New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
MANGUVRES ASSURED
Verbeck Says They Will Take
Place Near Here Next Summer.
5 AGAINST PUBLICITY
Adjutant General Says Unmlli'
tary Interviews Should Not
Have Deep Consideration.

Albany, Jan. l3--New York State ma
| tonal guardsmen, with those OF New Jer-
sey, next summer will repel an invasion OF
this state by troops from Massachusetts
Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Con-
necticut. according to the annual report OF
Adjutant General Verbeck, which was trans
| mitted to Governor Dix to-day This was
announced as probable in The Tribune to-
day. The New York and New jersey troops
will be mobllized somewhere in Westchester
| County. on the border OF Connecticut. says
the report. but the theatre Of the mimic war
| probably will be In Connecticut
! General Verbeck declares that it is not
| for experiment nor alone for instruction
| that the mobilization problems are designed,
but that there seems IAN absolute and i'm
mediate necessity OF having in this office
| complete scheme Of mobilization"
| The report refers TO the fact that serious
criticisms OF the national guard were made
at the time Of the maneuvres in Massa-
chusetts In 1909 because the endurance
and limitations Of the national guard were
not considered or understood by the War
| Department" and declares that all future
mannuvres will be based on the needs and
desires OF the national guard after careful
study and measurement Of the endurance
and experience OF the troops"
Some OF tho most important recommenda-
! tlons made by Adjutant General Verbeck
are that:
Military legislation should be reduced TO
a minimum.
! Less publicity should be given to resi-
mental politics.
Military tournaments should be encour-
aged.
Armory rentals should be graded and
standardized.
Internal trouble in regiments should be
eliminated without recourse to court martial
or court OF inquiry.
Examinations in the guard should be
| standa rdized.
The report says:
II gives me great pleasure TO report that
a personal investigation OF present condi-
| tions I'm the guard shows that the greater
| portion OF officers and enlisted men have
| optlmistcaly adapted themselves to mod
| ern efficiency and that newspaper protests
| OF dinlculty In recruiting and the decimat.
| ing OF our officers through harder work and
| study than they can bear are not especially
| true Of this day or this decade. Condi-
| tions are so different In the various regi-
ments that the pesslmistlc and highly lin-
military interviews published, purporting
| To describe general conditions in the gusrd,
should not be given very deep considera-
| tion.
| In this connection recommend that the
! freedom with which officers resort TO the
| public press be drastlcally dealt with. The
! honor Of the guard and loyalty TO the ser
vice should prevent this frequent resort to
| the Interview.
The weakness Of discipline In some few
regiments has been evidenced the last year
through the facility with which their lack OF
| cohesion and unity have appeared In the
lfaNl hrA dgo
mental politics and unmlitary alterations,
TO the disgrace OF the service.
General Verbeck declares that II these
few regiments would only come up TO the
| standard OF strength and unity OF the ma
jority OF regiments. giving the whole guard
their fine military spirit" they would be
equal in this respect to the best tradI-
tons OF the army"
II is on account OF these regiments that
have the outer shell OF what a standard
New York regiment should be-" but which
without the spirit OF subordination. obed-
fence and military silence are empty OF any
benefit TO the state or nation. that Congress
is reluctant TO pass the national guard pay
bill or confer further benefits upon u.s."
declares General Verbeck.
AS the Constitution confers large powers
OF dlSClpllnc upon you as ContnanOeT IN
chief" says the adjutant general. 81 be-
lieve In many cases troublesome regiments
can he brought up 10 the standard OF the
best regiments without necessarily resort
Ing 10 courts martial or OF inquiry. which
often tend to bring the public into CONF
dencc In matters over which they have no
concern, and are. moreover. very costly
Washington. Jan. l3.-Extensive prepsra-
tions have been made by the War Depart
ment for the joint maneuvres of the militia
and the regular army during this year in
various camps throughout the country,
though an appropriation OF 1,Sj0,0O0 by
Congress Is needed 10 carry them out. The
country will ne divided into seven large
manpuvre divisions within tho Eastern
Central and Western divisions Of the army
organization.
The New England forces will engage In
an attack on New York City. With them
will be the 10th Cavalry, 9Th Infantry and
Sd Field Artillery. Defending the metrop-
oils will be a part OF the 9th Cavalry. the
18th Cavalry. 81 Battalion, 18th Infantry
and the militia OF New York and New Jer-
sew About one division of troops will be