New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
GUARDSMEN UNHAPPY.
THEY WANT THEIR ORGANIZATIONS
KEPT INTACT
ASSERTIONS THAT THERE WILL BE LIGHT
RESPONSE If THE MILITIA ARE ASKED
TO VOLUNTEER ONLY As INDIVIDUALS.

ASSERTIONS THAT THERE WILL BE LIGHT
RESPONSE If THE MILITIA ARE ASKED
TO VOLUNTEER ONLY AS INDIVIDUALS.
Mutterings continue TO be heard in National
Guard circles because Of the possibility that the
organizations may re dsintegrated when the actuai
call for volunteers comes. There seems TO no only
opinion the subject. and that IL that Ma
tional Guardsmen should be allowed 10 enlist as
members OF a National Guard organization rather
than as individuals With the exception. perhaps
OF the members all Guardsmen take pride
IN their regiments. BY faithful attention to duty
AT tho sacrifice OF time and money. men nave
worked their way from the ranks to he conlmis
stoned officers They know the mon In their OF
ganzatlon. and tho in turn know and respect
them and f. only natural. they say. that
all should desire 20 he .oEether when. after years
OF peace service. they wanted for actual war.
As companies battalions regiments these or
Fanizations would be glad to go into tho service
and their officers declare that 80 per cen; OF inc
men enrolled would doubtless respond TO the can
but t. rs II has been threatened. n call Is made
for one regiment from each brigade. the mon 10
enlist as Individuals and to be COMMANDED by
officers to be selected later. the responses VIII De
few
one member Of tho lie, Regiment said yester-
day: Prom what I have heard the men say. l
know that only few would remain behind "
Colonel Greene were 10 lead our regiment into tho
field hut I know also that mighty few Of tho men
VIII enlist II they cannot 70 ms members or tho
regiment"
In the 7th Regiment the feeling Ia the Same. The
ranks OF the command are FUN. every man in the
regiment takes pride IN being member OF H.
and almost every one would gladly march away
with the regiment But these same men would he
slow 10 join n company with Tom. Dick and Harry.
and be commanded by officer other than IN"
ono under whom they are now serving. IN" I'm
Regiment is the only one in the State which has
~
It should he allowed to enlist "a a regiment on mat
account.
IN view OF the decision mobilize the State troops
at Peekskln. an officer OF the Fifth Brigade SAID
that he hoped no such step would after all be taken
There are three good campgrounds In the ne'gh-
borhOod" he said. where troops could 70 INTO
camp 10 await orders and 10 receive inSructlon
These grounds are az Pcekskn. Van Cortandt
Park and Sea Girt. y. !. But these places should
be occupied 10y other than Nsw-York or New-Jef-
sey troops. In order 10 make a Guardsman und'r-
stand that he Is really duty he should ." sent
away from homo-away so far that he must give
up tho idea OF gong to town to see his vito. his
sweetheart tho stock ticker or n man. lf tho
Ncw York regiments go TO Pockskill III" adjuian'
Will be bcsicged every morning by droves OF men
who want 10 20 10 the city. and life Will be pu'-
den 10 officers who have that boon TO besto"
Half the men DO not know that 20 remain away
longer than tho permit specifies. in time or war
makes tho man a dcsertcr subject 10 the severcs'
| penalty. II the men were Gent n Chickamauga. ~
Mobile or 20 Tampa. and n our campgrounds were
! set aside for National Guardsmen from out West
; over East or mp North. all the soldiers would
soon know that they were cut or from home WIN
/ all It's toys and s0rrows and would settle GOVT
/ to the work for which they enlisted.
Major-Gcnoral Roe. the division commander OF
! the National Guard or tho state. was N Albany
Yesterday consulting with III" Governor. and ON
GERS % regiments In the city sald they understood
/ that he would use all his Influence 70 nave M
/ regiments allowed 20 volunteer ~ organizations
/ General Roe was expected 10 return 20 me ci)
laf, nigh. with fun orders for modelling the req
rncns FOR service. iIo had cautioned oihc"rs ~ TIE
Guard not 20 talk about thc orders In advance. o.
/ 20 criiicaa tho Governor or Adiuian'-G"n"ra I'll
! urrhaef and most ~ 'he Officers would not glF'
/ 'uier.tcws Many mcmLcr7 u regimen s.. however
! declared tha; members % th" GUARD woH4d Voilh
focr 20 80 c,fcr' ~ e. PER cont y the r"FiU" =
! were called oIi rs ORGANIZATIONS, hu' 'ia' not j
Ter cen, OF the men would volunteer 90 inli iliAis