The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-02
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NAVAL MILITIA IN THE WAR
Their Value Acknowledged and In
crease Of Force Recommended.


Washington, Dec. 1.-Lieutenant w. H
| Sutherland. in charge of matters pertain
! ing to the naval militia, has made a re-
! port to the assistant secretary of the navy
upon the naval militia during the war.
At the beginning of the year an allot-
ment of $4,000 was made to several states
! having naval militia organizations, with
a total Of 4.445 men. The states were Cal
ifornia. Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Ill
inois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachu-
sets, Michigan. New Jersey. New York,
North Carolina, Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA.
Rhode Island. South Carolina and Vir-
sinia. The District of Columbia has since
mustered I'm an organization.
The various states mustered into the SER
vice during the war the following: Cali
fornia IS officers. 50 men; Connecticut Il
officers, 1SS men; Florida > officers. IS men
and in the coast signal service officers.
% men; Illinois 10 officers. 7O9 men: Louis
lana l9 officers. PA men; Maryland "a Off
GERS, 20 men; Massachusetts IS officers
3Si men; Michigan Il officers, go men.
New Jersey 81 officers, 373 men; New York
~ officers. sos men: North Carolina Off
GERS, 1S9 men; Pennsylvania Is officers 81
men; Rhode Island officers. 147 men:
South aCrolina IS officers. mates. ISL
men; Virginia officers. 81 men.
Inc report states that from the begin
nlng or the building Of the new navy
efforts nave been made 10 organize a ma
Val militia. but nothing has been done h.
yond the formation of a few stare oreani-
cations The principal training has heen
in the line Of coast defense. The renort
then states:
ne experience Of this short war has
clearly demonstrated the imperative nee
esSity for the maintenance Of a national
reserve IN the organization Of which TOO
inucA reliance must no, be placed mo,
me merchant marine alone. This exna~i-
ence mas shown that a considerable nsr-
Of the merchant marine viii he 5,,,.,
INTO the service of Jhe army in rra-sr,~-
duty, which. of course. materially reduces
the class from which the navy would hone
70 SET its enlisted men.
Although these organizations. many ~
whose members were recruited outside ,hs
Sea-faringg class. failed 10 fully NEE -bo
requirements Of the case. they were AR
upon which the general government had
20 draw at the beginning Of the war. 4
majority OF these. through cooperation
on The part Of the governors Of their
states. answered the call OF The govern
ment and were mustered into the service
for duty on cruising ships in the United
States auxiliary naval force and in the
coast signal service. The navy Geaar,-
ment was hampered in is efforts AZ rap
10 mobilization by its lack OF federal jur-
iSdiction over these o Slniza,iors but in
the end succeeded in obtaining a force
o. over i.e1o officers and men.
Too much canno, be said Of he nat
riotlsm displayed by a majority q the
members q these organizations. many Of
whom. although they had never been 10
sea before The mast knew that they were
10 face not only the dangers OF var bu;
hardships 70 which they had never been
accustomed"
Lieutenau; Sutherland SAYS the classes
oc naval militia should be enrolled for
ave years and II such classes should %