New-York tribune., 1890-06-30
HOW TO TEACH MILITIA
VIEWS OF GENERAL wlNGAl H.

u,,s LETTER on THE 1SsiHo'-'', cros
''u' NJ GIVEN TO REGULAR OFFICERS
CAMPS HEARTILY lNDofShO'
,oo,iur Of the National Gnaru |,Sl" ',~"rCs
During the MY ,.os recently Gcnerai "ooe0
ton Oh '0 , was president OF the aS'o' .nrer,l
W. "irS"e' l.oral breckenridge I"NP xo,ional
re1u INV 70 set forth the i,iors iu''S Of their
W "' - ,o,ation TO how tHe ''9F , the defects
""''o no,,d he conducted ana "'''' croral Wingatc
noorits Of the existing ,,, rcouestcd by the
ana and afcrward was oihoiaiS 49, ,cvs in re-
complied anu d1'. ~. ive in writing his Nic"' :" =,
Inspector ,rrction should bc give" s mco,s
gard 10 WHAT - acna,tment to the ics"i'' o,,oro,
speo'o' as.icned to the camps zoo General
WIN y, the various states uu'i"e oarsultinc with
a,o rrfnared this letter. "iN' nd has received
.,n,incnt officers of the COUNT -, his views.
,, a hearty mdoIfemeh' "a 1ouows:
In IepN w,nrate's letter was as io'''' s.o.es
General "'"s"'O .-.oca,ion Of the United s'a"S'
The National uuu New York. May ico,s 20, reqnest
No. ~ have received {o.r {ostructons TO be given
for my in resaSd &c to inspect the camps nnt T
70 the oieer, and have delay ea Win some Of
could have oportNttG ~ The National Guard MsSins
the iesai now have the honor 70 have already been
snggestons 1 ON Instructions heretofore Su"ymnsndng
contaiITeu Tsch oncer rcpoiunS " should tender his
officer of Nauon austr,ctor of the officers, non m NAV be
servlce oce,S a. and men 10 slen al noNcr and should
Sesired and may pe such services as he HAY o0
as far as possible; pe''D .,o ,ospcctlng
requested 10 perUI the National Guard me m The csaG
,. In mstluct7, Themselves stI1cuH 10 ducc nor-
offers cnstoTns OF the Army anu "''
sona neOres organizations composing oScTs he Ca Should
Sorshy sleiV we'll drilled the ppsr Of military duty
sesest the taxing up I n armorcs such shTsh ,nrh
as 'sp' aYeg brokcn country Ss Army camps Of in
matters are pacSCt taken up the officer, s snou dS
strnctoh, ,an bv lectures and rnnnar spectacle.
eHld''" t;rrd' sham fights conducted a.
should be niH 3" impressed upon me upon
GERS that lectures or Of little value rule to ,heS ,S are
mi mi1ai Gnard except where thoe nr,ly mt In actual
ectuine Know bev S are being talked 10 about. in re
prso1ot tSe Explanations at the Ne" were delivered by
gard TO 1Pomilfon 10 the detachment ,hal ,nr dav
Ses o perform that duty upon o r therefore vaua
and were had not been for this thcy w"a do
mede nn hut Slight impression hr those officers or
not appN " anxions TO be enlightened upon p"i
points can best illustrate their noruT'p nrc o
r ~ actual experiences IN Sel,mc Se 20 and will
err erapS pSmcmbered on by their audiences more '''''
There is no lectnrlnS upon S 9,mard are
Each inspector SHOULD d, cars aHd tS apPnre
lection and and tSe feeding of their setting up 70
ing and h,;ne ." arms drill and general efficiency
oheer, ,thr Win the manner in which oicefS per
form their duty. A., on,,ondnc officer daily
,r-oferailv in writing of what he nas SoV n rrnors
not correct noins h hroI has previously found def,ctiyc
,a~c bcen improved not Nnere u. lu ca,,n who
there regular nspect;0,p renor,e il will be sufficient
9; rho inspector shoud. II pTactlcaoe. ION ,atter omit
reports before making ss o" nu Is also Is to be recon-
mnnded that he should suggest 10 tesS thox can in
the points ,bsn e in their reports they see iit ana
S b The HIt 10 report them. This VIII tai' r1v
70 properly perform their duty ana thcy Will 'Pp''
ea.e IT. In his criticisms the inspector should state fnS tne
plain truth putting it as much as p1'sc ticmnnc to
prsiSe what is not worthy Of it, ,ors .houd he
10 The criticisms, on the other nithu, s' Sim..,e
IN bn nrartjcal part Of military duty rather tnan tne
inutiae of drill. with the view 70 ald III tbc troops
ioo 20 &. for service as the limited time will permit
bearing always in mind that they ca,. % sar,ilior
TO know the books which the regular oN"''' -
VIII Insnectinp officers should not be permitted TO
Commend enc Si 10 the National Guard 10 which
In conclusion desire to express my apprecla,iol,
NJ The compliment you have paid 10 me by IeqItH M
nv opinioa and TO thank YOU in ne name o. tn, M
no1paI Gnard for the interest YOU are taking IN s
welfare Very respe''iu"G "tG;fE6RGE W. wINGATE.
President National Guard Association United states.
General Joseph c. BrecBinrdge.
Inspector-iieneral L. 5 Army Washington D. T.
Following is the Endorsement of the Inspector
General:
War Department. Inspector Generals oni,e; Goo
Washington, D. G., .....--..-, .---, lo3o.
This COPY Of a communication from General "eofee
w. Winraie president Of the National Guard Assoa,
ton of the United states, iS respectfully furl,hed
- in connection with the instructions
this once oil ~ t'N
n the National Cnard and TO receive such attention
as their great intrinsic merit and the position OF the
Sxritpr warrant.
"' Inspector-Gencral