The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-30
MILITIA cow ARDLY,
SAYS HUIDEKOPER
Writer on Military Preparedness
of United States Assails
Citizen Soldiery. IS
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. t.. ss.-- II.
Chicago, Jan. 30.-Wil1iam E. Curtis,
IN Washington special to the Record
Herald, says:
Frederick L. Huidekoper of this city,
known by his, writings, is becoming
and has furnished the North American
Review an article upon the unprepared-
ness of the United States for war, which
contains 3, great deal Of valuable in
formation. The author has been look
ing into things pretty thoroly. He has
compiled many interesting facts and
statistics which have never been
brought together before, and offers
cogent argument, new and old, in favor
of an increase in the regular army
gencies. .s~a-.- s-zss--.... ss.s, i =.g,.>.z
He admits that there has been
great Improvement in the national
guard. but thinks it is still a weak
staff for any government to lean upon.
His criticisms are likely to excite
great deal of indignation among the
members Of the militia turnout the
country.
Says Militia Ran.
He gives a long list Of engagements
in which the militia ran away or de-
serted in time Of emergency and in the
face Of the enemy, and recites several
instances when they were guilty Of
case. He also refers to ten instances
in which individual states have, deied
the United States government by refus-
ing to furnish militia for it's service.
| sis not the above a glorious record
| for us Americans to contemplate, he
asks "We who are so prone to boast
ing Of the prowess of our citizen sol
diers; yet these results are by no means
surprising in view Of the utter lack
always characterized the measures Of
the legislators who frame our military
laws and mold our military organiza-
Our sages in the capitol have shown
that they believe that because our peo-
pie Individually possess courage, forti-
tude and self-reliance in the highest
degree, they must necessarily possess
the same qualities when aggregated as
soldiers. At certain periods, as, for
example, that just prior to the first
battle of Bull Run the measures passed
demonstrated that congress actually be-
/ lieved that an army actuated by pa
/ triotisrns needed neither instruction nor
! discipline to prepare it for war;
Condemns System.
ls1se MI. II uluehOpeI. OOcS LOU Uldlno Eu0
individuals, but condemns the system
upon which our militia and volunteer
defenses are based. He apologies for
offcersi who, drawn from professional
and mercantile pursuits, have of neees-
sity had but little time or opportunity
to master the multifarious details which
ought to be perfectly familiar to every
one who leads troops, but altho these
officers cannot justly be blamed for
their ignorance or their lack Of train
ing, they are, nevertheless, responsible
for enormous expense to the public
treasury and an appalling sacrifice of
life.
BULLET IN BRAIN EIGHT YEARS.
New Haven, Conn.,. Jan. 30.-After carrying
bullet in his brain for eight years, Charles NJ.
Lane; Yale freshman Of Bristol. Conn. died
his death was caused BY the bullet. Lane. on
i July 4, 1898, was playing. with boy conpa'loIs
i The boys were fooling with revolver when 1t
was accfdenfa bullet pntorad