New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-22
MAJOR,GENERAL ROE BUSY.
PREPARING TO RESPOND TO A SUMMONS
FROM THE PRESIDENT.
THE CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS EXPECTED FIRST
"A DENIAL OF TIE ALLEGED oBJECIloN'
TO THE VOLUNTEER ARMY BILL
APPOINTMENT OF
crA1-- YS(.INECP
STAFF ENGINEER.

Major G eneral Roe the division commander OF
<he National Guard OF the State of New-York. had
a busy day in his Office in the Stewart buioihs
yesterday looking after details which must DC
prepared in advance OF call for the militia o"'
late in the afternoon he said that no order looking
TO the mobilization OF the National Guard haa pee"
sent out and mono might be expected until the
President made the call for volunteers. He con-
tradicted report that the colonies OF regiments IN
the city were to have meeting TO protest against
some features OF the Volunteer Army bill IN con-
rress ID Colonel Seward. who had been men
toned in the report having been selected 10 pre-
eide at the meeting also contrad.cted the report.
Tho amendment Of the bill they said. left no room
ror opposi:ion 10 II, and II there had been no
amendment the colonies would not have tnouSht OF
making protest
Iate in the afternoon General Roe appointed
Major John Bogcrt. formerly Of the stan OF
Brigadier-General Oliver In Albany, as engineer on
the staff of the division commander, with the RANK
Of Northumberland General Roe now has
good working staff Northumberland Boger' Is
O civil engineer. with an office at No so Wal-st
As 10 report that some Of the regiments had
been selected for fighting IN Cuba. whiIe otheIs
had been selected for homo duty. General Roe said
he did not know whether or not ne would nave inc
choice to make. as the Governor might decide VIVA,
regiments should be sent out II the State lie SAID
no did not know how far the Governors pans III
that respect had proceeded.
As 10 the arms now used by me STATE 'roop''
General Roe said that the United States had the
right 10 the use Of those arms. having suppIeu
them 10 the States The small arm used by the
state troops is the Springfield rifle. while the Gov
eminent troops use the krag-Jorgensen repeating
rifle The former IS no a repeating arm. Inc
Krag- Jorgensen weapon has a detachable cartridge
magazine special cartridge used exclusively
nv the United States Army fits this latter rife. II
will not nt any other rife and II either rifle or
er,n,un,.ion falls into an enemys hands separately
st will be useless D,, ,oo said
are armed with the Springfield rife. tie said that
81 this were not a fact there would ne serious
danger Of confusion on accoun; OF the difference OF
Ammunition but he thought there would De ntole
frouble on account of the two kinds OF cartrlu6
In speaking OF the different rifles GENERA H No
said there was a difference of opinion as 20 tne
effcency of repeating and non-repeating rlnes 10.
army use Many military men heId lnat tnt oess
service could be got from a rlile thal Iequ''es "
senarate LOADING for each cartridge .
General Roe said he knew nothing OF a iePUpIt
that he was to he made hrigadier-senerai IN tls
not be reduction in rank he said that !, YOU" p
he ''Will YOU accept commission under ,nese
circumstances" was asked of him oIn
know whether would or not don Kno" '"d'
me raDOrt