New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
GENERAL ROE'S WARNING.
SAYS THAT IF WEAK GUARD ORGANlZA-
TIONS DO NOT IMPROVE THEY
WILL BE DISBANDED.

Major General Charles F. Roe, commanding
the New-York National Guard, made pubic yes
terday his annual report, which mas just oee"
submitted to the Governor. The Guard is hlsiiis
praised for its attention 10 duty, and It's con-
dition is shown to be excellent At the same
time weak organizations are warned that ulie''
they improve they will be disbanded
As to the condition of the Guard, Generai roe
says:
September 80 1901 it had been since losZ IL Us IS
now completely armed and equlppedd d,ties tG so
far as such can be expected of citizen sodlery are
wei performed but in the Jealous endeavor 10 10
progress to higher work attention to details is IN
too many organizations not SO booIs a for
tinuous il should be instruction IN scnuoT ass @
officers and non-commissoned officers IS PROCESS p9s
ing we'll as the actions OF thesd d3 show painly
Discipline is well taught and maintained lou Uir
of soldiers on duty Criticism of superiors has al
most ceased. and with the hearty co-operauon % ol
Gated There is not anything which tbn shows sc IN Of f
member Of military organzat1on lne of the cor
reel fundamental and primary principles OF II mus hi
superiors and ventilating his ideas and generaIIy
imaginarw wrongs in the public r9 press sita to be
used by soldiers a terr1 OF derison. +. 40
otbefTse satisfSctory appearance Of the National
Guard, and ii is due TO the good ORGANIZATIONS taat
day large enough for all practical purposes-too
large really considering the apProPTiatii0n i0n
oTganizati6ns shall be found by reports of attend
nnce and inspectors TO have made insufficient or
not any Improvement shall duly recommend their
disbandment; they are but few in number ana IN
The present strength of the National Guard is
follows:
oficers. 81
Artillery 5S3
Infantry
Total
General Roe praises the conduct of such parts
of the Guard as were called out for the Albany
strike the Pan-Amercan Exposition and after
the assassination OF President Mckinley. Re-
ferring TO the work done in small arm practice
he recommends that a team be authorized to
represent this State at the interstate matches.
He also recommends that there he issued twen-
ty-five rifles each infantry organization and
twenty-five carbines to each troop OF cavalry
to be used exclusively by sharpshooters In all
team competitions not only for the interstate
matches, but also for prizes offered by the
State The quality of the shooting has i'm
proved. he says
The military code authorizes prizes of the
value of 500. $40 and $50 respectively for three
companies in each brigade which obtain the
highest general figures of merit The prize Win
ners were as follows: First Brigade, Companies
b and G. 18th Regiment and X, 22d; Second
Brigade, and X. 23d, and Troop c; Third Bri-
gade, / and X, I'd, and G, 1st; Fourth Brigade,
l. Sd; y. 1st, and II, I'd battaiions; Flfth Brl-
gade, B. c and H 9TH.
In closing his report, General Roe makes the
following recommendations:
The whole of the National Guard should be
enabled have outdoor work-held service once
each year Additional land should be bought 10 en-
moor The value of field service was again shown
in riot duty ar Albany lest May. Every command
~ fG 2ae S5 eansrae that the the Guard is body
OF practical, businesslike soldiers