The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-09
wAsHINcroN's NATIONAL Guard.



Strength
oLYMrtA. Dec. S-ff q liIl 70 he introduced 70
the Legislature IS Representative csaEk. uE SYss-
kane, becomes q law, the complement ef the
National Guard Of Washington ut4l Be three rexi-
meuss q ten companies each lnsieaG OF twe
regiments, each of ak companies. - under the
territorial mllitla law. Clara Il chairman of the
House committee on military affairs and his
position vii give his bll prestige over all
Others inirc9aCsd that may crowd them "a the
wall and allow bis osEa prime consideration.
Clark, however. - an sid soia1eg. and i deeply
interested IN the sataa Of the state. an Il = not
likely that he win allow a god feature con
talaca In another bib 10 fail because it was not
oyiei sasly ia his own-
Iaeve Is no provision in the hgli for cavalry.
a'tauugh GrncrAl 0Brcn aud other aficcFy of
the Guard would nueh prefer That there he three
or foar troops 10 be loeatel ln Eastern Washing.
ten. where they can oTSrG1e easily and efeC1a-
a1iY.
The National Guard ef wsshingten pas BE-
eome recognized a. . necessity IN the eon6ucs
81 affairs OF TIE state. Ets services. during tho
abort tire of It's existence bsys been called
into requisliian more times than the mssftia q
any three of The Eastern states during the sssa1
period Al Seattle daring the Gatnese riots of
asss. 81 the Newcastle Efoi Of January. IKE. and
81 the IRE Of jane the militia was called forth,
and It's presence wAs In eyegY instance of IN
cafrniahla service 70 the preservation u puhlto
safesy and property. The mllitIR rendered lka
nsa spakaae Pals after tho Gre ct Ansmkg.
ana demonstrated IA caFahalify and Ntlsgaeneg
anxfnR two weeks az ar4n0ua KeFvsae. IN other
lnsEaacss TOD. hAxe the snasiT 9nas1snsn hesn
n4sxl6A. h63 th4t hes1 nexef been fonn1 nAeks
ward IN Fespanse % a cAsi ef duty.
The frst e0mpany nn6er the pFazsnt erKaGis
xssicn was mustered Ia 0iympla il fses - ssea.
erAl 0'Brsen Il sas kneun - EempAgy A.
First regiment General o.Bzlaa himself drilled
ana com Fnaaded the eompany nnta he coaid
dfd a competent sHceessef. Tbs next eosn.
panies we're b ard ia seattle. Th4re MAS no
adequate provision fos the snpmcrt of the astii-
ia and the Olympia company iaagn.saed and
died In 1856 the seattle riots cegnfnaa and the
legislature OF 1878. noM awa9e To the impcrf-
aace OF the guard and the smpntence ~ esTtf
authority In cases 0s grceF eEaerRencT. e9aArtef
the present militia Law end imposed tax q
Dne.asah of usill sor Is support WITH thfS efts
esursgement. companies we're rgaEizest geickly
throughout tie state. on1 the result IL ths pres
eat military organization. TIE late coaxfitn
tlonal convection. thai slse safety aaa ffsDanih
IT'S og toe people Of the state might f0seTes Be
preserved placed the following mandate IN tbs
constitution.
-sT-he legssiature shall provide by ias for af-
ranlssur and dssclpliniug the militia IN 3Eeh
usanaer 81 Il may deem exreslsBt, not in eoEae
fatlela vita ths constitution AID laws os khe
Enlse4 -trfes~
In accordance with this prvrisiaa Il viii bs
fneunheng upon tbs state slwNyA 70 matniatn
is militia and 0ae q the aHi!es - fho pteseat
fersslaslrs will Ne % eaNeS laws ia e8nSsgnity
thsrewigh and ia enlargement Ct TIE provisions
Of the Territorial sfstnta The cost -, ef esafse.
the ehfei consideration 81 agy isSssls4are IN
usksnx appropriation Ter tne ts9g.oft ot its
Nsssonsl Guard TIE psesent lsw wens ints
effect, February J. Isss. ard The eHpense 81 ne
s,sa fezlnssss srnrn that tssne ~ e. So iauihss
n ssss when Aa5ataas,SSeasg&i leAflEn sub
mites lis report 90 the ggsstnos-twensy
rnnnshs-was 80 follows.