New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-19
NATIONAL, GUARDS AND THE ARMY.
n,,.-,., por rr4,0;ys CuARpsMEy WILL BE
EXAMINED BY THD FEDERAL AUTHORITIES
TO SECURE MEN or THE BEST
puycrcA1. CONDITION.

PHYSICAL CONDITION
N,.o-.ceneral Roe the division commander OF
.ha National Guard in this State. has declared
right along that he did rot believe there wouo Do
a war with Spain. and he was not READY yesterday
TO give up his hope for peaceful solution OF inc
Cuban trouble Al the same time. he expressed
the belief that II the time came for calling OUT
,ba National Guard the regiments would be caIled
o,,t as organizations. and he probably spoke with
knowledge OF the intention OF the secretary OF
War because Colonel Greene was IN washington
and IN consultation with General Aiger on the
subiect On Saturday. General Roe said ne tnousht
a call for the National Guard would precede any
osn for volunteers because the war might be over
before volunteers could be made ready lot hghuhs
vhils the organizations OF the National Euaro "eio
At TO 20 and fight At short notice AS 10 tHe pos
s,nI. unwingness of sone members OF the Ma
,,onsi Guard TO 20 and fight in Cuba. General Koa
said: $780,
oThere are men IN the National Guard who have
families dependent upon them FOR support. ana
who cannot leave homo for a campaign outsioe tno
State unless they are absolutely heeoeo. A"eeo
men owe It to their families to walt til their SER
vices in the field absolutely needed, ana RI
rsprements WIFI se made. have no doubt. so that
these men Will not have 10 go with their regiments
hi, Will not be considered any the less good soldiers
They will still keep up thsr resmsnIs' 81 syanHhSS
thew will be- he'd ready for home servlce-perhaps
detailed TO the mastering In and dfi'ng Oh Volun-
AS TO reports that officers in the National Guard
OF other States had declared that they would not
take their regiments out as a port OF me heSuar
Army Naior-C;enersl Roe said mat 1t would not be
in good taste for him TO say anything. he thought
that these officers must have declared that they
yould NOT 20 out unless the Identity OF their reg
.rnents was preserved. There about forty-hve
NATIONAL Guards" he said. and II wouldn't do TO
have them all down IN Cuba separate armies.
There will have 10 be general Army. and II IS
natural to suppose that the General Of the United
States Army will command. .
General Roe said that he thought the men IN the
National Guard would be put through new physi-
cal examination under tho supervision OF the United
States military authorities II they were called out
for dutY A strict examination IS required by he
authorities OF this State before man IS enlisted.
bit the United States Government would probably
require another. The Governmcn, Is sons 20 DO
tho best Il can to avoid starting another big pen
sion roll" he said. Every man who Is called
,lpon TO fgl:t. unless something unexpected hap
mems will be man as nearly perfect physically AZ
possible The pension rolls Of the last war contain
4 great proportion Of names OF men who dis
abIed by diseases They were not physically strong
enough for soldiers"
General Roe said that the matter OF the regular
yearly encampments had been under discussion.
II there was no war. tho regular encampments
would begin In June usual The orders would
be issued 10 the middle OF May, II was not
declared TX that time Just as II there was no Ike