Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-18
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THE NAVAL MILITIA.
Interest of the Public in the Organ
iMatiOns Increasing.

Interest of the Public in the Organ
fxations increasing.
Assistant Secretary McAdoo has trans
mitted to Secretary Herbert the report of
Lieut.. Niblack upon the operations Of the
naval militia during the past year. In in
dorsing the report, Mr.. McAdoo says that
the organizations are growing rapidly in
favor and the interest of the public in them
is steadily increasing. This organization,
founded on patriotic zeal, is entitled to
every encouragement at the hands of the
government. Speaking Of the results Of Ills
own inspection of the various battalions
last summer he says that above all things
they need national encouragement and suf-
ficient boats to perfect themselves in drill
Lieut.. Niblack's report shows that New
Jersey and Georgia were the only states to
make returns and share in the allotment
funds during the year. Under the present
system OF allotments an undue share Of
money goes to the Older organizations.
which Lieut.. Niblack suggests might be
corrected by dividing only one-half Of the
total appropriation among the militia pro
rata and then using the remainder to aid
the new organizations and those which
have not yet received the loan of a ship or
boats and arms. He shows that the supply
of ships for militia purposes is now
hausted, and touching the experience of the
California militia on their last cruises
aboard government vessels, he says that
such short cruises are of no real benefit to
the militia Because of the hot and debil-
itating weather of the southern summers,
he suggests that the time of cruises of he
North Carolina, South Carolina and Geor-
gie militia should be changed to spring or
fall
In the line of improvement Of the militia
as whole, Lieut. Niblack has many i'm
portant recommendations to make. He
says that there has been considerable d.
minution in the enthusiasm of the older or
CARNATIONS, due largely to uncertainty as
to the real purposes and aims of the naval
militia, as is indicated by the number of
movement should drift on in an uncertain
and hesitating way, with possible ultimate
failure, vigorous state and national ini-
tiative should be at once taken. The state
laws should be at once made uniform, and
the Navy Departments should be cmpow-
cred to bring three or four different state
organizations together in camp, which.
would result in increased efficiency and
give defniteness of purpose. The appro-
priaticn for the naval militia should be in
creased from s25, 600 to $4,000 annually. As
boat work is of the utmost Importance, the
battalions should be provided with good
navy cutters, with all equipment necessary,
and to insure uniformity in methods signal
ing outfits should be provided. The outfits
of the various divisions should be Standard
led and to this end Lieut.. Niblack indi-
Gates just what a suitable outfit should
consist of. Steps should be taken to
ganiZe a naval reserve of officers, seemen
and ships under national auspices. In this
ex-officers of the navy and former enlisted
men, naval militiamen who have served
specified term and seafaring men generally
can make up the personnel and yachts aud
merchant steamers the material.