New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
,r,rr NAVAL MILITIA PROGRAMMG'
xS OUTLINE OF THE coMFRhHhNsi.h N'
WHICH SECRETARY HERBERr WILL "H'N
PUBLIC TO-DAY.

-r,vr OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
ur,,,cr, SECRETARY HERBERT WILL MAKE
PUBLIC TODAY.
u..,,orton. May lS (speciaD.-Secretary HERBERT
-" .,rounce tomorrow this years programme lor
49, Naval Militia of the States bordering on the TWO
s...n, IN. Gulf of Mexico and the great iahes'
~. nroeramme will be the most comprehensive one
%. ,ssued from the Navy Department The militia
.,,rrer than ever before and the Governors OF all
GATES which maintain battalons are laVoiao'e ~
.,-onsraton with the Navy this summer AS pre-
v..,norv stem toward the drawing up OF plan Tor
- ,ruer Secretary Herbert recently requested
A., Governors OF all the States 10 inform the Nav!
nanor,nsn, whether their battalions desired 10 20
a, hoard vessels and go through practical exercises
With regulars. Without exception the uoNei"o'
nave repled that the officers and men or the NaNa'
Militia were anxious for an opportunity 70 take az
vantage of the offer This means that the sa'io'
forces Of New-York Massachusetts, Connec'icu''
v.v.Is-sev PENNSYLVANIA Maryland virginia
North Carolina South Carolina LOUISIANA ueo'si''
r,p,orna Illinois ohio and Michigan Will serve lor
49,. .,,, Tho Navy this summer. The showing is
vraa,ving 10 the Naval authorities who attach I'M
,or.anca both 10 the increase in the NUMBER OF 'ie
Naval Militia In the last year and to the eVlaense "a
greater interest in the regular pracucaI woih
Secretary Herbert has reached detln'le @ conciA 49,
as 10 most OF the features Of the summer pIU
Tsmme There will be distinct plans for tne .'oiod d
States,
ihe States on the lakes Different arrangements are
mad. NECESSARY BY circumstances For the eAei-
cKss Of the Northern and Southern States, Vessels
VIII be detailed from the home squadron Dy Au'i'i "a. a.
BUncs The official programme will provide that
the Admiral is TO have discretion as TO wnch SHIPS
sal be detailed for service with the seVeral pa,
tslons on the Atlantic side Presumably the Au-
n,raI Will assign the vessels best adapted 10 accoin
ncda;e the Naval Militia. Officers ana men ot 'e ne
State troops can learn man-of-war duty as wen Wen 1i, on
one vessel as another, and the main inea VIII oe
their comfort while on board a., 49,, ..o
Unless Secretary Herbert changes his plans, the
militia of the Southern States will have their eXer-
cses afioat between June / and June 10. Inc sec
etary's intention is that the period OF evoutlons
for the Northern States shall be from July Is 10
July ls For these exercises all the vessels OF the
home fleet will be available. Therefore one can be
assigned to the militia of each State and three Gays
vii suffice which to take the land sailors 10 sea
On the Pacific side there are only rev Naval
MIItiamen. orders will be issued TO Admiral
Beardslee to provide ship for these, and to afford
TO them the same facilities for observation and prac-
tcal work afoat that the officers and men IN the
East are to have. on the lakes there Is only one
naval vessel the Michigan She will be called into
service for the forces of Illinois, Ohio and Michigan
This is an outline of the programme which Secre-
tary Herbert will make public tomorrow. The
plans have been worked out In detail and prescribe
What the commanding naval officers are TO DO