Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-24

ceTs ana n0n-eo;n missioned stan o: regiments.
The field and san officers and non-commis-
stoned stnf Of bai;alions ;hs evenings ASST sned
10 company OF their respective battaiions
ONE OR rwo IMrzovEnxSrs
II viii be noted that the firing ID TO be 81 bu,
one range. namely, 200 yards. This IL much
better than firing one SCORE each q: two ranges
/ in ore evening. When the regular practice 10
! do1e there will b. ~olley firing on a target
Which has been made for practice OF that sort
/ Three volleys are to be fired by the company
ARD th- resuIt viii be recorded. not to be con-
s6ered IN she annual report. BIZ. tor Informs
/ ton at ncadI Garters. During the month Of
J JaauAEl snd it MAJ be through February also,
al! voiley practice viii be standing, but during
the latter Part Of the gallery season the work
I VIII be done knseiing. All 1-ings will be in ae-
, cor'Iance with the new regulations and just IS
tAey would be were The drilling with
| empty instead of loaded g1ins
! Another change for the better in she ratris
ton of gallery practice Is found in the para
I graph which provides that each man shall clean
/ b;s rife before leaving the gallery. Heretofore
! the law careless men have returned to the
} srTnory with dirty guns. and rs she result the
I arms have IN y very little while deteTiorated To
I .rch extent TO be entirely useless for any
/ thing like accurate shooting. the new method
viii be 70 give :hc men ample time 70 clean their
I ggns and thea have the company fall in for in
| spcction OF Hrn-. In this way it is hoped to
I save some OF the rides which would otherwise
! be ruined.
I Locks LIKE Az ISTRsSATioSAL COMPETITION.
! Men who the brigade team and other
/ men who would like 20 have been there and
-tili Others who expect 70 get there next year,
se"m TO have been very much interested by the
/ tTisi announcement made In 1hGrsdnys STAR
\ IT, the effect that al international rife contest
/ was being planned for Chicago next fall. If
scf:se OF the ider- Of the promoters are carried
ont in their fUllness the proposed competition
viii bc the greatest and most interesting ever
he'd. The primary ides was to invite an En-
gli-h team to come over here and try conclu-
siCl9 With twelve OF the best men who can be
found in the United States. bu: tne proposition
a. amended woald include teams from any
al countries the face Of the earth. including
even New Jersey. Tho probabilities de-
, eidediy favor Of American victory IL the
shooting does not go back OF The uid-rsnges.
hut the present official arm--the Springfield
VIII be simply worthless il the terms of the
match provide for 500 800 or | 600 wards work
This disadvantage. however. may be removed
fo- before next fall it ia q9ite probable that
. sufncien; quantity OF tie now small caliber
viii have been issued both to the army and
the National Guard Even then the foreigners
have at advantage. FOR it would be almost i'm
Possible for the American team men to become
sufficiently well acquainted with tine new arm
% make such showing most people would
eSrect cf them. Notwithstanding the evident
DISADVANTAGES. IL Is believed that a match or a
sG-Iss OF matches can be inaugurated and there
are hundreds % iTst-clsss shots who will COM
rete for places the team. Should it be def
nl'eiy decided to hold such competition at
Fort Sheridan arrangements would be made
for giving everybody al opportunity to try for
place on the Anal team Of twelve. So far as
Washington is concerned all the shsrpshoo.ers
In tire District National Guard would be given
such practice a. they ngnt desire 70 be followed
b. preliminary comp etition. which would re-
suit in sending TO Chicago about half dozen
of the best men. These would compete with
Representatives from other sections of tho coun-
try and the twelve fttest would survive. AL
together the season Of 1898 promises to be one
Of the liveliest ever known ia the history Of
military rifle shooting.
ISTEREsTISG AND True.
Thoughtless members OF the National Guard
men who do not realize The growing ueces.i-
ties for such organization and who did not
join il from patriotic rlotives-mAy gather in a
little information by reading portion Of an
address delivered before the Illinois National
Guard Association BY Col. Brsckett
Said the colonel:
During the last quarter Of a century We
have received a vast addition to our population
b. emigration from Europe. Many millions Of
peor!e, whose traditions and language are
foreign to ours. have become citizens Of the
Cnited States under naturalization Laws OF IN
q
immigrants have. by their virtues, sobriety and
thrift. united with real liking for American
Institutions, proved themselves well worthy Of
citizenship Others have come. = mighty army
OF degTsdsi and hostile vandals, scattered
through the land. who never should have been
permitted 70 touch foot on American soil whose
freedom they do hot. and never can under
stand. and where they remain today, a standing
menace ssalast the peace and welfare Of
American society.
"!nmsase wealth has been crested and by
the operation Of existing laws and customs gov
eEnIng the acquisition and tenure OF property ss
well - the genius and skill OF so-cslled captains
o: industry. enormous fortunes have been accu-
rnuissed IL the hands Of few men The feudsl
system of Europe has passed away. but many
germs of that feudsiisn, retained in the body
OF our lave. have been one potent ceuse, oper-
ating with other causes, 20 build up the new
feuislisrn OF our time-the feudalisIn of vast
wealth in few hands. On the other hand men
Who toll for daily wages are ID state of unres,
ard ,1scontent such as has never before been
seen in our history.
"Itsounds pcsceable and pretty and polite to
say that the interests of capital and labor
identical and that the two forces should 60 hand
n hand, the one resting GU the other for sup
port In an ideal state of society this should be
80. A; shis day and hour the proposition i. an
empty sophism.
There IL irrepressibie conflict between
labor And capital and that conflict il AT hand,
right here and now. at this very day aud hour
IL lie the great political question Of the imms-
diate future. Read the signs Of II in tbs rail-
read riots vi 1871, extending all over this ooun-
trS. when every wheel Was stopped. You shall
witness ike scenes again so soon hard times
prevail once more in these United States Read
II In the recent ominous tragedy ut Homestead,
when th9 entire National Guard Of PennsyL
sanIA-5,OOO mcn--vs- necessary to restore
public order and prevent tho fires Of insurreo-
hon from spreading throughout tho land.
The strong hand OF .sbor, with its dec.Ara-
tioa o: demanded reforms Is knocking loud
upon the bronze doors of the nations Capitol
louder than the Ihane of Fife Numbered 1t the
gates OF Macbeth'- castle.
There Is really no room for revolution or in
surrection Ia the United States where every
citizen las the ballot aud where public opinion
IL the eEd demands that Justice and equity
shall prevail and be finally crystalized in our
statute laws. But In the settlement of such
burning questions riot aud insurrection will
surely break forth, unless the state commands
the peace With The strong arm Of its military
power. and this power, 20 be effective must be
90 well organized that il Is always ready b:
hand, instantly available to oct with crushing
foros. Tho founders OF this republic, with the
sau.e wirdou shoSn in the treatment Of other
qac'.ionr Of government, laid down the ma kim
IL ihs federal constitution that well regulated
force OF citizen soldiers was necessary to the
security of free state. | do not claim that
the National Guard is perfectly disciplined
f0Te6. i do lot claim that II equals the army
! II G.,cillIue or rhclercy I do claim, thu,