Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-03
National Guard Strongly Oppos-
ed to Capital City as Per-
manent Camp Grounds
REGULARS RESENT ARREST
Main Trouble is Said to be That tho
Members Of the Guard in Des Moines
Cannot Do AS They Please-other
Reasons Given For Their Opposition
to Encampment There.
special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 3.-Tnere has de-
veloped very strong opposition on the
| part OF members of the national guard
against Des Moines as a permanent
camp grounds 1t is being rumored
that there was started round robin
during the encampment Of the Fifty
fourth against coming to Des Moines
next year or at any time again for the
state encampment. The rumor is un-
verified as 10 the round robin, but
there Is no question as to the opposi-
ton on the matter of holding the state
camp here. The main trouble seems
to be that the members of the guard
in Des Moines are unable to do as they
pleased. Formerly this was possible but
now that the regulars are at Fort Des
Moines tie lines have been drawn
closer and the police of this city, IT is
claimed, do not know guardsman from
regular. In small towns the guard
members ire privileged characters
They so to all the saloons as many
times as they like, and the police OF
the small city, If there are any police,
are supposed to be doing their duty pS
letting the guardsman severely alone.
But in Des Moines all this Is dfHer-
ent. The officers of the regulars at
Fort Des Ntoines have instructed the
police that every time they see regu-
lar going down the tenderloin district
to nab" him and the police have been
doing their duty. There is little said
about it but the arrest of regulars is
a frequent and common occurrence.
They are turned over to the officers OF
the fort the next morning and are
punished according to military rules.
Now that the guard is here with their
kahki uniforms the same as the regu-
lars the police are unable to tell the
difference and they have been "nap-
bling" the guardsmen the same as the
regulars. These little annoyances the
rumor says the guardsmen object to-.
There are other reasons for the op-
iections to Des Moines as the place LOT
the permanent camp grounds. is
claimed that the people of the city
being so accustomed to the regulars
fail to visit the guard while encamped
here. and this is considered a d1scour-
tesy as the guardsmen are on parade
to be seen. Again it Is claimed that
the grounds have not been improved
as they should be and that the street
car company has not extended Its
tracks the additional half mile to the
grounds as was promised.
Another very serious objection to
Des Moines is the way the three pa
pers here have handled the stories
concerning the encamrment. In the
review of the troops by the governor
the other day the bull dog of Col.
Thomas, of Fort Des Moines, followed
the colonel through the review of the
troops. In one of the local papers this
was made the main feature of the ac-
count of the review and the main
features of the affair We're neglected
or minimized. On the whole the three
regiments that have thus far camped
here the complaint is that the news
papers have printed considerable
amount of very irrevelent matter con-
corning the guard and have neglected
the really important matters that the
public generally and the friends at
home were interested In knowing.