New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-24
MILITIA POLITICS
IGNORED BY ARMY
Red Tape Tangling Choice
of Mobilization Camp Is
Cut by Regulars.
ONLY STATEN ISLAND
IS FOUND SUITABLE"
Selection, However. Is Not VT
Official-Call for Guardsmen
May Be Delayed.

Politics in the national guard and po1t3s
clans got taste OF regular army discip.
line Yesterday in the choosing Of Staten
Island as the place for mobilization OF ths
guard Officially the militia officers have
not announced Staten Island as the place
but il was learned Yesterday that Statso
Island only has been found suitable b.
the Department OF the East
kilograms from the department wsve
sent yesterday 70 all adtutant generals OF
states east OF the Ohio and MISSISSIPPI 70
name the places selected for mobilization.
This was taken 10 indicate in army cir
Giles that the militia will be modified IN
the Eastern States within few days.
The wording OF the telegram, "WhcFe
will you mobilize" was taken as s,g';id-
can't There was no question OF whether
the troops could be modified or In Row
long but the simple request for Informs
ton as to place
Five camp sites were under considers
ton IN New York and there Was grest
haggling for A month. Some time ago
the War Department asked 10 be notified
OF the choice Two days ago peremptory
orders came TO choose a site.
II was then that Lieutenant Colonel
Ham. Chief Of Staff. under Brigadief
General Robert X Evans. OF the Depart
meut OF the East. left Governors Island
10 help Admtant General Walton OF tbs
national guard choose r site for camp
They went to Staten Island. where Lieu
tenant Colonel Ham was stationed for
four years and the haggling was soon
over.
Yesterday the Board OF Water Supply
asked the national guard headquarters
the site was chosen "a Staten Island, 20
that II might make proper arrangements
for water and piping to the camp. Tho
Board of Water Supply was told no siss
had been officially selected.
The five competing camp sites wers
Blauvelt Watertown. Peekskill, Ffshkl
Plains and Montauk Point The last
named will probably he used Tor the ar
tillery.
Colonel VI. Gray Zalinski. L. g. A..
depot Cuartermaster OF the Department Of
the East, said yesterday that transports
from New York might be used TO supply
the army I'm Mexico. a steady line OF
freighters. running from New York a.
base OF supplies. Will probably &C tho
means used 10 feed the troops.
Recruiting slackened up all over town
yesterday. out OF twenty-seven applS
cants at the Sixth ave. recruiting sta
ton for the army only seven were taken
Eight We're taken nj the Army Building
out Of sixty who applied.
~ the navy recruiting station In go
st. Commander Casey y. Morgan accept
ed only a few OF the best men He said
there were many applications from good
men who specified they would enter this
navy only on condition they might bs
sent TO the scere OF war and serve only
during war
Tentage sor the engineers, who viii
mobilize first. has been ready for SOW
eral days. and II orders are given to mo-
biize the work OF laying out tho camp
Will begin within a few hours
II don't believe the militia has any
Immediate chance Of going to war said
Lieutenant Colonel Walton. There ara
5000 regulars not in action. and n -
doubtful II any more troops are needed
for the present situation"