The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-04
THE NATIONAL GUARD
T1CTs AND FIGURES FROM RE
PORTS or THE STATE OFFICERS.

A West Point Instructor for the State
Mintia's omcers and Men Asked For
Other News of the State.
Adjutant General Stryker has just
submitted his annual report for the
year 1889 to the Governor. 1t con
tains some interesting matter relative
to the National Guard. In speaking
of the National Guard the Adjutant
General says that from the last an
nual muster and inspection, the
strength of the National Guard Is
shown to be 325 commissioned officers
and 4,013 enlisted men, making a total
of 4. 1888 soldiers. This is an increase
over the strength reported last year OF
9 officers and 294 enlisted men Two
new companies have been or
ganized and mustered into SER
vice during the year and des-
ignated respectively Company =.
Sixth Regiment, at Atlantic City, n
Company &, First Regiment, at
Dover. Company f, Sixth Regiment,
located at Beverly, has been trans
ferred to the Seventh Regiment as
Company III. One company, Com
pany A, Sea-Coast Artillery, has been
disbanded during the year. me
force now consists OF 81 companies OF
infantry and two Gatling gun com
panies, organized into seven regi-
ments and three battalions, and COM
prised in two brigades and one
division. The Adjutant General
speaks with pride Of the showing made
by the National Guard in New YORK
at the centennial celebration iasc
April.
During the past year the camp
ground has been greatly improved
the field for drill and parade pelng
made the best in the country n q
rifle range being thoroughly leveieu.
General Stryker speaks OF n desire
to promote harmony OF drill between
the regular army n the National
Guard, and he thinks that what IS
most needed is good instruction y
not merely inspections and reports
He urges upon the military author.
tiles Of the State the proprlety OF
asking for a w~ell-drilled soldier, a
graduate of West Point, a Jerseyman,
II possible, but a very Judic1ous OH
Ger, who may spend his entire time III
the armories, i~nstructing the officers,
witnessing the drilling OF the men,
suggesting consclentlously criti-
cising in private, n dong
all in his power TO educat
the officers, even Q than n
men, in the minutia OF q tactics and
the intricacies OF the drill. He UhinKs
no n thing would do the officers, the
most OF whose time belongs to their
own private affairs and VINO can give
but a limited portion OF a week to the
study OF military duties, Q good
than this very plan. He can see no
reason why the number OF students at
West Point cannot be increased, and
let each Congressional district In the
State have n man a year for b
State to commission In IT'S force
General Stryker we
will soon be ready to apply to 4
War Department for the issue OF ord
nance and the erection OF a battery on
the shore land at the State camp
ground. What better instruction
could be given to the officers and men
OF our gun d~etachments, 1852 soldiers
in all, than to be sent to Fort Hamil-
ton, New York harbor, and to receive
from experienced artillery officers at
least two weeks practice each year
with heavy guns. SO as to fit these in
telligent, enthusiastic young men for
effective duty in this arm of the SER