The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-27
FORCES WILL FIGHT
ARMY TO HAVE MIMIC WAR AT
FORT RILEY, KANSAS.
GEORGIANS WHO ARE GOING.
COL. CAM HONORED BY APPOINT.
MENT, BUT CANNOT ACCEPT.

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Will Probably Be Asked to Pnrtic-
ipnte, at Governments Expense.
The bearing of the Dick Bill, Now
Pending in Congress, Upon Geor-
gins Participation in War Games.
Annual Encnmpment of state
Troops Could Be Held Mt Govern
! ment's Expense, Should GeOrGin
Subscribe to the Terms of the Bill.
The mimic warfare between the Reg
ulars and the National Guard will
commence at Fort Riley, Arkansas, on
Monday, next, and will continue for
twelve days. Georgia will not be rep
resented by an organization, but three
of the staff officers of the state troops
will be present to witness the maneu-
vers of the army.
Col. George T. Cam, inspector gen
eral of rifle practice, who was one of
the five honored with an appointment
by Gov. Gambler to represent Georgia,
will be able to attend. Though he
fully appreciates the honor conferred
| by the appointment, and does not I'M
| derestimate the vast amount of eXpe-
rience to be gained by visit to the
field of operations, his business en-
gagements make it imperative for him
| to ask to be relieved, and a request to
| this effect has been forwarded to Adjt.
Gen. James w. Robertson. There is
little doubt but that his request will
be favorably reported on.
Col. w. @. ObPar. iOSDeCtOr general
of the State Troops, will also be unable
! to attend. The three other officers APP
| pointed by the Governor in pursuance
| to the invitation of the Secrtary of
| War, are Col r. Usher Thomson,
| Third Regiment Infantry, Col E. d.
| Huguenin, Third Regiment Infantry, and
| Col. Phil G. Byrd, assistant adjutant
| general. 1t was impossible for the state
to send an organization. owing to the
| expense incident thereto. The expenses
| attached to the trip of the officers will
| be betrayed by the government
A StupendOus Affair.
This warfare will be similar to that
| just enacted in Germany, between the
Blues and Reds of the regular army.
1t will be an affair of much import,
and doubtless will attract worldwide
attention. The programme, lasting
over twelve days, contemplates the va
riouS maneuVers of attack and defense
common in actual warfare, and the in
struction to be derived from observa-
ton and from the lectures by brigade
officers and engineers will be vastly
instructive.
All of the states and territories in
the Union have been asked to partici-
pate in the war game. 1t is probable
that all will be represented by staff
officers, though there will be num-
hnr Of fofn ;aI1 xxrilI
troops to the scene of action. 1t is
definitely known that Gov. Gambler
will not make appointments in place
of those which have been declined by
Col. Obear and Col. Cam.
The exercises at Fort Riley are but
preparatory maneuvers of the land
forces, which next year will, in all
probability, be conducted on a much
more extensive scale both at Fort
Riley and at Chickamauga Park, these
being designated as points of concen-
tration for the West and East The
government appropriation of $50000O,
looking to the improvement of the
park, so as to make of it a modern
army post, is at present being expend-
ed along the lines nominated in the
bill, and it is probable that by next
spring the park will be in a proper
state of preparation for the reception
of the Eastern troops, which the gov
| eminent contemplates mobilizing at
that point. The Army Post Board
is at present engaged in this work.
and the Seventh Regiment of Cavalry
and Grimes Battery are located at this
point.
| Georgia Troops at Chickamauga.
If this is done it is almost an as
sured fact that the state forces will
| be we'll represented. Some hold that
iG of
| ability that the government will, more
| as an experiment than for any other
! reason, invite all the Georgia troops
! to participate. The movement of re-
| cent years has been toward the unitiza-
| ton of the national forces, and though
d great deal remains to be accomplish
| ed along that line, there is every rea-
| son to believe that the contamination
| will be effected in the near future.
If the Dick bill, now pending in Con-
gress, passes the Senate and is ap-
proved by the President, the greatest
| step toward the attainment of this end
will have been taken. There is little
| doubt entertained by the promoters of
the bill that it will pass. The Presi-
! dent himself, as well as the Secretary
| of War and others high in army cir
cles, assisted in draughting the instru-
ment which is along the lines laid out
in the Presidents message. 1t has al
ready passed the Lower House by
| vote of 1870 to IS, and the
| Executive Committee of the
Interstate National Guard Asso-
citation. after careful poll
of the Senate, has reported that there
is little doubt that The bill will pass.
1t is possible, even probable. that
| amendments of a minor nature will be
| made to it, before it reaches the pres
! ident.
Contentious of the Opposition
The opponents of the BILL of which
| Congressman Bartlett, of Georgia is
one of the most pronounced, hold that
the act, if subscribed to by the various
! states and territories, will result in
| the practical disruption of the National
| Guard, placing the state troops at the
| beck and call of the President for tho
quelling of instructions or invasions
| or putting down riots. By the terms
OF the bill, the President in case II he
! comes necessary can press into SER
vice the National militia. so organized
| for the term of nine months in the
year.
The bill would have important hear
| ing upon the mobilization of the troons
In the future. and the part which.
Georgia would play I'm the annual war
games at the National Military PARK
| II the state subscribes to the condI,
| tons of the bin. their attendance on
these maneuYers will be at the ex.
pense OF Uncle Sam II IL does po,
adopt such sections OF the bin as ara
necessary within a stipulated time tbe
annual government appropriation win