The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-24
hrs NATIONAL GUARD.
e~srED AMENDMENTS TO THE
PRESENT LAW.
\ vvelsenburger and Adtt. Gen.
- 70 Formulate Bill for
~.>.entation to the Legislature
-ssed to n second Regiment.

y, rispatch TO the Post-Inteiugencer.
~ WHATCOM. Dec. 22.--J. j. Wells
s-,S~r. colonel OF the First regiment,
6K.. has arranged with Adjt. Gen.
~ a conference in the near future.
.nfcome of which will probably be the
srlnting OF a bill amending the state
saIatiye to the National Guard.
ueak!ng today of the efforts being
Va. ~ certain members Of the guard
MD additional guard forces. In the
40 81 q second regiment, Col, Weisen-
~, expressed himself as unfavorable
s.rsnslon of the guard at present ex-
X the addition of an equipped ar
y company This addition he heart
= Evors and will work for, but says
woaent regiment should he complete
.srlpoed for field work before a new
nthf IL formed.
|}1dtr present conditions the First reg
ruf Il not At for service a single day.
1ocount Of lack Of equipment. The
1u1eYs ambition Is to have his COM
" h such shape that II can be ready
efive field work in few hours
4 8 strong guard is needed a well
eed artillery company he says will
q artillery has great moral force
<UplIIng disturbances. He believes that
p,deral government will furnish the
- lor an artillery company II It can be
~ that the state has permanent
xlnation Of that character.
Wsnts larger Appropriation.
AZ Weisenburger says the guard must
IN IN Increased appropriation. The
1u available now are barely sufficient
kDoD the organization alone.
1npns other changes In the law he
~ one amending the mode of pro-
m and penalties inflicted in military
~ Of regimental Offenders. For one
" the present law provides for
Noatal court martial in trivial cases
jnfjcfB penalties as severe as six
IN In the pcnitentiary for insubor-
rtlon. IN the first place the colonel
nv9 that the unimportant trials
~ y held BY the company In which
INIT were In the field all the time
ehange In the law would not be
oefy
l. ~ second place Col. weissnburger
kveg the severe penalties prescribed
MINOR o!enses were placed on the
r. 70 make the guard appear ridic-
/ ~ 1dea,' said he. sof sending man
A. psnlteptiary for six months for
ntiAG unexpectedly of an OFFICER Is
oeterous Tho law concerning the
cessation Of the guard ,is more orna-
Nlai than practicable and should be
aaed IN several particulars"
otaR OmceRs Appointed.
M weisenburger this week issued an
~ Appointing the commissioned
~ Of the resimental stan. They are
sp6s 3. Lamping. Seattle. first lieu
~ and adjutant; Fred f. King. flrst
l,Aant and commissary: William l..
y North Yakima, first Lieutenant and
97Qmaster; A. G. Simmer. first lieu
at and signal OFFICER. The list Is
r)ete with the exception of the In
Nor OF rife practice. who win be APP
1led from Spokane. Adjutant Lamp
md ouartermaster Lemon both saw
NJ service In the Philippines In the
~ capacities as those 10 which they
mst appointed. Fred II. King was
ntrgAry Of the Second battalion dur
~ nay at Vancouver barracks !
~ me nou-commissioned staff officer
l9@n appointed. He IL VIII y. Pratt.
~ city sergeant major The other
<cmmissioned star officers will be
11ed subject to recommendations by
conmissioned stan officers.