Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-24

caring them to be "sufficientIy armpf
and equipped for service in the field.
IN commenting upon the dependabf,
strength OF the militia in case of war
fhe rep TT states tiIat Of the lfG.00,
olicefs and men now in the service
ioe,]4o have declared themselves ready
10 respond to call of the president.
The inspection developed the fact
! that while there is opposition in some
quarters to the militia law. it is 1lpon
the whole less than was anticipated.
mai certain radical leaders of lah= q
unions regard the militia as a menace
to their purpose is true: thai this en-
HhltN extends to any considera bic D0r-
'iCh OF their membership is doubtful.
III Chicago and in some sections of
ONO. Indiana, Virginia and West Viz
slhla the local labor unions have en-
deaFored to withdraw from the nation
al guard such of their members as are
connected with 1t. In some instances
THIS has been successful. but in the ma
JofltN of cases futile
employers i'll some communities are
opposed to permitting their eplaves
VINO are members of the national guard
to leave their work to participate in
drills. encampments and target pYac-
tlce, as we'll as in responding To calls
Tor service from the state for the SUP
preston of disturbances. The fear is
expressed in some southern commln-
ees tilal under the presidents orders
white national guardsmen might be
compelled to serve under a colored
commander, and still others believe
that they are state troops, and should
not be ordered for duty outside the
state. All these examples, however,
the report says. are to be regarded as
sporadic rather than contagious.
Appropriations.
IN the most populous and wealthy
states the annual appropriations are
Very liberal and proportionate to the
importance cl the subject, says the re
pct. Thus. New York for the current
year (l9o3) has appropriated $450.0OO
which is S32.45 for each and every sol
dler in its organized militia: Pennsyl-
vania, S407 900, or S44.8S per capita:
Massachusetts, 1927 .S25. or s57.12; Con
necticut. S135,00o. or $50 94S per capita;
Illinois. which makes an annual APP
preparation Of more than $500 600. has
this year ordered complete new uni
form fcr its organized militia, at an ex-
pense of 100000, together with an
emergency appropriation of $50, 600.
which brings its per capita for this
year up t. $77.39. no doubt an excep-
tional instance, though not less COM
mendable; California. s1G0. 900 or
$45.97 per capla.
Following these come in order n.
ed Washington. Wisconsin. Micbiean
Rhode Island New Je,sey. Ohio Geor-
gla and Idaho, Indiana West Virginia.
Maine. South Dakota, Minnesota ana
Maryland, New Hampshire, Montana.
ranging from $4929 for Washing 20
$1S.5S for Montana. At the bottom of
this list is Arkansas, which makes no
state appropriation whatever; South
Carolina, with an annual state appro-
priation of $4,000 and a per capita of
$2.16: Idaho. with 81 600 and a per cap
ita of $2.22; Texas, with $40 600 and
and aper capita c,f 1906 Florida. With
$4,000 and per capita cf 5000: Mis-
sissippi, with $4,000 and pcr capita
OF $3.50; Georgia, with $40 600 and a
per capita of SAT-; Kentucky. with
$1,000 and a per capita of 500: Della
ware, with but $1,000 a year and per
capita of $12.S5.