New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08

Willis II Walker, Second Lieu
tenants John j. Dunn, Peter +
Burns and Frederick G. Hyames, an1
Chaplain Horace 3. Fell
There were seventeen other former
officers Of the regiment detailed 20
duty with the two battalions two weeks
ago. so there is now a total Of thirty
two officers of the 22d on duty with
the new organization. This IS under
the command OF Lieutenant Colonel b.
W. Van e. Lucas, chief engineer Of mo
division, and q graduate OF West Point
The fact that so many officers are 10
be on duty will. 70 is believed. insure
the re-enlistmeut Of most OF tho en-
listed men of the old 22d who desire TO
serve only under their former officers,
The nineteen officers of the old I'D
Regiment who are left on the reserve
list are: Colonel Walter B. Hotchkln,
Majors Edward r. MacGrotty and Wal
ter b. Porter Regimental AdJutant
Robert = DAILY. Captains Charles II.
smith. Lawrence 4. Sweeny. George W.
Rulison. George H. Hoarn and John g..
Mansfield. Lieutenauts William kob-
etts. Harry J. Hasselbsuer, Woodrow
n. Dawson. Robert 6. Schaefer, Edward
W. Lsdew. Ellery W Mann, Miles H..
Ncrwin. Louis ID. koop. Alexander e..
Porteous and Henry r. Berning
An officer on the reserve list SAID
Yesterday: THE whole disarmament
scheme and later selection OF officers rs
simply a game OF military politics. ana
u the end viii hurt the national guard
There are some officers among those
selected To- remain who know absolutely
nothing about engineering Ihey can
not pass any unbiased board oil ON.
Gers. Why are such officers retained .
Simply through pull
An officer in a high position. whose
name cannot be used, said: ne tax
OF politics and pull is nonsense, Every
move made is simply for the good OF
the service. There may be several OIL
dcers selected for duty who are not
well versed in engineering work, but
we need some officers for other duties
than engineering
General Organ Speaks.
III dancing and other social func-
lions crowd out the practical worn
needed by the national guard, they
must be done away with
Major General John +. Organ, d.
vision commander Of the national
guard. and guest Of honor yesterday
81 lunch at the New York Press CLUB,
went on 70 modify this statement ny
saying that, personally, he had no oo-
lection 20 armory balls, and beheVed
they were Of benefit 20 the guard II
kept in their place.
"The present agitation against the
social side Of the guardsman's lie,
said General Organ, did not orlgi-
nate with me. ] welcome all DIVER
sions rs long IS they are kept IN their
proper place. The whole department
wants practical work, however, ana IL
is going 20 any length 10 get IT,
General Organ laid stress upon the
necessity for sweeping reforms IN the
national guard Of the nation. Al pres
ent. he said, some Of the state orgahl-
cations were efficient Most OF theH
we're not. The best that could De sara
Of regulars and militia under the pres
ent system was that they must De re-
garded. in the event OF war, as mana
grenades 10 be hurled into the flames
of invasion, to hold them back, a. the
price Of humiliation until d volunteer
army could be formed
a citizen soldiery, trained and &C
customed TO the use Of arms, the gen
erel pointed out, was not sufficient
safeguard. Discipline and teamWorh
count for more in time OF war tAah
the ability TO handle a rife. ,.
an spite of the optimists VINO talE
OF patriotism and Of how the men OF
tbe country would flock TO the flag at
time of danger" he asserted, there
has never been an important war IN
y.bicb the nation has not been obhged
- bribe men. by enlistment bounties,
10 90 10 the front"