The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-08-20
Shall Fifth Regi-
Illent Be Sacrificed?
TWIN CITIES WOULD SACRIFICE
COUNTRY REGIMENT TO
THEIR OWN AMBITION
COMPANY L INCLUDED
SMALLER CITIES, INCLUDING
REDWOOD FALLS, MUST
FIGHT TO SAVE NAT. GUARD

The State Military board will meet.
son again to take up the matter of the
reorganization of the National Guard
to conform to the orders of the
Militia Bureau, War Department,
limiting the state to three regiments,
two infantry and one field artillery,
the artillery to be formed from one of
the existing infantry regiments.
The board met on August 5 and
practically determined to disband the
5th, retaining the 4th and 9Th with
headquarters In Minneapolis and st.
Paul respectively but giving some of
the country companies a "chance" to
come in under these headquarters.
This action brought forth storm of
protest from other cities in the state
In which unites of the Fifth are locat-
ed as we'll as other towns which do
not feel it is fair to have the entire
strength of the National Guard under
Twin City control. If such is to be
the case then let the Twin Cities main
tain the entire organization, which
they con not do as both Twin Cities
regiments are not complete and the
Fifth is the only one complete as to
strength. What is more, the Fifth is
the senior regiment, having been the
first to be Federally recognized as
regiment.
The reorganization of the Fourth
and Sixth with additions to make an
artillery regiment, would give ST.
Paul and Minneapolis two strong or
CARNATIONS and still leave the Fifth
regiment, which is distributed among
some of the best towns in the state, and
represents the greater part of the
state, intact.
The elimination of the Fifth it is
maintained by the towns represented.
would leave the Twin Cities in absolute
control of the National Guard situa-
ton in Minnesota and since. strikes
and other disturbances are all practi-
cally confined to these two cities, the
members of the Guard, being from
these cities, would naturally be more
in sympathy with the disturbing ele-
ment than otherwise and not inclined
to take such action as might be neces-
sary to quell the disturbances and
bring about settlement of such diff
ficulties promptly.
The Headquarters of the Fifth are
In Mankato as are the Headquarters
Supply Co., Machine Gun CO., Co. A
and Sanitary Detachment. Company
B is at st. Peter as is Lieut. Col Miller.
Co. C at Rochester, Co. d at Winona,
which is also headquarters of Major
Cochrane, Commander Of 1st Batta
lion, Co. E at Fergus Falls, Co. F. at
Worthington as is also Lieut.. j. l..
O'Connor. Chaplain, Co. G at Fair
mont which is also the headquarters
of Major Boyce, commander OF the
End. Battalion, Co. I'll at Luverne, Co.
L at Crookston, Co. K at Morris which
is also the headquarters of Major
Spooner, commander of the 3rd Bat
talon, and Co. l. at Redwood Falls and
Co. NJ at st. Cloud where also is
Lieut. Sutton of the Medical Corps.
The residents of these cities are all
up in arms against the proposition to
disband the Fifth and will have strong
representations appear before the
Military Board when it again convenes
at the call OF the Governor to consider
the question Of reorganization of the
National Guard and it hardly seems
probable that the commercial interests
Of the Twin Cities viii want TO insist
on any action which will surely antog-
onize the business and professional
men and naturally, the civic and
political organizations OF the towns
and cities mentioned above as well as
q considerable portion Of the state trl-
butary to these cities, actions such as
disbanding the Fifth can do more
harm than all the trade tours can over
come.
Miss Grace Chapman has gone to