The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-28
MILITIA MINUS
 BRIGADE STAFF Officers of Regular Army Find Brigade 0rganiza- tion Also Out of Commission.
BELIEVE EXISTENCE HAS BEEN DESTROYED
Official Criticisms of Camp Woodruff Reported to Cues
 tion Discipline of Ma tional Guard.
(special to JournaI-Courier.)


 Washington, Nov. 27.-Considerable interest is felt by army officers in gen. ral or duty here and especially these sttached to the general staff in the Ending of Attorney General Marcus S. 3Holcomb of Connecticut regarding the ggal status of the brigade staff and ! Organization which have been declared 1 on-existent by the board appointed make over the national guard. The egular army officers here have a ouhle interest in the outcome. In the z rst place the national guard of Con ecticut comes hereafter more or less nder the control of the war depart { ent and in times of war the most 1t < ould do would be to call for regt- ' ents. In the second place the find ; gs of the Connecticut board of reor- Y Anization was, practically in all par \ culars, approved by the general staff, that if Attorney General Holcomb a ould uphold the contention of Briga- * Ter General Frost of Norwalk as pre- nted by State Senator Stiles M. Jud- In at the formal hearing at Hartford embarrassment might arise in the int relationship until another adjust bnt could he made.
 Those here in a position to judge say ere can be no question of the sound ss of the position which declares &nt eka ta Ioo ell fto,, o+ ho If B and 1905 destroyed, the existence the brigade staff and organizations; Rt in no other way could the state Connecticut enjoy the benefcence the United States government under b Dick law. When asked what fur- er relief General Frost and his staff uld have in event of Attorney Gen. ll Holcomb deciding against them q Governor Woodruff officially de- ring them out of office, a represen- i've of The Journal and Courier was d that the war department would her not venture an opinion.
 a; An officer not on the general staff Id that it was possible that they ght apply to the courts on the und that acts committed by the gade organization since the acts leg ting 1t out of existence are alleged have been enacted have been off1c- E3 y approved, that such a plea would based on the right of office de jure
 not de facao. The answer to this |aI Id be, he should think, that there Id have been no power invested in
 department of state to approve
 which were committed without hority of law. In other words there o doubt in the minds of regular ar officers who have looked into tho stion, first that Attorney General comb must declare the brigade out non-existent and second that there ! Q brigade organization in the state Connecticut When one is needed he need should arise it would come
 existence by detail from one Of regiments.
 he reports of the army officers de- : ed by the war department to in-
 t the encampment of the Connect M National Guard at Mantle last
 mer would, if printed, make lively
 ing. Up to the present time 1t has
 impossible to obtain copies o1 h though they must be in the keep. <zs of the military department of the D. Unofficial information, however
 rants the statement that they were
 severe upon the Connection
 I'd. The officers are in agreemen
 discipline was lax, that ordinar!
 al recognition was lacking, tha
 troops showed signs of neglec z|a # superior officers and that tn
 ral plan of the summers encamp
 was carelessly thought out an
 b practical value to the men. Tn
 mile "hike' is said to be discusse .@='..s..s piece of instruction which coul
 ell have taken place on the cam
 Ind in part, and on the streets c town of Mantle in part. In fac
 doubtful if army officials sent o
 1r of inspection to Connecticut ev
 ld reason to make such a report t
 department.