New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-22
NAT. GUARD CALLS
FOR MORE SOLDIERS
CONVENTION JUST CLOSED GOES
ON RECORD AS FAvORING
LARGER FORCES
BANQUET GIVEN IN HONOR OF
VISITING MEMBERS OF
MILITIA

Judging from the enthusiastic remarks
of those who attended the annual con-
vention of the Minnesota National
Guard Association held in this city last
Friday and Saturday, the affair was
great success. It would have pleased
the local military men if the new armory
had been completed so that it could
have been dedicated during the conven-
ton and the meetings held in their own
building. However, since the the new
building will not be finished for number
of weeks the dedication has been indie
finitely postponed.
Governor w. S. Hammond found it
impossible to attend the convention so
he sent his private secretary, C. M. An
drist, to represent him. The governors
staff, Adj. Gen. Fred B. Wood and
his staff and most of the commissioned
officers of the state militia were present,
over one hundred and fifty men being
in the city for the convention. A large
number came Thursday evening while
the rest arrived early Friday morning.
The convention was opened Friday
morning at ten o'clock when Mayor L.
A. Fritsche, who is member of the adj
jutant-generals staff, delivered an adj
dress of welcome to the visiting delegates.
Capt. Walter o. Flodin of Duluth, pre-
sident of the National Guard Association,
responded. Papers on various military
matters were read and discussed and a
number Of resolutions were passed. A
telegram was sent to Col. w. M. Ger
ZACH Of the U. S. army, who has been de-
tailed to the Minnesota National Guard
ssfos q number Of years and is especially
well-regarded by the officers. He was
unable to attend the convention because
he is at present convalescing from an
operation in Minneapolis. Another mes
sage of coincidence was sent to Capt. C.
0. Peterson of Minneapolis, who was
severely injured on the range at. Lake
City this summer.
Friday afternoon was given over to
the reading and discussion of various
papers. Major Arthur Johnson read
paper Of" Hints on Infantry Training
.andagave.a number Of good points to the
captains Of companies especially. One Of
the most interesting papers read at the
the convention was that of Major Alb.
F. Pratt of Anoka, who chose for his
subject ''The National Guard as We
Would Have IT,. Gen. Arthur w. w
Wright Of Austin spoke on Criticisms
of the National Guard, mentioning
both the deserved and undeserved criti-
cisms of our state militia which are COM
monty thot Of. Capt. Chas. H. Danforth
of the U. S. Army, who is at present on
duty as an instructor to the National
Guard, read a paper on Fire Direction
and Control. Chas. C. Pulls of the
U. S. Army took Heavy Field Artillery
in the U. S. Army for his subject and
described his experiences at the annual
encampment at Sparta, Wis.,, this sum-
ymer. Capt. Ed. Juni Of the local Ma
chine Gun company read paper on
''The Tactical Use of Machine Guns,
mentioning their Importance in modern
warfare as shown by the present Europ-
pean war.
Col. Geo. C. Lambert of the First
Field Artillery, St. Paul, read paper
Saturday morning on .'The Power of
the Militia" which provoked consider
able discussion. It has been the custom
of the civil authorities thruout the state
to call upon the state militia for police
duty at various times, as for the Speed
way races recently held at Minneapolis.
Under such conditions they have not
the power necessary to adequately cope
with situations which arise at such times
and it was therefore the general con-
sensus of opinion that the National
Guard should not be allowed to serve in
uniform to aid civil authorities, but
should only serve the state when martial
law is declared. A spirited discussion
was also provoked regarding the au-
thority of the Brigadier General. Here
tofore the brigade commanders
have been fgureheads, more or
less, with little. real authority. The
military board consisting of the col
onels Of the three regiments Of infantry
and the regiment Of artillery, was in
structed to take up the matter with the
governor and see that the brigadier
general has SEXUAL charge Of the brigade
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