The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-21
Appeal to Employers.

10 the Editor OF the Eagle.
Among the great things that President
Roosevelt has accomplished since he is
president is the passage by the house OF
! representatives OF bill reorga nizing
the militia OF the United States. Ev-
urgdeofsee ocmf shrdl cmfwyp cmfv
cry president since Washington has urged
| this action and no one has succeeded up
TO the present time. Ii viii De a sur
I prise to many 10 know that the federal
/ law on this matter is one hundred and ten
/ years old and was framed by General
/ KNOCK in 17s2. IN order TO show how in
adequate Il IS, the following passage Will
serve
/ Every citizen shall be constantly pro
! vided with a good musket or fre-lock
/ OF bore sufficient for balls OF the
! eighteenth part Of an pound. q sufficient
] bayonet and belt, Two spare ilnts. q knap-
/ sack, a pouch with a box therein TO con
4 tain not less than q cartridges suitable
to the bore OF his musket or fire-Iock
! each cartridge 10 contain a proper guam
/ tty Of powder and bali; or with a good
rife, knapsack. shot-pouch and powder
horn, % balls suited 10 the bore of his
rife. and quarter % a pound OF powder.
1
provided when called out 70 exercise or
into service" Sec 1925, Revised stat
Utes Of United States.)
OF this militia law President Roosevelt
said in his message 10 congress. as vi-tu-
ally every other president for q century
said:
The militia law is obsolete and worth
less The organization and armament OF
the national guard Of the several states
should be made identical with those pro
yided Tor the regular forces The obIiga-
tons and duties CT the guard IN time n
war should be carefully defined II is Ut
terry Impossible in the excitement and
haste Of impending war 70 DO this salts
factoriiy II the arrangements are not
made long before hand
Heretofore the national guard has been
almost entirely under the several states.
and each state differed from each other
one n some respects. Roosevelt had
bill framed uBifying The guard and
placing II entirely under the admins
tration 81 the war department and Re-
moving IL from the machinery Of state
politics as 70 matters Of appropriate.
although the appointment Of officers and
the local administration VIII D. carried
or through state channels as herstofore.
The entire organization wiu be exactly
after The plan II the regular army. ard Il
viii be made as much Ike the regular -
tabiishment as possible
This bill. known as the Dick bill. from
General Dick of Ohio chairman - ths
committee on military affairs. passed TIE
house on the night of June r. the las
night Of congress. by vote q - 70 q I
more than tNo-thir5s having voted Yer
the biH. il vas under suspension II The !
rules but vas too late for action in the
senate Al the opening % congress ia D. I
~ember this hIl vill De- one ~ the early /
ones n De acted upon ana passed. with /
cut doubt
A part Of the provision Of this sin VIZ +
b the requirement 4 the guard ~ meet /
aazuaIly in camp ia che regular army 4
At OF near some army post ard thsra 20
take part IN camping r1areuvers. Which
MI involve al the clements x r.zI ser
vice with ire exception rhar IRE danger
So be eliminates. Een WI learn g.
Ive on tha march and q care rc- theru-
selves IL The emergency - var The first
y these uarsgvers wfu d bed zt Far
Ruey Kansas. beginning SEPTEMBER =
TIE guard - This STATE 81 Seb-aska-
7art q thar from ArN22sss. 3fissoErs ard
Colorado. win some hai1 q dozen req
oerts q regulars. Til constitute TIE tvo
--niss ~ MI c-at2ct campaign %
en dsys IL ths cou-rrE s-TToa1ds-E Fo--
siisy. The campaign has bee1 banned
- General Bates = the regular es-
sblLshreur. co-1zz1ssr - The dear
rert q Missouri TIE regiment = whs-h
y uPauy 4. Z this cttv g part Eia
x one u the rzo Ea1sas regiment ~ !
.articipate D. his caups.Er-
his company has largely t~e- rec--lis-
G the past six months froz- - tsst
lass q young zez q WI1hsrz re zs-s
TAs VIXEN II rad good mszy irrsxpcr-
i6le ard sAictisSs zea & T. sous
zcutEs age r->a Was adopted fas wed