The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-19


ENCE AGAIN-THE TROUBLE OF A
NEW GUARD ARE MANY, HE DE-
CLAREs, AND TT WILL. BE VERY
HARD TO ORGANIZE II.
Major w. :. Millar came home last
evening from New York and was inter-
viewed by a Tribune reporter on his
views Of the future of the National
Guard Of Pennsylvania. What he said
was vigorous and emphatic, and he
stunned 1t up with this sentence:
THE United States government has
sold to Pennsylvania the most beauti-
| ful gold brick that ever was manufac-
| turCd."
His opinion is that the National
| Guard has gone and forever and the
| federal government has committed an
objectionable outrage. The reasons he
gave will be here related Our state,
! said he. had the finest guard on this
| side Of the water. 1t was the only one
| in the country fully armed. equipped.
| trained and disciplined on a basis with
the regular army.
| In the call for soldiers issued by the
| president. Pennsylvania's quota was
| 1OS6O men. on April 25 the governor
| called out the state guard. and on last
| Friday morning at 10 o'clock every
man of this number was mustered into
| the United states service. The New
| York state guard was called out about
| the same time ana up to the present
| not more than 5000 soldiers have been
| mustered from among them The Thir-
teanth regiment. of Brooklyn, and the
| Seventh of New York, refused to go
out at all unless they got everything
| they asked for.
PROVES THE EFFICIENCY.
The facility with which our state has
responded To the call for soldiers is
enough to prove the efficiency of the
| guard Every regiment is ready to
move or is moving to the stations des-
| ignated by the war department, and
the delay that has been is the fault OF
the rational government in not having
things ready.
Major MilIar was given to understand
when he left three weeks ago for Mt.
| Gretna that the state guard from top
to bottom would he accepted into the
regular army. 1t became known a few
| days later that there was a hitch in
this arrangement, and Governor Hast
ings went to Washington and conferred
with the president. When he came
back everybody thought the hitch was
made straight and the assurance would
be fulfilled.
How, he asked, has that promise been
kept? The war department sent three
officers to Mt Gretna to do the muster
ing. They began with the guardsmen
and examined them day after day until
the work was completed. Then they
went up to the officers of the Compan-
les. from that to the officers of the leg
lment. and when it came to the brigade
| and division officers they stopped and
told them they could go home.
General CCbin, of the Third brigade,
was a hriEadicr general in the civil
war. and he served with courage and
distinction. He is the DreSe". COM
manler in chief of the Grand Army ot
the Republic ot the United States: and
for the past twenty-five years he gave
his time and attention and money 10
the up-buildirC of the National Guard
OF Pennsylvania. In addition to that,
said Major Millar, he is one of the best
commanders today in the nation.
THE MEN HONORED.
Now, who gets the appointments that
should rightly fall To such as General
Goblin and those who have been his
helpers? Men like Mr. Sartoris. Gen.
Grants son-n-law. who was born in
England, raised in England. and spent
the most Of his lif" there; Fred. Grant
son of Gen Grant, who has absolutely
no experience and nothing to commend
him except that his father was a great
man. Appointments are given to rich
mems sons, who have no qualifications
ForalIer's son. Ayers son, HOhart's :
son, RriCe's son, Englsh's son, Logan'S
son, Strong's sOn--thcse are some at
the ones who have been hunOred above
the heads of men who have given the
best years of their life to The service of
their state and union.
Major M...~r has his son in the navy
and a brother in an Ohio regiment.
He has, himself, given y years Of his
life in the service of the National
Guard. Every year Of that he spent
an average of 500 his own money for
uniforms, inCidentals, etc. not To speak
of the time and attention. While ad-
iutant Of the Thirteenth regiment no
man could nave worked harder He is
now ready to go to the front, but the
government has rejected his services
He was invited to go into his old
company, where he was sure of a
Commissioned office, but he would no.
usurp a place that the men in line Of
promotion were striving for.
When the mastering was completed
Friday, all left Of the state guard were
the staff and a brass band Governor
! Hastings told General Goblin to go
home that there was no further need
of the guard at MI Gretua. The gen
eral was not in a pleasant frame Of
mind as he surveyed the scene. and
saw one Of the finest military organi-
cations in the country broken up For
broken up it is, Major Mnlar believes.
\ PROVISIONAL GUARD.
Now they propose, said he, to organ
ize a provisional guard. Who will or
ganize il? viii General Goblin? win
he go 10 work and begin all over again
to equip and train and bring to a
high standard Of perfection military
body that may be taken from him, and
when it is taken away those who take
it will just say, "Go home now and
be good, we don't want you any more.
thank you"
Will General Goblin or any other
man set about TO organize a guard or
regiment that will he subject a call
for the Suppression Of strikes and riot .
ers, and when there is an opportunity
that the guard may show what stuff it
is made Of, to be told that the hOnOrs