The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-24
COMMIT TEE GOES
TO WASHINGTON.
Left Last Night TO Arrange for Visit
Of Soldiers.
ENCAMPMENI SCHEME POPULAR
Colonel Anderson Gives His Views on
the subject-sketci, of the Life Of
New Lieutenant Colonel.
Military News Notes

Ono week from tonight the five local
companies OF the Seventeen Regiment
and tho Howitzers Will leave Richmond
Tor Washington TO attend the second in
auguratiou OF President Mckinley "A
committee consisting of Captain Bap-
list, of Company H: Iieutenants Mat
thews OF Company 3: Thompson, OF
Company F: Hardy, of Company c, and
Cherry, OF Company A. left for the ma
tional capital last night to arrange for
quarters and subsistence for the soldiers.
Arrangements have already been made
for quarters for the HoMitzers.
Abou: 200 soldiers. infantrymen and ar.
Glierymen. VIII go to Washington.
THE ENCAaIPMENT.
The movement looking to the holding Of
sn encampment in July meets with the
hearty approval OF t,ie military ,.s,lIe
generally.
Colonel George Wayne Anderson, of the
Ssventieth Regiment, Virginia Volunteer
Infantry. was asked to give some idea Of
the benefits that would result to his regi-
ment from the encampment proposed Tor
This summer, and incidentally to make
comparisons between the aid given the
volunteer soidiery by Virginia and by
other States.
he said in reply: ''virginin does less
for her volunteer soldiers than my State
in the Union. with but few exceptions. 1
have seen a table of figures. which ! pre-
sumo TO be accurate, showing the amount
OF money each State gives her military
cstabiishment-the amount may be said to
vary from the ten or eleven thousand
dollars given by Virginia 20 the s24 coo
of Alabama, S2l, 6f0 of louisiana: $4,000
OF maryland and Indiana: $4,000 OF 15wa
and Minnesota: 100 and odd thousands of
Chic and California: and $4,000 of Illinois
s2J+.oo0 OF Massachusetts and Up to the
3I40.0G0 of New York and the $3.50, 600 of
Pennsylvania.
Il: is certain that Virginia can give her
volunteer soldiers greater support than
she does, Illld it is certain that she ought
40 do so.
THE MARTIAL SPIRIT.
Apart from the great fundamental
traths so dwelt upon by the founders Of
republican government in Virginia and
-America-such as thnt the safety OF a
free people is TO be found in a numerous
and well-ordered militia, and the
charges to that effect contained in our
Bill OF Rights and all of our constituticas-
the Stale should consider whether she
does her duty by the sons she is liable at
any time to be called upon to send to bat
tie. Has she done what she. could to
encourage ind sustain their martial spirit?
HAS she attempted to make her service
honorable and efficient Does she. ac-
oording to her means. arm and equip and
train her sons SO rs TO fit them to uphold
on modern bottle-fields the heroic reputa-
tion of their fathers?
No soldiers will have more iliustrious
record TO uphold, and none, am persuad-
ed will bear Drawer hearts should occasion
require. But the desperate bravery of
men cannot overcome equal valor and
trained workmanship. Witness the bloody
Slaughter of Ensland's choicest troops in
South Africa. and if the States do not en-
courage volunteers. the nation must have
a stnnding army commensurate with what
it has 10 be defended. As a. mere matter
of State police, Virginia treats her volun-
teers unjust!E.
OFTEN CALLED UPON.
1T would surprise Eou TO know that
very few. If any. States call upon the vol
unteers to uphold the Inv oftener than
Virginia docs. She has two or three thou