The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-19
AnnnaI InapeetI0ll.

The annual inspectioR osfs. hama National Guard os the
 aa-s and the State inspection by Ihe SAt,,,ant General, begin for the year 1 xsag at Montgomerys Wednesday .. anu n,s...asax, January is and IT, Ahs .nsnactiou will be held by United states ofieers yet to be detailed pS u@ Ioenartrnent and by the new Aa1ut@nss 1,,s General. and will continue ,t un4a as t,ss tba aa Of February, every unM 9t ta@ s.s.,nI~af fan being visited ana Ahs hasdauarters of the different pranehss | = Ssa servfco being inspected also. At xFov, gonaarv there are located tne 9eu- arsI Inaduuarters; the headduafters ot the 2nd regiment, and the heaaaquHAf .s,l ashs oe the ist Artillery Battalion. me | Sa.sr sr,,arters of the 1st Regiment lS | at Mobile; the 3rd Regiment at Ahhls7 ! fona and that of the CaxalEy as Seishss. l TshS ardar of tho inspection Will DC | heavy marching order for offlcefS anu men. and the different conaHiandans ol- | acers should post themseiRes ~ oAes
 .,s.,,, mat noint and have their officers
 and men properly equipped. It is very | Important that every man shoulo hase | rasri1iation equipment. and eommand- | lne officers to be sure Of maklng no ms | take should be taking up the fnaIseh i. at once, The book Of i1struetloh ts-
 sued by Major D. Houston shllth .lass .,s Cantain of Company 1 at OXf0ruS woulo | ha of great service. to them in 4his ein- a~s,e,cv Every Scomnaand should be | resdv, and if the required equipment | is not atshand there Is time now 70 est in a reauisition and get It in time; There will be no excuse Tor Aek oL | eouIpnnent and earnestly urge 0tneers | not to be deficle1& in this particular I this time Hear in mind the fact tnat l tha nercentage of atfendance IS the main test and every man must De presy ent to get in the countT-thefe peihg h9 excuse, whatever. If you have dead | timber on your list, root U out ais- charge every man whose enlistment has | expired and who has remoVed too Tar | from the home station to do active duty ana have every man present. Permmnene Camp Ground.
 Quartermaster General Barry L. Holt | in his annual report 70 the ssoFetnot, renews his recommendation of last wear for a permanent camp ground and gives facts and figures to sustain 1t as | tha most economical and business-like thing to do He recommends some l place near Montgomery as being tne
 most economical and most aavanta- gaous in many respects. There IS a isrge aifference of opinion on this sub feet. mainly as to location and am of the opinion that 1t will be long
 time before the plan is adopted. The
 matter is entirely with the Governor
 and it is too early now to talk about
 or to make predictions as to what he will do.
 Military Laws.
 It is the opinion of many Of the rank and file of the Alabama National Guard that the present laws governing the orr ganIzation are ample for the purpose and that changes are not necessary or desirable at this time. The laws have
 hsen tried and wherever enforced have been found equal to the emergency.
 Some minor. changes may be made to meet present conditions but they are not
 absolutely necessary, as the law pro
 vldes that when there IS no eonntct the army regulations are to govern and that meets the requirements The ap-
 proprIation for camp purposes should
 be increased to such a figure as to
 make it unnecessary to ask aid from
 any other sources and to place each or-
 ganization upon an independent basis.
 It will not require any very large ad-
 ditionaI increase and 1t is not believed there will be any difiicnlty in procuring
 what is required for the incoming Leg
 ialature as they recognize the import
 ance of the militia just at this time
 It is understood that S40,0O0 a year
 will be asked from the State, and when
 this amount is less than Is given by
 the Federal Government to maintain
 and equip the military establishment in this State, 1t Is not thought to be too little and Is not too much for the pur- poses intended It is not doubted that | the present amount will be materially
 increased and it Is hoped that the figure fixed upon will be large enough to be commensurate with the great import anee of the Guard.
 Mastering Out the Negroes.
 The action of the President in mus tering out the negro troops who be-
 baved so disgracefully at Brownville, l Texas, is being commended by all
 classes. Let alone the conduct of the | guilty ones, the entire battalion did all possible to shield them and were ad-
 judged fully as guilty by the officer appointed to investigate the matter.
 That Is the failing of the negro race,
 1t seems, to protect and shield each
 other in crime. and this instance is a
 most striking example of it The army
 Is certainly fortunate in being rid of
 this class of It's membership and such
 as these should not be allowed to wear
 the uniform of the Government II is