the least upon tine preToganon oil any 9''e ui''A
Speaking of the increase IN interest in military
affairs General ROdenbOugh said that ~ hau ,ioupt-
less from several causes uc hl5tu4 jan
of 1877 recent discussions on our sen COAST ueI
fences and the practical tendencies OF te agtl lu
particularly the close scrutiny 10 which puDuc eA-
pcuditures are now subjected " The principal req
sons he continued for the existence OF mlhta IN
tins country NAV be briefly stated, III the order Oh
their Importance, as follows -, 49,,
FIRST. The protection OF the state ~ inc Ca'i VI
the civil authorities. ,u -,
Second. The defence OF the Nation AT lIe can vi
the President Of the United States.
Third The physical Improvement ana Tecreauon
of the citizen under his Constitutional right 10 bear
arms Such force should be mainly composed Oh
well disciplined rihcmen, few field ana inachl =
guns being distributed among the better regiments
for purposes of instruction and Use III an eiher'
gency. 1000 .u.,
Of inspection through the States and he gave q
hrief sketch of tho regulations discipline and elect
ivencss of the militia of Germany. In concluding
he SAID:
stay of a Republic in time Of war, must be ITS vol
unfeer soldiers The value of this element consists
i'm ITS preparation toI emergency ana us haiuTdl
instructor and military exempt i me regular
army From the army must be drawn the sergeant
instructors the tactical manuals, the customs 9i
service, the camp and garrison information, Wh'ch
are Indispensable to excellence in a lighting force
The time for this cooperation has come ana earnest
work is n less important with the professional man
with the amateur soldier; neither can Afford 20
stand still aud while the one must Keep pace WIN
the randi strides OF military sciences the other must
make up for lost time bytakIng mp !he no less lPoi
taut but simpler problems OF military Grt-the IRAN
ing and handling of troops. A. we have seen, legs
iafion * needed but, before The signature Of the
Executive is likely to be lin the natural course oil
events appended to new law, the, commanding
officers of the militia have 1t IN ihtif power 10
strengtheu their organizations 80 that they viii be
ready 10 reap the bSanial benefits of the statute
when it comes aud then have but Little remaining
TO complete the cons ructOn OF tue best NATIONAL
Guard the world ever saw.
A general discussion ON the subject of the essay
followed The meeting concluded wlIh GlScu,Sion
in which several took part, on paper entitled !
Military Court of Appeals" written By Brevet Major
General J. Is. Fry, L. ;. 4 and printed IN IN
Journal OF the Military Service Institution.