New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-23
5prSTDENT TO MILITIA
uDcFS PREPAREDNESS.
,,.-,tatc National Guard AssOc'@-
W. -. Meets in Washington.

- IAN 22-Forty-three StaOes anu
Wsshlhs 80 -. rarresented at the annual meet
Tsrriio'Ii'o-- T,terstate National Guard Assocla-
bg -. pennsylvania sent twenty oeie
6on 'J,,..ois fourteen and Ohio ten these De'lis
ssies -. state delegations. Senator CharieS
be @ie 81, the head Of the organization pre-
poA 0.s,5ent Roosevelt Secretary IaIt As
noe'- e,.-atarv oliver, General George n
fsial' demanding the District OF CoiuIiloia
HsII'', cya-d and Senator Dick were aIloIs
Na'io'-, IS President Roosevelt spoke 10 'ne
DE ..,s afternoon in the East Room OF the
80 house. he said.
est # is hardly necessary FOR me 20 Soy
Genuine pleasure II Is 70 me lo-S,7,sv
Ehsl g o~ganization. have been q mem -. -
greet lns .5aS9I Cuard myself. and both at INC
Of us - I was Governor tas the pIeseliiC n
TINS Secretary Of War can say a-Iu ~ .
EsiaIt - PRESIDENT. and even when was -
have eSeoratar- Of the Navy, l nave Avs .
ssan nm rtat in me lay TO further the interests
80 National Guard - hut one
o. y a good many things on MANU- - s+
nav. 1905 that are interesting me most a.
o. the -oTa+or Dick IS the encouragement %
pIsse-,-,otiee IN the National Guard. " ~ -
ne 20 understood, gentlemen, JhaI 90 - -
haNS -,-pine ike as much for now your -
care a.. ---E and perform parade ground anu
mems -1anoauvres as care for how IAey a.
hIL-o-... IN the work that would Ildhe -.
IsLLsIe as soldiers IN time OF war earn - -
T2luau4o ~ National Guard. and, MI Ia1l'
LopN.-rIar army also, especially tHe
u IL, nil more and more nave the 30. CO..
S-,ctjon that VIII make II SECOND Aatul "a
lAs' - who marches TO march fulIy equ-fFo5
ne -or,l5 be in time OF war. II he Is HaIlleu
= ~ that way he viii not throw A"a! ---'
y '- -It the first time he goes 10 war Ol-leI
-. be VIII do IL. I want 10 see the ANGI1eT
kIs55-o1 r,rrs-dsr1aD know how 70 shoot Wei /
Nss - ~ see The fund that we have IoE ILLle
--.,,s distributed among the several Slale u
ples-o.io-e nar-lv at least. with reference 10
~ Craftsmanship ] want 10 see thaI IHS
oTre fellow who has been through the Nd.loII I
I--5 has received q training Wnlch VIII I--o ~
~ able 10 DO his work in time OF Wa II 11i0
great industrial civilization such sc ours
= nav inst as well face the fact That theIe 10
-1nstant tendency 10 do away win 10 elAIlizz
-ste those qualities which make a man q $50
cider Il should be the steady OBJECT OF eFety
,.,5eiar0r Of every executive CTlJrr anu ao',F
n M Won gent lerneu who have 10 90 Win me
Ts-ional Guard. 10 Try 10 encourage nose quar-
80 m trv 10 c0uuteracI the tendency TOWARD
rev elimination. Every officer or the NauohA4
cusr5 should train his men the Wnole Llie az
n h. were training them with view 70 poSS'
~ action so that the man under MN VIII 8e
trained By him 10 have those habits OF bouy
en- mind which viii render him formidable as
4 soldier n the held- You should Try 70 uhih
-,rr men SO thew can live IN the open, train
.bsr so they viii know what cover is, so ihey
ulU be- able 90 take advantage or II, SO lLry
yrsT know how 70 march and march Wen, anu
,'r sboUld realize the relative Importance OF
what il is that the men under you learn, ihaL
As war Is carried on nowadays 80 per cent o.
the ordinary work done either on me pa[aIe
ground or IN the armOry, either by a militia
regiment or E. regular regiment, amounts 10
nothing whatever in the way Of training except
30 far as the incidental effect J. has IN accus-
toning the men TO act together and TO obey. but
fbev are nor going % fight shoulder 20 shoulder
when they get out into The field. Il is abso-
lurelv not Of the slightest consequence what
their alignment Is. bur lr Is or vital consequence
mar rbev shall know how 70 take cover, how
n shoot and how 10 make themselves az home
under any circumstances
We have such a small regular army that you
men Of the National Guard have upon you a
heavy responsibility I want 10 say that while
Il Is incumbent upon you 10 take your duties
seriously and 90 them with all your heart, II
YOU do even that you do more good TO the ma
ton than any equal body Of citizens 10 be found
IN our country
Preceding The visit u the White House the
association held 3 business meeting at the Arl-
ingto2 Hotel The executive committee recon-
mended action II favor q the bills pending in
Congress for The beue1r 81 The citizen soldiery.
A committee or legislation. with General Drain,
o. Washington - chairman. and a committee
on resolutions with General Goblin. Of Pennsyl-
yanla as chairman, were appointed.
Secretary Tar III his address pointed out that
The army proper Is nothing but the skeleton on
which is u b. placed The desh-the National
Guard OF the volunteer for-es-when the emer-
gslcy may arise The value 0f the volunteer
force should have been recognized long ago as
Il is now recognized Wise provision. ne de-
dared. should aa made 3 make the army effec-
I've Nr Tart paid tribute TO General divers
knowledge 81 National Guard affairs. which. he
SAID was one Il the things that commended him
Tor appointment as Assistant Secretary. He
assured the association that the War Depart
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