The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-20

me various mastering places for drill and
inspection. All acts previous to the war
with regard to the militia were intended
TO apply to this class, and the President
was given the power 10 call unon the
governors of the states for the number
VI men required from each state. Since
lne war the militia organization has been
@oaiooneo ana there no longer exists any
such thing as militia. The volunteer or
CARNATIONS are organized by the authority
OF the state and their members are suvo,.y,
INTO the service of the state for one wear
Durlhg the term of their enlistment thew
can pc ordered by the Governor anywhere
"lthln the state, but he has no authority
10 order them to do service outside The
state. The President has no AUTHORITY IN
oruer the volunteer forces to do service
anywhere except through the Governors
OF the states. The enlistment of the men
IN the state service does not bind them
Ia any way to the service of the United
otaes' VI course, there is nothing to pre-
vent any volunteer organization entering
the service of the government in a hod,.
which would doubtless be done with the
majority of these organizations.
Inns ohlcer seems to have some fear
that the volunteer organizations would not
receive proper recognition in case of war
II war is declared" he said. the Presi-
deht VIII call upon each state to furnish
so many thousand men. For instance
Georgia might be called upon for 10 600
men. Applications would at once pour in
upon the Governor from all over the state
by men anxious to hold military COM
hahds Tor permission to organize COM
mands. The Governor being a politician
would appoint his political friends for this
work. All commissions from colonel down
to lieutenant would be issued bv the Cow
ernor. We should then have really militia
organizations differed by politicians"
rms gloomy view seems hardly war
ranted The natural supposition is that
the government will be anxious to get
all the trained or even partially trained
men 1t possibly can, and that il will adont
means to secure them. A recent article
IN the New York Herald takes the follow
ing view of the matter:
Inc greater part of the popular mind
mas the mistaken idea that men in the
national guard, the organized state mill
TIA would be pressed into service next
after the regular army, but such is not
the case At the first bugle call every
member of the militia will have a chance
20 volunteer, but until draft is ordered
no mllltlaman will be required to take the
held against his desire Men who go I'M
willingly are not wanted. They make the
poorest soldiers
Ihere will be no such arm of the SER
vice as the militia in the event of the
next great war with a foreign power 1t
would be illegal for President Mckinley
commander-in-chief of the army and
navy, to order the militia outside orr
boundaries for the purpose of invading
spanish territory or any other foreign
domain. No Governor would be required
by law to honor the Presidents call for
militia. To avoid possible complication,
therefore, the President would act on the
assumption that there is no militia in any
of the states. The regular army proving
insufficient, he would first call upon gov
errors of states for a certain number of
volunteers. Organized bodies of militia
might volunteer in body and offer them
selves already organized, every man con-
senting. officers from and including the
rank of colonel down would be appoint
ed by governors of the states to COM
mand bodies of volunteers, but for the
President is reserved the privilege of ap-
pointing all general officers
The war department has prepared a
diagram, dividing each state into dis
tricts, and has calculated the quota of
troops which might be drafted into SEP
vice from each should volunteers prove in
sufficient. Before a draft would be order
ed in district slow to volunteer its full
quota, bounties would be offered bv the
federal government, and perhaps by the
state