The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-13

~.AS Sfaft 1t1 tI the AUleTlC9N EeQor- Lanor and to the Adjutant General of eacn state as to the attitude of labor organizations toward the National uuard as the replies show that the very friendly to '.viciousiy aEgres- sive, but the sum of 1t all is that or- sanized labor is opposed to the Ma tional Guard. Colonel Hutchings. who is himself a member of the Typograph- ical Union, very forciblv and truly says
 tnat these conditions exist, is deplor- apie, put wholly unnecessary, being caused by. lack of knowledge by eacn; of the good qualities possessed the next meeting of the National 0uard Association a committee be ap- pointed to confer with the officers of the state Federation of Labor to the end that friction may be removed and better understanding exist to the ad- vantage of both organizations. If properly presented the result to the Guard will be Increased enlistment of iaDo,ring s,.ts,, men in the companies in the solid Mbor companies In the larger cit- les. The result to labor in vacatiflg an untenable position. will be an in- creased patriotism and the knowledge abilities Of men in the enforcement of the laws in time of peril"
 Military Courts.
 Many questions have been asked me jurisdiction and powers of courts mar. tial under our State laws. The powers Of the courts are ample for the trial and punishment of all military of- fenses i.ens detln cd ana the proeeedinss pro- proved February 23. 1899, and amend cd September 30, 1908, and military courts and their duties made. plain to all concerned. The most serious mis- take that has ever been called to my notice under the law Is that made by company commanders in organizing and inaugurating, the work Of com pany courts martial. The whole ma- chinery of the court, it's organization formed by the organization and in no case should the Sheriff at any stage, have anything to do with the matter, and the surprise to me Is that Sheriffs have In many instances actually served enlisted men with summons to appear before company courts. The civil of- ficer has no authority under the law to perform this duty for a company court and 1t must be taken that he serves the papers as q favor to the company and under that view of the case no harm Is really done; but the conn uanding officer has all the machinery at hand for serving such notices fh his non commissioned officers and the civil authority should never be applied to at this stage of the proceeding if 1t can be avoided. The law tells when that IS to be done and to save confusion and misunderstanding if should always be one as the law directs.
 The courts martial having performed It's duty and made ts findings, and the same having been properly approved all the power of the command should be exhausted to enforce it. That fail- ing, then the civil authority Is invoked under Section IS. subdivision Ii. of the military law, viz: NO finding of any court martial shall be executed un- til approved by the Commander in- Chief and when the findings of court martial are not executed after such ap- proval, the Comfian der-in Chief shall cause the proper orders to be issued to the Sheriff of the County in which such court is held to carry the findingS of | the court into effect in such manner as | provided in civil cases, and if any per- son Is sentenced to Imprisonment in l the County jail, the Commander-in- | Chief shall order the commanding off, | ficer of such person to cause his arrest and delivery to the jaf1er of the near | est jail to be therein confined for the | term of the sentence" The State mill itary courts have the power to invoke the aid of the sheriff in summoning witnesses under subdivision 14 of the same Section 15, but minor courts do | not appear to have that power. and if they should have. 1t is deemed wise AOt bO ONcfCiSG it anu nave no COHHGC- tion with civil authorities until all other resources have been exhausted. Guns to Be Needed Afways, Tn the course of an interview pub lished in The Washington Post, Mfr. Hudson Maxim expresses certain opin- ions which those who dream of abol- ishlng war will doubtless regard Rvith serious. displeasure. There wilf be need of guns" he says, "just as long a fhaF0 fu a 1nff In property of another man. We may | have peace conferences and talk of | disarming the world. but there will be battles and strife until the earth has | grown cold and the sun has gone out. | Not until then will the rivers of blood run dry. In ancient times lives were | spent in war; now wealth is spent. Then all the ab1e-bodied men went to
 war; now nine out of every ten men
 must stay at home to make money for | the rest to fight with. Thus as war
 becomes more dlffioult and men become
 educated to higher ideals. we have | hope that there may be less of war
 and less of the corruption that war
 brings"
 The selection of a team to Sea Girt
 is the next most important thing in Alabama military circles. The five | different commanding officers have
 been called upon to furnish the names l of twelve men each with records In practice sufficient to warrant the choice
 of the pro rata from each to make up Sea Girt. It Is very doubtful if this can be done outside of the 1st Regi- ment, for it is a fact that there has been no rife practice of any conse. the others have had no opportunity rifle.
 Personal Mention.
 Captain r. M Maddox. the popular and efficient Adjutant of the 1st Ala bama Regiment, Mobile, spent two days here this week on the way to his old Kentucky home. Captain Maddox I.9,E benefited by its experiences with the regulars at ChIckamauga and will be greatly improved in discipline and knowledge of the practical arts Of war fare.
 Captain J. A. Holmes of Wetumpka. the Instructor of the Guard on Coionel ~Bricken's staff. 2nd Regiment, mas been here several days this week He made quite a reputation for himself during the recent encampment and the thor oughness and efficiency or the Guard duty in camp was attributed 10 ms good teaching and earnest lhsIructloh'
 captains w. H. Wiley. company H, Troy, and c. M. Davis, company D. Fort Deposit, 1st Regiment. sPent. psaI. "a a ChickamauEa with their commands and are both talking of strenuous, though valuable experience in camp" They are efficient and competent on cers and are pleased with the oehents derived thereby by their respective companies.
 Colonel C. R. Bricken of the 2nd
 Regiment. has spent much @ or ms tlIllS I5 l aincA can1n in this city. Ine Ioloh el