The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-28
|V|KE MILITIA
/ PART Of ARMY
,,li,y of War Department to
rspnect Guard and Regular
Organization.
|,rvppAI, WEDGW00D SAYS
4 oITLOOK is ENCOURAGING
.,iutsut Believes Important
RIl Now Before Congress
Will Be Successful.

,,rt General E. A. Wedgwood
~ T;tsb National Guard returned
", month s trip in the east Mon
nnrnipg General Wedgwood was
~ business trip and visited New
n Boston, Washington and CHI,
~ While at the capital General
<,arrood ascertained that 1t Is the
IT, .s Of the war department TO make
rst;onal guards of the various
~. suyiliary organizations to the
s'Ti | ia almost an impossibility to Sc
j sny details from any of the de
.,rs6tsv said General Wedgwood
|'.sd especially the army and navy de-
'rnspts, as only the general routine
n il being conducted, and 1t will be
~ time before any of the real points
q discussed by the men in charge of
.iI had several talks with some of
\. head officers. who are IN direct
|;,rgs Of the militia affairs OF the ma
|;r amoue them General Weaver,
La Of division; Captain kerth, chief
n division of infantry affairs; Cap
Ia Shawl. chief of division of artil-
III and Captain Potrief, chief OF di-
||;fep OF cavalry. Ny talks were not
|lsq militia lines. but I concluded that
p majority of the state militias were
excellent condition. y
Encouraging for Militia Bill.
Wben asked concerning the militia
M which is before congress at the
.,gs,nt time, General Wedgwood said,
M vas all absolute impossibility to
IA st the conditions or standing of
"a bill before the members of CON
-,s,. as thew were at that time deeply
,splysd in night sessions and ques-
LIS of grave Importance, such as the
|r.nsse treaty, the reciprocity with
tnda. the Lorimer question and the
ealorial popular vote affair. The
10 however. is good one and will
tatIy benefit the militia organiza
|ns at large
|pThe Utah guard continued Gen
|al Wedgwood, sis in good condition
|cl has been greatly benefited by it's
|stnence at the maneuvers held with
y regular soldiers at Camp 4. S, Otis
twyoming last year. Referring to
y nfle practice this year, | did not
ay information at Washington, but
f ~ certain that the government will
|zl the work more vigorously than
LIZ The Utah guard team made Il
Improvement last year and special
3sntion will be given the experts
= year, as the team will be compelled
sacot in one class higher The work
N will begin as soon as the weather
dltions change for the better. / do
know whether or not the practice
BE- carried on the guard range at
melville or at Fort Douglas.
For Larger Army.
eRsturning to the army question, ;"
General Wedgwood, :" there is a
5Se 10 eularge the army, and the
,H plausible way Of doing this is to
=. the national guards on the same
'lhg 10 military efficiency as the
lhr standing army. The German
plre forces all its men 10 take n
ne In military drilling and in that
"a practically all of the men are
rHd soldiers. In the United States
hailcnal guard is the only organiza.
which gives the men at large a
.saTy training
ile war department has secured
sssuon which has enabled regular
n oiricers to help out. IN the guard
Ihe idea of the department is
I've The guard members so trained
a.a ~ case OF war, when troops are
s,a besides the regular army, the
,wlll be on. hand with trained
~ takes six months to get men
~ properly and in an emergcncr
mlghf some time have to use un-
~ ~ troops The war department is
~ interested in the national
~ and the result will be that the
..a guard will be of growing i'm.
''aee In all the states.