The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-05
THE ENCAMPMENT.


 turned down the item of sl,Ooo,o ,ooo for military maneuvers which was Tn the proposed army bill. The senate may do the same. Wherefore the hearts of the soldier boys in the Sec ond Regiment are happy. It would mean, unless some unforeseen source is found from which to pay the eN- penses of the proposed encampment with the regulars at Watertown next July, that. they would not go.
 The idea of the encampment has at no time been received with bursting enthusiasm by the local militia men. It's outline savers too much of the strenuosity of Manassas to greatly please them Mantle would be more in accordance with their ideas of sum- mer vacation Aside from the stren- uosity that must come with an en- campment where the militia from the city are called on to keep up the pace set by the regulars, who are far more used to it, there is another feature in the accustomed Mantle encampment that appeals to many of the men in the Second regiment. This is its proX- imity to New Haven. They like it not so much because it allows their fair friends to make them very enjoyable visits, though that is not entirely out of mind. but rather because they are able to get back to this city more cas- fly and quickly when the encampment is at Mantle Many of the men enlist ed in the Sscond regiment are profes- sional men-lawyers and doctors whose clients and patients may de- pend absolutely upon their accessiblli- ty when most needed Many of the men, too, cannot we'll afford to take or ask for a summer vacation of more than week, which Is the usual | length of the Mantle encampment. The proposed camp at yvatertown with the regulars is planned to be of ten days duration.
 But all these arguments and the whole attitude of the local men who feel this way appear to be of a some what selfish nature. The development of dependable militia is all right in it's way, they would say. but our own interests are of greater concern. This attitude may we'll be met with the ideas of no less a clerical person than Archbishop Ireland while speaking fast week before the house committed on military affairs. Although follow. ing the profession of minister, tht archbishop enthusiastically believes that the martial spirit of the young
 men of the country should be aroused
 He does so purely in the interests O
 unmartial peace. He believes that tn, . best way to have peace Is 10 be perfectl,
 ready for war. He is believer in ar
 bitration, but still he will never alloy
 himself to believe that through tha
 source alone the country can hope {, avoid war, He points out the highl. ! I -nrA rtscta .f -. } call-men that the European countrie , have He asks us to develop ''reverenc for the military spirit" at home here He says; We are all apt when W , meet a soldier of the war of 1S61-6 } to take off our hats to him as " l should because he was a martyr fo } the independence of this nation. : think that the reverence which is ey , tended to the old soldier ought to b , kept alive in the hearts of the citizen 5 and extended to the new soldier. The 3 when an enemy approaches and ou - shores are about to be invaded, whe s the Chief Executive calls for soldier, s we will have these apostles of patr otism enlisted In this way and the will be the first to be enrolled"
 Adjutant General Cole is very hope l ful that the Watertown encampmer Q will go through. He is in Washingto . doing his utmost to further its inte, ,. ests. Like the archbishop, he has tn = best interests of the militia and tn country at heart, and he should g,
 the enthusiastic support of those wh
 are willing to forego a few persona interests.