The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

VT on Ilne practice with rank ~ a. 5 ,p
J uatt and among their other dnt,os =,
la tne men the nomenclature az ~
sts,.y,,, w turing engagements this viii n
9vsVluteiy necessary. W
Great stress should bn maid ., ,,,,.Es
tertesy and guard duty, for ienora , ~. !.
,nis SHOWS up moro glaripsly th,n ~.
usns eise. commissioned officers n, :,
.vuts on uuty in camp etc should s,,..,is,
I tne adtutant generals office with da,na,s,
reports, which should be published IN ~,
aalutant generals annual report 70 ~,
commander -chief w CIV
While the militia was organized IN
hiueriva as early as 1880 Washingb,a
was the first to recommend ~, us. s.9,
peace establishment and jefferson als,
Strong advocate of Il National g,m,.a
stys' FOR people who are froe and
: VINO intend TO remain free the we'll arn,s1
ana well organized militia is Tho Are,
OF guarantees" '"S ~ S'
oniS Two or three States in the Union
,,.,t 49,. 70 appreciate the necessity and adj
vantage CT this. Even the National c,v.
eminent, which in 1905 appropriated ssan
too Tor the maintenance OF the guard ali.
most century later, with an Increase
IN the guard equal TO the conditions of
America, have only increased the appro-
Iration to 100000. In the same bro.
Lor.lon TO the population, wealth and
Noiunteers now armed and equipped as
al that time, s2,00Oo0O would NOT he ey-
| cessive. "
The wer department in Washington
should have board whose sole duty
should be the organization and instr,Ic-
tion OF the National guard II is ami
should be under the direct orders of ;hs
president and it should be the care of
| the government to render it efficient ana
This would In no wise conflict with the
&c nv ftr 4.
msnder in CHER.
The National appropriation of $500. COO
If divided according TO representation in
congress which is based on population
and tie figures of a few Of the States are
mere given, and by comparing the figures
of those given. you will see how well the
Lone star State brings up the rear
Connecticut appropriates for her guard
S2l6OO0, the National government s5175.67:
Florida $4,000, the National preparation
SS4S6.46; Ohio 100000. the National SIS
S40.O9; Oregon, comparatively a new State
$40, 900, the National governments appro-
priation is only s345145 Pennsylvania
s350,o00 the National appropriation s27.-
tO3.6O; Louisiana, State that could go
In Texas vest packet $21,00O National ap-
preparation $4,000; New Jersey s103. 10l.
National appropriation ss626.12: New
York $4,000. National appropriation
sSl,O54.o5; Massachusetts s964.10o, Ma
tional appropriation $12,939. 49, Texas
appropriates when called into SER
vice as posse comitatus $4,000, 9TH
erwise nothing. The National appropri-
alton is S12,939.lS, which is the same as
massachusetts. Now by comparison you
VIII see how much our grand and great
State does for the National guard, while
Massachusetts with the same represen-
tation, the same National appropriation,
gives her militia 1854, 100.
Two States hold division encampments--
one besides Texas. Fourteen States hold
brigade encempments; twelve States reci-
mental encampments. The others hold 20
official encampments. though every State
has m organized militia except Alaska
and tho Indian Territory The largest
in New York aud the smallest in New
Mexico. Thirty eight States use the
name National guard two States.
militia four States, "volumteers;" ii9e |
States State guard" Five States have
division organizations; twenty-five States
brigade organizations. seventeen, :esi-
mental organizations. Eighteen States
available for military duty, unorganized,
100000 men, New York, 100000 men; Ohio, |
$4,000; Pennsylvania $40, 900: Virginia, |
364, 900.
The text books that are extremely USE |
fnl, and in fact indispensable TO the Ma
tlonal guardsmen, besides the infantry |
drill regulations and army regulations, are
Organization and Tactics by Wagner; |
Service of Security and Information by |
Wagner; Arrangement of Military Law
by winthrop Military Topography and
Sketching,' by Rout Infantry Fire; Its
TTse il Battle" by Bachelor: Small
Arms Firing Regulations, by Blunt; Cat
lolialn en outpost Duty by Wagner,
and every officer of the guard before he
Is commissioned. should be required TO
have these books and study them, even
though he know only a smattering.
Ii is discouraging In the extreme to the
Texas volunteers, who have for years kept
up their organization. bought their own
paid their own fare, IN many
Instances, when they see the armory VI
the Seventh New York which cost s600,0eG,
exclusive of grounds. and the encourage
nent and support given the guard by
the State; their equipment their eficlen-
~ and the benefits that are bnund to ac-
rrue from this When called into actual
service. they are assigned to the post Of
honor. and rightly So because they are {
really efficient and equipped. The same
IAN be said of Ohio. Pennsylvania and the
Illinois National guard. In the last naD,ed
State. a bill has just been entered before
he legislature seeking to pay members OF {
he guard who were called into service Vt i
he United States the difference In salary ,
II $3.50 per month. paid by the National
government, md 500 per month. allowed .
hem by the State when called into actual [
service II
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