The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-17

Has One of the Weak Organiza-
tiOns-Resu1t Will No Doubt Be
the Dissolution of the Fourth
Regiment at a Date to Be Sc
1ected in the Near Future.
The national guard inspection now be-
Ing conducted by Capt. Monfort will
eventually result in the absorption of the
Fourth regiment. This Is the opinion of
Gen. Bend, and is shared by many nation
al guard men, although there is nothing
certain, as the matter rests wholly with
the governor. However, the views OF
the national guard officers are usually
consulted in such matters.
In the Second regiment there are six
companies that will average an inspec-
ton above 65 per cent, and in the Third
regiment seven companies will pass mus
ter. The Fourth regiment will turn out
seven companies, which will make for the
three regiments twenty good companies
or enough for two full regiments of ten
companies each. When the Thirteenth
regiment returns from Manila 1t will fill
in and complete the organization Of the
national guard, making three regiments
OF ten companies each.
The companies of the Fourth regiment
that pass the inspection will no doubt
be willing to go into either the Second OF
Third regiment, as the new law makes
the Fourth reserve regiment as soor
as the Thirteenth returns, and as a re-
priation from the state.
Il can't say what the governor will
do, said Gen. Bend yesterday, "but as
the law only makes provision for thirty
companies it will be impossible for us
to maintain. the organization of more
than that number. When Capt. Mont
fort completes the inspection we Will be
able to arrive at some definite conclu-
slons. | have always maintained that
any company receiving less than So per
cent on inspection should be mustered
out. If the weak companies now in the
Fourth and Second and Third are mus
tered out, as they should be- we will
have just enough companies for two full
regiments. When the Thirteenth returns
they, of course will want some rest bul
| think by next fall they will be back In
their old places in the state national
guard again By wedding out these weak
sister companies, We will, after the Thir-
tenth has been discharged from the
service of the United States, have one
Of the best national guard organizations
in the country. l do not care at this
time to say which are the weak com
panies, as Capt. Monfort's report will
review fully the condition of every COM
pany.
'"rhe state appropriates $4,000 per year
For the guard. This gives each company
approximately $780, on a basis of thirty
companies. L see no reason why the
state should pay this appropriation to
inanimate companies, when there are
companies that are deserving of all that
the state allows them.
1.-TWO companies of the old guard will
be mustered out within ten days, and
others will follow after the report of the
mastering officer has been received. Com
pany d, of Fairmont, will be mustered
out, and Company F, Third regiment, Is
practically out of the service. In Min
neapolis there are three good companies
and one that will probably not remain
long in the guard In st. Paul we have
one good company and one poor one
"All of these will be weeded out, and
the ultimate result will doubtless be that
of an absorption Of the remaining COM
panies of the Fourth in the Second and
Third, to take the place of some of the
older companies which are mustered
out"