New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
ROOT PRAISES THE ARMY,
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citizens sufficiently instructed and exercised in the
art Of war 10 organize train and command vol
That the best way for the national government
f4e ss SSton oG' 6;1aFe IF ne States which aTe
grown up State organizations intended for State
called upon by the national government for mill
tary DUTY, and willing 70 deyqte a cohsl2Gray {
part Of their time 10 nttlnS themselves LOT the
performance Of that duty.
Of these orsaniSations to their respective States
in time Of peace, they can be treated as national
States in time of war and that II IS for the IN
terest o. the national goV eTlleI.L 20 HLe Ilee
view their prospective national service as militia
and their Immediate service the school Of the
national volunteer soldier.
That as the militia when called into the service
Of the United states and the volunteer forces com
arms VIII form, together WIN me re5uiar LICop5
drawing arms, AMMUNITION and supplies from the
49,, 49, az IsTys ~ 4Eit Greater armv shall
arms ammunition. supplies and forms and meth
c5s of transacting business and shall have similar
IN this act. accordingly, Congress Declared the
National Guard ORGANIZATIONS TO be the organizes
militia and provided for calling them INTO me ser
the CONSTITUTIONAL purposes OF IT'55l-Ll5 - -
suppressiug iusurrecuou and executing the laws OF
stitutional power ITO provide for organizing. arm
Ing and dsciplinins the militia by series or pro-
AXE them and the regular army homogeneous
and mutual respect and good understanding be-
tween the officers of thu two forces ,,
To accomplish these purposes. the act PToVldesS
that the organizator armament and 6is3iP5 r e-
the organized militia shall De the same a. 80 ~
scribed for the regular army IL T tba ex
Dense of the national government, the same arms
ammunition and supplies which are PROVIDED lot tAe
Once detailed By the Secretary Of War and for
regular returns by the adlutants in the seve1aI
ticipaon by the organized militia in Joint rnanee
such case the organized militia so participating
shall receive the same pay, SUBSISTENCE anu lIaiI9
portation as provided by law for the officers and
men Of the regular army be paid out of the regu-
lar appropriations for the support OF the army
provides for furnishing aid TO separate oldte en-
campments of the militia by allowing out OF an
10 the officers and enlisted men engaged In such
encampments the same pay, subsistence ana Trans
lniisr purposes to officers and enlisted men of the
regular army. II provides Ior IelaIs 81 aSt
OF me and for detailing officers to report
with the militia. And it provides that FOR the PUT
nose Of securing list OF persons specially quaIneG
r. hold commissions in any volunteer force which
NAV be called out hereafter eXaminat ons shlI5 De
M orpga1fzed militia to determine the fitness of
persons passing such examination are 70 De
and registered and are 10 cohSt 81 en-
unteer force and they are no. 4t+ 20 a st S
military school college or the Cnl[eH states eA
rrecpef,e the same allowances and communications
1890 ,nb attandance as are provided the off,
ceT5 This el statufs plainly opens wide field of new
ann For the oficerg Of the regular army. They can
gu r IN the measure Of their obligation to the
country by perfecting themselves ana the forces
own military duties They charged with the fur
Their duty of applying their millIsTE SKIN ana
force " ich will be associated with them IN the next
wa ID no n the ofcers OF the National Guard TO
der to the nation full and unstlnted return Tor the
emil eradJty OF Congress- has afforded to them.
Tbe total strength of the organized militia by
follows: