The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-20
TROOPS MAY GO INTO CAMP.
GOVERNORS POSITION. HE SANS.
mas BEEN MIsUNDEHSTOOD.

Encnmp-Coi. Obear says the Pre-
eeedinE. Of the Coart-martinI win
soon &c Tukcn Ip ~ the Gov
rrnor-Hr Has Heard Nothing Late
y of the Proposed Biil Affecting
the 6uards.
Military men In Savannah. and there ARE
many o. them. have been wanting some
Information from headquarters as 90 what
d IN prospect Tor the organizations In the
state service but either little has been
known or reucenre has been observed
hy those from whom the Information has
been sought Col william g. Obear in
spccior general Georgia state Troops. is
In the city however. and he freely dis
eusses the situation. Col oboar arrived
yesterday morning from Atlanta. and Wal
De here several days 20 look over the pa
p,rs Of some Of the Savannah officers.
There viii be- no company inspections. he
said to representative OF the Morning
News, on this trip.
The Governor position upon the mat
Ter 81 appropriation FOR the military and
upon encampmcnts for troops. Col. obear
said IN "a discussion with officers. has hem
has been misunderstood. lie declared
that the Governor wants money expended
upon the troops but. having some S3o.-
90 ln hand. felt that shift could bc made
with it during 1901 and that m appro-
pr.afion OF another 50 co might De- made
In 1866 There Is a desire on the part Of
tho Governor and others connected with
The military service. Col Obcar said. that
induced them to cndcavor to show the
LEGISLATURE that there Is no disposition 20
"gouge" for military expenses
I'VE now think 81 probably" said the
Inspector general "that che LEGISLATURE
viii show appreciation Of tho Governor's
forbcarancc in not asking for an nppro-
prmnon by making one for the military
In spite ~ his recommendation. have
been informed that there is such a desire
among the members. and considerable
sum may be- added 10 that which IS al
ready in hand for the expense 81 the
I military establishment during 1891.
As to the Governor being opposed 10
state encampmrnts TINT decidedly f. mo-
the case He IS opposed 10 general en-
Hcampmeut at Griffin. and many officers
agree that such course Is noe wise. The
/ Governor. however. does approve Of rcgl-
mental encampments. ana t~ere are Sow
eral reasons why hey should hc adopted
/ No. I do not believe that the encampment
could be held next year with the funds
that are now IN sight-uot ~ arTnory rent
continues 10 be- paid. with an addition to
the military fund from the Legislature.
bringing tho amount to say $1,000 how
ever both armory rent could be- paid for
the companies and encampmcuss could be
held
II reEimentnl encampments were held
within the territory Of the respective
commands in the state. distinct advant-
ages over the former plan 81 having a
general encampment AZ Griffin would he
enjoyed. The expense FOR one thlng.
wound be greatly reduced. and the rail
/ riads would not as formerly. receive half
OF al the money expended upon encamp-
ments. With greatly reduced distances
for tho companies 20 travel. there nat
uraly would be- far Jess 20 sp nd for
transportation. This Is an advantage that
spsks loudly for regimentai encampments.
The belief Is strong amoug military
men that the opposition that has 81 fire.
| quenty been encountered Ia the Legis-
lature when any measure hooking toward
an expenditure upon the troops as pro-
posed might be broken down Il regimcntal
encampments were held. with eucamp-
meuts in six sections Of the state. q
would bee an easy matter Tor Legislators
and senators 70 pay visits 20 the camp
20 have no permanent camp location for
regiment BY camping in one place
one year and In another the next. oppOr-
tunity would be afforded the representa-
lives TO take IN the encsmpmcnts With
out having 20 travel far or suffer much
inconvenience.
some competition among the cities and
;a=s;ss q ;ss several sections :cT ;ae camp
| sites would unquestionably arise, and
benefits from the camps could be scat
/ tered over the state instead OF being con
/ fined 10 Grifiiu 1 believe that the cities
would be willing 10 ofler monetary i'm
/ ducements for the advantage OF having
camp established near them, and such
subscriptions might so To swell the en-
| "a mpment fund. n such subscriptions
/ were received. believe there would be lit
tie question about military encampments
| next year.
Another objection 20 a general cncamp-
| ment Is that there would probably be two
| regiments there at the same time, which
| means that one Of the colonies would have
| 10 pose as a general. taking command Of
| the post That would be right and proper
| II il were not for the fact that Il IS the
time that the colonel needs 20 be the
| head Of his regiment. He does not often
get the chance 10 have his command in
camp. and II Is not the part of wisdom for
/ him 10 become a general al the very time
| he should be a colonel
1.-THE camp site al Grifiin has been used
too long anyway II Is not well 20 en-
| camp troops year after year upon the
same ground. HYGIENE reasons make Il
| undesirable. Army surgeons have In
| formed me that Il Is not well 90 use a
piece OF ground within five years after
/ is occupancy for any length OF time by
i a considerable body OF men. Rcgimcntai
encampments. as proposed, would avoid
this objection for they would not be 10
| dated al the same place successive years. =
| Col Ohcar's suggestion about suhscrip-
| lions from cities desiring cncampmcuts
vas horn OF the profit reapod during the
Spanish war by those p,eaccs near which
camps were established. As there would
| be but regiment Ia camp ana Tor bat
q week the advantages 10 place would
not. of course be very great though they
would probably be- considered sufficient
! to induce merchants 10 subscribe small
amounts 20 a fund Savannah. having
nine OF the twelve companies OF the First
| Infantry already here. would not be "a
| greatly Interested as other places with
! smaller forces iu the pecuniary advan-
tages. and her subscriptions might not be
| so large.
The proceedings Of the general court
| martial that sat in Savannah TO Try the
case OF Corpl n. :. Harris Of the Re
| publican Blues ana others" said Col
! Obcar. have not yet received the attcn-
ton OF the Governor. who has been zoo
busy 10 take them up. lie has be. n