Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-27
IN THE MANEUvERS.
,I:,,.,nt General Farnham Talks Il
Reporter at Portland.

Reporter at Portland.
Portland. Me-, April 2s.-The Adver-
,iser says, tonight:
After a conference between Adj. Gen.
1,ornham and the regimental comman-
sars of the National Guard, it is I'M
likely that Maine will participate in the
can maneuvers unless all her troops
c.n go. Such is the news given. Tues
dqy. by Gen. Farnham, who was in
Portland. 100.
E I, states which maintain a large Ma
.ional Guard regiment or two can be
conf away and still leave plenty of
.roops for the state camp. But Maine
has only two regiments and n few
cummings and to send away part woul1
la,ye a very small and very much dis
oruntled force to go into camp on the
muster field in this city.
I.nder the allotment to the states,
uaiuc's quota would be 80. but it is
understood that the adjutant general
and the rcgimental commanders will
.,or.a to no plan which includes but
,,rt of the Guard. If New York, Penn
eylvania and some of the other large
.tqtei should decline to attend the
,r.uruvers, Maine might be allowed to
send its two regiments entire. 1t is sail
that this is the contingency upon which
the aljutant general is counting. The
mancuvers viii continue for Is days,
Including time consumed going and re-
,lruiug. That would be a longer jaunt
than many of the Guard could take
and y plan may be perfected by which
Zach regiment could have seven days
serli.c-Cne regiment doing duty foT
the first half of the maneuvers and the
other for the last half.
40 conclusion will be reached till the
war department has rendered a decision
on Names plea to furnish two regi-
lnpnts.
Maine guardsmcn will be Interested
10 know how other states look upon the
matter and the following gossip from
Eoston tells the Massachusetts story:
The principal topic of discussion the
last week ut the armories has been the
coming Joint maneuvreS of army and
the militia at Manassas, Va, and what
prospects the Massachusetts militia will
have to take part. The maneuvres are
10 take place in September and are to
continue for Is days.
1T is the general opinion among Of
frcrs that inasmuch as the vacation
season closes in Massachusetts i'm Au-
gust it will be impossible to get to-
gether Il fair representation of the NJ.
V. NJ. so late in the season, and it is
claimed that had the maneuvres been
decided upon at an earlier date, men
LrIn tn hn ,of III
or willing to give Is days, which in the
majority of cases is the whole of their
vacation.
ZIP to date it has been extremely
hard for company commanders to get
out all their men for the regular eight
days tour of duty at South Framing
ham. and it would be next to an inn
possibility to get 50 per cent. to volun-
teer for this tour of duty. ID.
Brig. Gen. Thos. r. Matthews. COM
mander of the first brigade. said he did
not think any colonel was willing to ask
for the assignment to be sent to Manas.
sas. particularly as the officers would only
ret the pay they received from the gov.
crnment and nothing from the state.
'lIcretofore troops of the MVM thai
have takenfpatt in nianeuvcrs have rot
WiN received inc pay winch the StatG ny
law allows. but also the pay of their RAM
from the national government. :.
"lr the present instance Adjt. Gen. Da.-
ton is willing to allow the enlisted mer
tn" STATE pay for eight days at s. per day
which. If they took part i'm the maneuverS
W"ulG bling up their pay for the Il days
l. about So 20 for the tour. but he is un
wiling to pay the officers for the Cign
days allowed by the law from the state
AS that would entitle them to draw dou
hl. III" pay for the first eight days Of tn,
tour
An officer said: Il cannot see why th'
STATE should desire to save money 10y
th"s,' ulncuvcrS. If a man who holds
commission is willing to sacrifice his tirnt
and ;,ttrud with his command these INA
urHv"rs. which are acknowledged to he
great help To- the militia. the state shoIl.
give him his pay.