Arizona republican., 1892-04-17
NATURAL FRUIT FLANoRS.
hurt, but number of the miners have
been, though it is denied by them.

1t is well to agitate the subject of at
tendance at the worlds fair. The man
agement has made an appropriation for
! the expenses Of the ceremonies attend
ing the dedication exercises that will
begin October ~, 1892, and extend
through several days. 1t is expected
that at least $4,000 militia and regular
U. S. troops will be there to take part
in the ceremonies.
The arrangements have not been def
nitely settled, but they Will be made
public long enough previous to the date
set to allow the guardsmen to make
their own arrangements. In this con-
nection the National Guardsman says:
'''On to Chicago in 49," That should
be the cry of every man, squad, section,
platoon, company and regiment in
America. Citizen sodiers-men serv-
ing grand repu blic--now is your
countrymen, but to every foreign ma
what we are enlisted for, drilling for,
and supported ri for; that if the
occasion ever demands it. we are ready
and ready to protect American homes
and uphold the DEGREES OF our govern
ment.
60 to Chicago, all OF us, every man
OF us looking our best be able to pass
the most critical inspection as we step
from the train in the Worlds Fair City.
Then can our officers 60 before the
state and National legislators and say
''This is what has been accomplished
with the megre aid received in tn past !;
give us just appropriation and we can
show you an armed force far more efli-
cient than any other in the world of
equal strength" These things can only
be accomplished by the cooperation OF
privates, "non-cons, and officers.
Privates, attend each drill; study the
drill regulations until you thoroughly
understand them; pay strict atteuiio''
to military courtesy. thss y0u may not
not b. sodght up by officers Of foreign
service, who will be in Chicago, and
bring to your respective commands
good recruit whenever possible, so that
the ranks will be well filed up.
You, sergeants and corporals, whose
duty it is to drill the squads. teach them
that the command forward" means to
throw the weight'of the body on the
right leg; that the command halt"
means halt then, and not few steps
further on; teach them that one, two,
three does not mean that many hours,
but half seconds; teach them all these
little details, all so essential to the bear
ing OF a good soldier.
And now, company commanders, upon
you rests the responsibility OF your COM
mand; see that you do not shirk it.
Don't, with the new regulations, get in
TO that same old rut so many had formed
with with the old, and keep wearing
deeper and deeper until the hubs are
almost hidden. In the new regulations
there are for more than half a dozen
commands. The Tocticol board did not
intend that a company commanders
duties were done when he had taken his
men on the floor and given them "For-
ward march, column right. tours left,
right forward, tours right, fours left,
company haiti" and one or two others
that every citizen who lives in town
where military company is stationed
knows by heart. There are a few
platoon movements that are a little
changed, and would also give the leu
tenants chance to find out that they
were good for something besides orna-
ments. Then there are the skirmish
lines, where every man feels as though
he was detached from the regular ma
chine, and is OF some little account him
self, and so arouses probably dead en-
thusiasm. Company commanders, if
(and the case is one where there is
hardly room for an if), there is ma
tional encampment in '93, yours is the
place where the work must be done.
Let it be well done and the National
Guard will make showing that every
true American will be proud OF.
This advice will be well to follow,
even though you do not expect to go to
the National encampment; though bill
that was introduced in congress on
February 23d. by Representative Pow
ers. OF Vermont, making il lawful for
any railroad or transportation company
in the United States to make special
rates for the transportation of military
organizations with all their equipage to
the fair, Notwithstanding the inter-
state commerce law, may make it easier
for all organizations to reach there.