New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-20
SOUNDING THE GUARDSMEN
OFFICERS ENCOURAGED TO FIND OUT
HOW MANY WOULD VOLUNTEER.
GATHERINGS AT SOME of THE ARMoRTEs WHAT
MAJOR-GENERAL ROE HAS TO SAY.

MAJOR-GENERAL ROE HAS TO SAY.
MANY officers Of the National Guard in this city
went 10 the Office OF Major-General Roe. In the
Stewart Building, yesterday and had talks WIN MIN
about the feeling in their commands to volunteer
ing for the war as organizations. Most OF them
were under injunctons OF secrecy when they ieit
the Office but It was known that they had been en-
courased to ascertain how large percentage o.
Their commands would answer a call for the war.
General Roe later declared that no orders nad peeh
issued TO ascertain how many members OF the
Guard were ready TO volunteer, but he said that
many officers had been ascertaining without orders,
and ne was inclined to think that most OF tho re2i-
ments in the city would volunteer II they were
wanted for service in Cuba. lie read the draft OF
the bill TO be introduced in Congress. permitting
militia regiments volunteer as organizations, ana
he said he thought II would be satisfactory to the
National Guard.
4 report that the regiments ana separate COM
panies Of tie National Guard in New-York had been
ordered 10 meet In their armorlos last evening Tor
the purpose OF taking steps to volunteer Tor the
war was contradicted by General Roe. He SAID
no orders had been issued. and that II any militia
organizations in the city assembled last e'e"'nS
they would do so without orders from headquarters.
He lid not deny that officers OF regiments had oeen
encouraged to call meetings Of the regiments to
ascertain how many OF the Guardsmen were reans
to volunteer for service In Cuba.
For some time" he sad. the officers OF the dif-
fcrent organizations have been finding out no"
many Of their men would volunteer In case or a
war and how they felt about going In "a part OF
the Army Of the United States, but they have not
been acting under special orders from me, Ihey
have been doing 1t on their own re'lonsp1i',yE ~,
haven't been opposed to their finding these Things
Il have received orders yet abou, the ealing
out OF the mili;ia." ne continued and don't thlnk
that the Governor will send me any orders until me
President calls for volunteers We nave pech
simply getting things ready for such call.
Major Andrews. of SQUADRON y, stln NeSleIuis .
III there IS nghtng in Cuba by the United States
w6,,d go in Command of Squadron A. Then the
Major recoected that he was under injunctons not
to talk about the readiness Of the members O, tne
SQUADRON 10 volunteer but he did contradict the
report that they had got together and had declarei
themselves ready. almost to man. to so and nsht
Maior-cioneraI Roe took hand In the 18th R%g;
upon UPON him on Monday win number Of other Wa
iors. and ycsterda Major Lynch was s 81 3nnrc
punys rivals for election as colonel On the nshs
q tho election Major Lynehs G6 Gompqmy IN
armory hall. and then picked Major Lynch up ara
carried him on their shoulders TO the company
II IS understood that BrirldcrGeneral smith rep,
rmandcd him for permitting his men 10 do THIS. ana
Major-General Roe talked sharply to him yesterday
about discipline in me regimen. .,,.,, -, so,oral
regimental armories in the city last evening thai
no formal calls for meetings Of the regiments had
were taking measures To ascertain how many
Guardsmen would volunteer for service IN cuoa
Colone puny Of the Goth Regiment. last night
issued a circular the officers and men OF the
regiment asking that In case tho regiment WAS
en- led into the service Of tho United States o"cn
company would be in numbers up TO the standard
required N the United States Army. tn" com.
rnanacr Impressed upon the officers and men OF
the @gmcnt the necessity for Wig rous recruiting IN
all Of the companies.
4, tho armory q the lst na,,eTy in West FoTty,
fourth Captain Louis Wendell drilled his force
Of nincty-hvc men In the use ~ the revolver. ana
finally asked the Guardsmcn n they wou.0 NoiuH-
n called upon by tho President 10 20 10 'Npa
Al tho members OF the battery expressed their
willingness TO 20 70 the front The names Of forty
men appear on the waiting list OF Captain Wen
d'li = battery.
The members ~ the ~ Battery were put through
gun drill ~ Captain DAVID wilson at tho armory.
~ Thrty-tH rd-st. and Park-aNe. The Runners
nre MI anxious 70 90 20 Tho 'front.'.
compc,ed OF Comranlcs u. =. II and l. were drilled
- the armory by Major Washington Content A.
tho close ~ tho exercises all the men In the bat
talon declared their readiness 10 70 20 Cuba 70
Rv'nge the destruction ~ the Maine.
Three companies VI tho 7lst regiment and IN" re
cruii4 wcrc drllcI bv Ma Tor Smith last night at
the Arn1rv. Park-avr. ana Thirty-fouTth-st. The
regiment Is awaiting The ca ! To arms.
BROOKLYN called % meeting Of tho officers ~ tho
regiment last night 0nd directed hem 10 assemble
thor respective" ~ u'9in!"s FOR The rurpos" Of nf-
cor'airing how many men would volunteer In the
event ~ hosilliti'F Win Spain. Tho officers viii
probably assonfi 20 tho members ~ their companies
Tonight The regiment numbers s2p officers and
how many ~ tho mon would volunteer he replied
that 70 was impossible 20 state should tho call he
for ono month said colonel EDDY. Il holicyo the
rorceniasc would be good II the call should he
would be- 90 large. and in cas-" Of one year could
not tell anything about II You Soc man,. Of tho
men could not leave their business and families
FOR that length OF time"