The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-10
GENERAL CANTON'S VIEWS.
HE Is HERE LOOKING AFTER PROP.
ERrY OF MILITIA.
RS" "atherfnG Data as To the Ef-
hcfency OF the Companies Now
Organisms. With View 20 I'm.
tcrfnx Service rpen second Cali.

AG}t. Gen. Canton arrived in Seattle
from Olympia az 6sse ;ass evening on his
way 10 the eastern part of the state. The
especial GRAND on which the general 10
now here. as he told a rosG-Intelligencer
reporter asst evening. Is 10 look up the
militia property left behind by the officers
of the guard when they departed hurried
~ in answer to the call scr troops. This
property consists largely OF camp para
paernal'a. and. as a protection 10 the Of
fcsrs ard their bondsmen. Gen. Canton
Is now on tour through che state TO
arrange fer its safe an. proper custody.
He viii 80 east over the Great Northern
this afternoon. Gen. Canton said:
4 am also gathering data as 10 the re-
speeTive efficiency OF the various bodies
now organizing throughout the state with
View 10 entering the service when thu
second call for troops shall be thrown
open My department VIII then make
Recommendations 10 The governor. and Sc
lectiens VIII follow. Those counties which,
Tor existing reasons. were given the best
snow IN furnishing troops for the first
call viii not he drawn from as freely as
those who were compelled TO take less con-
spicuous places in the list OF quotas. III
IS only fair that The last named should
have a fuller representation In the second
call than the others.
After the details OF the second cali ara
received by the adsutans generals depart
ment a thorough reorganization OF the
National Guard will be IN order. No guard
exists now. but Il will not be- long after
the time j have mentioned when, I have
every reason to believe. the state will
have guard OF which IL win be proud.
hsz ia ~ tz ~ be
rampant in Washington that the whole
people are up ia arms-speaking not figur-
ativeiy. but actually. Twenty-illne organ
nations, comprising . 500 representative
citizens from many ranks OF life. have
been formed within the state and are now
actually drilling for service The rivalry
amongst these = SO great tina. the highest
eHieiency viii result, so that il viii be
easily possible 10 make up a regiment
from their ranks which VIII compare most
tayerahly with any state militia In the
country. For II Is readily seen that &c pick
a regiment OF l,00o men from 2Sco well
drilled applicants, only the choice of tina
lot need be- taken. No. I cannot say pos,-
lively that Washington viii not be called
upon TO furnish more than one regiment,
but do not consider ii probable that n
larger force will be taken. Knowing this.
the captains elected by the VARIOUS organ
izacons referred to are on the lookout for
none but perfectly sound and healthy men.
and any Others stand a poor chance OF
getting Into the drill"
Asked IL he had anything TO say IN a
general way OF the Wan;i:agfon troops
now under arms Gen. Canton replied:
From inquiries made and from all re-
porAs out the Washington boys are knoyn
10 be among the best drilled troops In
camp at San Francisco They are I'D 10
the mark In every way. But they hava
one grieyance-they want TO see active
service either In the Philippines, Cuba or
Porto Rico, and The sooner the chance ia
given them the happier they win be-
Gen. Canton declined 20 express a view
rs TO whether or when they would be sent
TO the front In discussing the movement
to establish naval militia, he said:
BY all means Il is an excellent move
and a highly important one. am heartily
IN favor or the coast line states forming
naval reserves: too much cannot be said
in favor of 81 1 think the government
should furnish a troop ship FOR two or
three weeks once a year, IA be used 70
give the militia practice and instruction
under capable naval officers. / know OF
no other way 10 give them that drill which
lis necessary 10 make efficient marines A
small guDboat would answer the p,rno.e
exactly. In my opinion each coast linz
state should have a naval militia from
40 10 500 strong. Or enough 10 man ons
sattieship. No. I can see no reasous he
reason why the government should reject
the offer OF the association now In eourys
OF organization here In Seattle. Some az
the ships must be running short of ma
rines, though. OF course. the navy yard
supply il not yet exhausted