Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-25
WITH THE REGULAR ARMY
Will Be Under Canvas for Nine Days
From the 2sth of July.
HOW EXPENSE WILL BE BORNE
Seven States Have Declined the Inyi-
tation-Some Of the Reasons
Perfecting Plans

Gen. Oliver, assistant secretary of war,
Who has special charge of the arrange
ments for the six joint concentration camps
In various parts of the country this sum-
mer, has decided to accept the offer of
Brig. Gen. Harres. commanding the Dis
trict of Columbia militia, to send the entire
brigade of the National Guard of the Dis
trict to the camp to be established
at Mount Gretna, near Harrisburg
Pa. Gen. Harres' proposition was to send
his entire command to Mount Gretna for
period of twelve days. beginning August 1
next. The command thus described:
General staff, general non-commiss,oned
staff, LIST Regiment. I'd Regiment. list Sep
arate Battalion. 1st Battery. Field Artillery;
Signal Corps. Ambulance Corps, band and
Corps of Field Music. He estimated the ex-
penses of the movement as follows: Pay.
$4,000: subsistence. $500, and transporta-
ton, $1,000, making a total of So, 200.
Assistant Secretary Oliver will advise
Cen Harries that the entire command will
be accepted for duty at the Mount Gretna
encampment for the period from July IS to
August 5.
Transportation and Subsistence.
The War Department will pay the trans
portation and subsistence of the District
troops and such portion of their pay as it
may find practicable from the limited spe-
cial appropriation of 10000, with the IN
derstanding that such part of the pay as
1t is unable to meet from that appropria-
ton shall be borne out of the allotment
to the District of Columbia from the regu-
lar annual appropriation of 81 900 900 for
the organized militia of the United States
for the fiscal year beginning July l next.
The allotment to the District militia for
the next fiscal year is $1s.sS4S1, to which
may be added any unexpended balance
from the allotment for the current fiscal
year, of which there was on hand May l
about s., 500.
1t will be observed that the War Depart
ment limits the period for the encampment
of the District troops to nine days instead
OF twelve days as suggested by Gen. Har-
ries, the effect of which is to reduce by
one-fourth the estimated expense of s25. 300
for the pay and subsistence of the troops,
making the total expense about $4,000
Declined by Seven States.
So far seven states have declined the invi-
tation of Assistant Secretary Oliver to send
some of their National Guard organiza-
lions into camp with the regular troops this
summer. Colorado has declined because
the guard is too much scattered about the
state TO admit of easy concentration. The
approaching trials for murder of the labor
leaders in Idaho has made it prudent for
the authorities to retain the entire force of
militia within the limits of the state ready
for any uprising against the legal authori-
ties.
Pennsylvania. Massachusetts and Ohio
have already planned to have their entire
National Guard go into large state camps,
and are unwilling to go to the expense of
another camp, in doing which the state
thorties are meeting exactly the sugges
tlons of the War Department. which is GO
ing to be taxed to the utmost to make the
expected appropriation of 100000 meet ali
the expenses of the combined camps.
What California Has to Say.
California reports that the experience of
the state troops in guarding San Francisco
and other places devastated by earthquake
and fire and the expense to which the state
has been put makes It inexpedient to join
in the regular camping. South Dakota re-
ports that the National Guard is not
equipped uniformed for a season in
camp.
Fourteen states so far failed to respond
to the government invitation, and two have
acknowledged receipt of the invitation, but
have not indicated whether or not they
would accept. The department Is very de-
sirous to secure full and complete re-
sponses in oruer to permit of the perfection
of the plans for the combined CAMPS