The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
THE MILITARY HILLS.

ill be read and considered by tue |
ouse Committee on Militia and Police
o-night. One of them provides that
ich branch of the service which has
field officer shall be entitled TO a rep
sentative on the military board. AT
resent the infantry alone has such
,prcsentation, through the chief mil
airy officer OF the State. The object
this bill is to provide similar rep
.sentation for the field artillery SER
ice, thereby increasing the size of
lo board from FIVE members to SIX.
he measure seems entirely fair and
sasonable. 1t will cost the State
othing, since membership on the
oard carries no pay, and is manifcstly
i the interests OF "a sound, wcll-hal-
need and comprehensive military pol
81. The field artillery. equally with
lie infantry. has its own peculiar |
roblems and needs, and it would be |
seful to the state that these should
properly presented and represented
u the deliberations of the board In
dentally. while the size of the board
G. being increased, would it not be
ali to admit a representative of the
,edical department TO it? Various
Questions como before the board upon
hicl the opinion of military surgeon
ould be well worth having,
The other bill provides for the an
ual allotment of $1,000 20 each of the
rec batteries of field artillery III the
tate. Their allotment last year was
1000 apiece. This was granted, not
y legal provision. but by vote of the
card. The proposal now is both to
ouble the allotment and guarantee IL
v law The whole question here is
IMPLY whether or not q battery's ac-
ial needs for proper maintenance re-
uire this amount. If they do, 1t
Mould be granted without hesitation
lore than that, it must be granted
he State has moral responsibilities to
ischarge. 1t has accepted from the
nited States government costly nelc
ieces and other equipment, with ;
lear understanding of their value an,
distinct obligation to take care o
lem. Virginia cannot HONORABLE.
wade such an obligation. Arms an,
quipment for a battery OF field artiI
cry cost from $4,000 to s10O 100, a
sainst some $4,000 for a company o
,fantry. To keep them in order re
lures the constant services of one o.
wo caretakers. IL the proponents o.
mis- bill can show that the cost OF fai,
maintenance of a battery rs $1,000 Gin
edition to the $40 per capita allow
nee now allowed), their case should be
ION. We believe that they will have
tito trouble in showing this. There
/; high authority for the estimate thar
fair allowance fsr ma.ataning Il
cid battery is decidedly. higher than
le total sum here asked for.
Both these bills are being fought
18th bitterness by a certain element
\ the state. This is all the more
sason why they should be considered
ispassionately and discussed carefully,
lily and without heat, They raise
uestions of moment TO the military
ervice of the State, and it is of the
tmost Importance that they snou1d
e passed upon in a spirit entirely
bove factional jealousies and pre1u-
Ices and solely with reverence to the
Improvement of the militia as whole
-------1-------------------,
tOMEN'S OPINIONS OF THEIR SEX
lual suffrage movement is the grow.
g tendency of women TO criticize anc
ouse their own sex. We have quoted
arlier Mrs. Newell Dwight HIlis, wht
pparently likes nothing better thar
(, face down hall-full of suffragist
18th the fiat charge that they ar
IVY selfish, useless and altogcthe
aferior TO their Woodworking hus
ands. Now we observe the remark
Il Mrs Lucia Ames Mead. who inform
ne William Lloyd Garrison Eque
lights Association That a great man
Fomen "hutter about like midgcs, dc
ig nothing worth WHILE" ana tina
9most of them are content TO do til
hing, instead OF striking for the first
lte thing
These two women seem TO have nuc
ne same opinion of the present posi-
on of women in the sociaI BODY. Ye
trs, Mead, it appears, is a sufraglsi
hile Mrs. Hills is rather yiolen
nti-suffraglst One OF them has evl
entity made The wrong deductions fror
er premises. and that one seems to b
hrs. Hills, For whatever may b
aid OF the autfragists, they are tn
My body of women who are dom
nything dehnite 10 alter taal positio
their sex with which Mrs. Hnl!
inds 50 much fault, They alone voic
ge new womans spirit of set-eHam
cation and self -dissatisfactionsqH NJ
there ans kind OF Talk so st'vflular
vs. 81 st,tffagists and SO sure to maB
@ilfragisis otr Of present nonbeIlel
hrs, as ttis bidding Of than % exam