New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08
WHY THEY STAY AT HOME.
,rAsoSs ADVANCED FOR THE sEvENTH's hi--
rUsAr, TO voIUNTEER-TI1p TWENTY
'rWENTY ND
SECOND AND TwENTY-THlRp.


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. am glad TO that your 'a'ueu P"Y
as nor io,n in the unjust criticism oi '1o '
na~.uoent hut calls attention TO the o'ohoei u "
NY those regiments which were not i'''''' 49,
.crt 10 the front the question whel'ei ny 49,
Willing 70 60 or not. TO ms MIND inc No VI ~
tn js p splendid exhibition OF moral coui aee
ia bovo heen much easier to say Yes anu
win the applause OF the multitude VINO arc ~
familiar with the National Guard anu '"'
,t,ahl. 70 soc why regiment sho"'U ~ go
,r,.hor should stay both being equally brave s"u
sclr-sacrihcng. - l., ,r,rer
. .,s,aerot,on Of the vast differences IN nuHlei-
al strength and esprit de corps between inc req,
rnen,s will show that the Adjutah'-'e"e'a' "
state mad nttle no choice IN the MAJ -,
his time OF military enthusiasm. 10 oiue' Wv
weakest REGIMENTS forward meant 70 III UP o.
o,ca ,heir ranks 10 the maximum strength "I'''"
20 Keen them at homo would mean tNe'' ueP''
,,oss,bly 10 the point OF disDandInc'I' ioi NV -,
Ing O, such regiments at home cou'u hie'i' -
,ha. they were unfit for duty. on the other manu-,
tho keeping at home OF the iui'-'"'Ne "
23d could have disastrous erect.
,rha. indiy1d III Guardsmen should be respec'eu -.
exercising their right 10 decline 10 go ~
Main the members OF our National ""al" nov
Ing entered into contract WIN '"'
vew-york and no provision for foreign servo
,. 80. ~ ,oo such provision had peeh
,odo ,oc-,i.s in time OF peace would haruIy nav
ho., oh,a,rablo the nature and duration or ioies"
service being unknowable. j. Is co"''l'u''' '
ever that an emergency has arisen whlch wal ".
,,. ,aL,,g ~ Tho National Guard or the o'a'"s
iodrv into lie service Of the United states anu
,loeo ,creo,s who th'nk this way have ehn'a'o'''
80 ,rnr view, TO the exclusion OF any co",'"'I
opjnion AID 10 induce members OF th' a. "
C;r,ri ~ oC.rr their services. "he'h'' ui'' VIZ
d, So o. not Tho authorities at A!hii'S, ''"
DO no. co,sider he emergency slihc'e"'y "'t'''
10 warrant inc Governments iaking All on re-
cor,s f,r fo-ecn service. and therefore o's's""'o
our s,ro~rcs, reci;ncnts the 7th. 22d ana ga io'
home duty The officers Of the IN take si'i""'
View az regards their o"n regimen ' an
dared cypress this view boldly mus "a ,,d
Ing many fe.lo.y- G sardsmen ahc many "'
journals. .
r war had broken out last fan. and the Govern,
ment had then called for we!-driIIed Troupe "
% oyerrln Clba IN the healiniM sc"s'''' "' t.
gency calling FOR the National Guhru "'iS''
been said ~ ,x,st Bu: war beeinninS SIX nioi''"'
IN adv,rn. n, "a. ,roncr time FOR military opera
'iona n Cuba there is ample opportunity % ."''.
volunteers INTO 4 magnificent army. Ins'e"u VI
an omergancy demanding quick action We in"s
vel hAevc that ne WaI D ogg nhrr diseases 10
r.eg upon The spam!aTds we may nnsy "a The ranks
most formidable foes IN Dup, d rTnnn the work IN
Nobo1y knows whether tho spanish meet , wili
strike orr CO.'S, or not bur anybody cTn geo ~
II il does our best militia regiments couin P Po
ses againsf sndrg pares Sobody foresee
that IN time Of great excitement thri -, ,.r
rloting In large ctics but cFefypooy ~
% now that those regiments when arc so. eso.s
stay home are The which for many ies,i1o.,
are the most reliable They win fire II orucS . 4
Will MI whcn ordered and VII not fire "'''
ordered a.r.
The Presiden. has called for about one peI cen
0. the fighting strength OF the Nation re 90 ae
swered by more than FIVE times as many n.e,.i e,
ne wants Nobody pI@tends that the country ~ =.
any sort OF dancer. but In the excitement OF ~
n:oncn. some people INSIST that some other peo no
shall enlist. whether they want TO 90 20 OF H.
and 70 The exclusion of those wno certainty wan
n} ccnrSx IA sansA enc uan's ufs u ~ valuable