Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-18
State HOUSE.
Gen. Farnham Talks Of
the National Guard
Touches on Encsmpment and
Other Important Matters.
Tehuantepec Silver Mines Co. In.
ereases Capital Stock.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and coun
Gil Tuesday, Jan. %, at 10 A. M.

A decision will within a short time
be rendered by the military authori-
ties of the State on the question
whether the Maine organizations of
the National Guard will mobilize for
the annual tour of duty next August
on the State campground in this city
or whether they will participate in the
maneuvers in the Portland artillery
district as was the case last year An
invitation was recently received from
the federal government to participate
in the Portland maneuvers, and the
matter is being carefully considered
In speaking Of his recent trip to
Boston where he attended the annual
convention of the National Guard AS
ISOLATION of the United States,
Adjutant General Farnham said
yesterday:
"A large number of matters, cover
ing wide variety Of subjects, all
looking toward the betterment of the
National Guard, We're discussed at the
convention. and resolutions were
adopted which will be embodied in a
bill to be presented to Congress-
Under the present law the President
has the right to call out members Of
the National Guard for only nine
months. but if the measure which met
with the endorsement of the conven-
tlon is enacted into law the President
will be authorized to issue a call for
such periods of time as he deems
advisable, or during the enlistment IF
the soldiers.
THE proposition was also 40
vanced." said Gen. Farnham. for the
federal government to provide the
arms. equipment and in fact every
thing necessary to enable the men 70
take the field. This idea is an entirely
new one Under the present system
the general government gives an
allowance of n certain sum which is
no where near the amount which is
expended for the equipment, etc, Of
the members of the National Guard.
In q general way the matter oI
maneuvers was discussed and the gen.
eral concensus of opinion was that
they should be uniform and the
method of drill and discipline should
be the same in every State. There
will be no change in the organization
Of the Guard in Maine, as it is now
under the provisions Of the Dick bill,
passed by Congress.
Robert Shaw Oliver. assistant
secretary of War, Judge Advocate
General Davis and Col. Viewer of the
coast artillery We're present at the
convention and the resolutions APP
proved were heartily endorsed by the
army officers"
DO you think that one of the Maine
regiments will be changed to a coast
artillery regiment" was asked Of
Gen. Farnham, to which he replied:
The point is this-if the federal
government desires that one of the
organizations of the National Guard
be 4 regiment of coast artillery, why
1t will be so. This matter is being
very carefully considered by the mih-
tary authorities and nothing will be
done until after 4 thorough inveStist,~
ton. The change will undoubtedly Nc
made but action cannot be taken until
after the next session of the Legisa-
ture when the military laws will be
revised
IF il should be decided to have the
next annual encampment on the State
muster grounds it wouldn't take but 4
very short time to get it in readiness
for the troops. Since the last en-
campment ten rods of land have been
purchased adjacent to the States
property. This acquisition will enable
the moving of the sinks and stables
further away from the kitchens and
mess-hOuses. Anyone could readily