New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
GUARD OFFICERS
MAY NOW RESIGN
InCenSed at Order of Dix Re-
moving Major Gen. Organ
from Command.
SECRET MEETING IS HELD
Suggested That Legislature Be
Asked to Set Aside Ruling
Of GoVernor-NeW Or
ders Yesterday.

Of Governor-New Or
ders Yesterday.
\ number Of officers who were attached
| TO the staff Of Major General John +.
/ Organ We're so much incensed at the
action of Governor Dix in his summary
! removal Of the general from his office as
commander Of the National Guard Of the
/ state that they will resign 1t was said
yesterday, rather than serve under the
direct command of Adjutant General
I William Vcrbeck, as chief OF staff, and
virtually now the commander Of the Ma
| tional Guard 1t was also stated that
/ Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt,
/ inspector general, had sent in his resig-
nation, lut this was not the fact.
/ 1t is known, however, that some MEM
! bers Of the STAFF, az an evidence Of loyalty
/ to General Organ, offered to resign at
once, but were advised to remain in the
service, pending possible action in the
courts or during the next legislature.
| Even the most conservative officers de-
! clare that the action Of the Governor in
placing the National Guard Of the state
under the sole control Of the Adjutant
General. is a most serious menace to its
/ future effectiveness, and is. It is asserted,
! I'm direct violation not only OF the mill
tary law OF the state, but Of the organIza-
I ton OF the United States army.
/ There is already talk Of bringing the
matter before the next Legislature, and
asking It to set aside the action Of Gov
ernor Dix. So strong Is this feeling that
! half a dozen prominent officers met in
secret yesterday, advocated a move on
/ the part Of officers and discussed plans
I for a united action II possible. No de-
I tails can be given out as II would mean
at present the court martial Of the officers
concerned
4 well known colonel said: Officers
would not be surprised II orders were
/ issued most any day dIsbandlug rcgi-
ments who's" colonies We're known 10 be
against the increase in power Of the
| adjutant general, or II the color Of their
| hair is not liked. | would not be sur
IriScd ii an order wCT" issued prohibiting
1 the wearing Of the timc-h0nOred gray Of
/ tine eth Regiment. or the gray uniform
/ Of the 22d Regiment. No colonel or other
officer al present knows what 20 expect.
/ 10 Is the most serious situation the Ma
/ ti0nal Guard ever faced. and unless fear
/ less and active measures are taken 20
end this political military rule II Is hard
/ to say what the end will be.
THE order issued by Governor DIX,
( which appeared I'm The Tribune Of .Octo-
her l3. making General NeTbeck chief OF
staff In addition 20 his duties as
aIiutaut general. told the story Of what
was 90 come. and the drastic and Illegal
order issued by the Governor shelving
. General O'Rvnn was not unexpected by
. W Informed officers, who read between
mi following was the order in question:
/ Headquarters. New York state Militia.
c. .. 80. Albany. oct 3. 1912.
1.-The following executive order OF the
/ Governor rs published for the information
and guidance pf all concerned:
/ state OF New York, Executive Chamber.
In order 10 conform 20 the organization
and government Of the United states
army. there shall be chief Of STAFF Of
the military forces Of the state, whose
I duties shall be analogous 10 those Of the
chief Of staff ~ the United States army,
which duties shall be discharged by the
odiiTTiant genera, 900, 81 the stats stats my
Under the above order Il is asserted,
/ there was nothing else for Governor Dix
/ 10 do but 10 get rid Of General Organ
| some way or other. ass the order making
! General Vcrbcck chief OF stan took all
! the functions Of command away from
/ Major General Organ
/ The Govcruo@ followed up his order Of
/ October 3 by issuing his order Of Octo-
/ Der -. dishauding the division OF the Ma
! tional Guard, and placing General organ
on the supernumcrary list, and then re-
/ establishing the division with General
| Nnrbock in full control.
! Albany, oct 2G-Thc retirement ycstcr-
day Of Major General John F.. Organ,
commander Of the National Guard forces
Of the state, and two members OF his
STAFF Lieutenant Colonel X. Foster Wal
! ton and Captain Edward Olmste6, by
order of Governor Dix, was followed to-
day by additional orders issued by Adju-
| tant General Verbeck, reorganlzing GER
| tain branches of the service.
The work heretofore performed at Cen
cral Organs division headquarters in
| New York city IS formally transferred TO
the adjutant generals office In Albany, to
be I'm charge Of Lieutenant Colonies
| Chaunccy T.. VILLAINS and Franklin W
! Ward. who were members Of General
! Organs stan.
! Another order established Battery A.,
| lst Field Artillery I'm Syracuse as an I'M
/ attached organization, ana BATTERIES n,
/ 3 and G Of the % Field Artillery. located
/ at New York, Brooklyn and Binghamton,
| respectively, arc transferred to the lst
Field Artillery as the lst Battalion Of that
! regiment Colonel George a Wingate,
| Captain Dewitt g. Weld, jr. and Captain
! William T. Wright, Of the "a Field Artil-
| Iery are transferred to the LIST Field Ar
/ tlIery while Captain Louis f. Kuntz.
rcgimcntal quartermaster, and Captain
/ william Il. Short, ordnace department,
are rendered supernumerary. Colonel
Wingate is TO command the LIST Field
| Artillery.
Captains Eliot Bishop, George s. Late,
| William A. Boyd and First Lieutenant
! Stratford T. Corbett, Of the Medical Corps
Of the % Field Artillery, are transferred
/ tu the LIST Field Artillery.