Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-09
NATIONAL MILITIA.
pr,uosltlon 10 Establish an Encamp-
ment Of United States Troops
At THE WORLDS FAIR. CHICAGO.
The Fact Of Utah Being without MIL
tary Organization Again Brought
Before the Public.


A copy OF the following letter to the
adjutant general Of the United States
army at Washington, ID. o., by "ch.
erai Nelson A. Moles, commander %
the department OF the Missouri WIN
headquarters at Chicago, has Jus' Deen
received by a gentleman In TINS Guy.
addressed as the adjutant genera Vi
Utah:
.s,r:--In my annual report OF 1871
and 1892 4 recommended tho os
i,shm.nt OF a national encampment 70
na comnosed Of the United STATE
t,oopa and militia or national guard Vi
,na different states, and such was the
desire OF the convention OF national
yuarJ officers held In this city Octobcr
"a. 1891, when nearly all the states
w,r, represented. A bill to carry luis
,,lnn into operation was introduced IN
congress but did net become u law,
owing TO some opposition, want OF
time and other measures being pressed
upon the attention and business OF
Congress.
III have received several commuui.
cations from the governors anu
udJutants general OF the uinefen,
states, stating that they desired TO senu
thelr troops In body to chicago uuI-
Ing the Exposition, ana requesting me
u furnish them information aud assist
nnce. The only practicable IN, tnou IN
my opinion at this time, unuef tho
circumstance, would DO for the govern
ment to establish a camp IN ue
vicinity OF tho Columbian Exposition
l.t. At ls.aat tnnilaunu
men Mt one time.
"Should this DO done, ninety thous.
and troops could occupy the same
grounds during the months OF July,
August and September anu remain tea
unys or le,s time. Suitable grounds
have been Offered the department com
napder. The grounds. encampment
aud property shouid, however, be un.
der the entire control OF the general
government and under the command
uf the major general commanding the
department OF tho Missouri. THIS
wouli avoid any misunderstanding or
couiiitt OF authority. IL Is expected,
however, that every confederation
would bo given the governors anu ad-
iustnnts general, OF whoever was Ia
command OF the state troops, to direct
aud conduct their own inspections,
drills, parades, reviews, etc., and
divide the time for military purposes
and visiting the Exposition IN such n
way as would be most agreeable "
themselves; but the major general
commanding the department having
absolute control OF the grounds anu
tentage could establish police regula.
lions, and any disorderly person could
be removed from the grounds when
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