The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-20

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and y years OF age, wao are residents and
citizens shah y subject 70 military duty
unless exempted bT the laws u the United
states. All persons subject 20 military
duty, except members Of the Nauoieal
Guard. are designated a. the Washington
Reserve Militia In case OF instruction
or invasion. the governor may order into
the active service % the state f1e e2t-Se
Nstional Guard and the entire Reserve
G Militia II he sees fit IN case OF var, n
surrecti0n or riot. he may call for Volun-
teer recruits 70 nj one companies OF tne
National Guard 70 their maximum
strength, or he may utaor1ze the oTganz4-
tionC Of volunteer companies, or he may
do both; and II Is further provided that ne
may In his discretion increase and reor-
game the National Guard IN any other
manner that the exigencies Of the coca
sion may require TIE governor also has
the power, If necessary, 70 order draft
OF many Of the Reserve Militia as re
sees 1T. Under these provisions Of the law
the governor has power IN case OF war or
other emergency TO call into the service
ot- the state every person subject 70 mill
tary duty.
Il am Of the opinion Caat the governor
could have az kis command in thirty days
a force Of az least 1890 men. believe
there would not be any trouble IL raising
1880 here ia Seattle"
Good Nucleus for an Army.
Most young men VINO enlist in the Ma
tional Guard" said Mai. 4. 5 IngTaHam.
do 50 from q sense Of patriotism, and al
though they are often called tin soldiers
IN case u war they would prove the nucleus
around which would gather one OF the -arg-
est armies Of any age. There are over
fle.eJ9 uniformed militia in the United
States today, and over 100000 subject 20
military service. Thirty days would pat
100000 men in the field provided they could
b. equipped
In case Of var with England Puget
sound would suffer greatly on account OF
It's unprotected condition. A residence on
the water front would be no longer desir-
able. The enemy might destroy our cities.
but he could not 60 very far inland. When
he got beyond the guns 81 bis feet he
would be at our mercy. IN a very short
time we would be IN position 10 drive him
into the sea and expel MS feet from our
harbor. With our great system Of railroads
guns could be brouFh; from the Atlantic
coast as soon as manufactured and that
would soon put Us n position TO defend
our coast.
Il believe that a nation needs 70 pass
through a war once IL forty Or fifty years
TO keep up tho spirit OF patriotism. Il is
often ss{1 that two nations as advanced in
civilization as England and the United
States would be very slow 70 go 10 var.
I do not think SO Ne.ther civilization nor
oducdtion takes the fight out Of a man.
IN facs. I-belieye tas more civilized a man
L IS the keeuer he feels an .CsGl- or d
wrong. President Cleveland has taken me
stand isat eyesy patriotic citizen had
hoped 10 see- him take And ! believe he
Is not the man 70 back down. especially
when ne IS backed by 10000, 90 people.
IL is sTc John Bul. should be reminded
that the Western world Is not his 10 billy.
The Monroe doctrine is as much alive as it
was years ago. IL only needed our chef
executive TO reassert Il.
The carnage 81 war IS dreadful TO con-
template. b1d when a nations honor Is at
stake The lives Of 000.000 men had better
be given 10 the sacrifice than 10 yield an
pch."
The sound Il Dcfen~eles-.
Col Falcon Joslin expressed deep con-
Germ a. de fact that Seattle was defense
less2 should England choose 10 send her
warsbps ~ the Sound. To oppose a ma
val force IL WOULD be necessary to throw
up such fortihcations as the circumstances
would admit and to make use Of toTpe-
does. If they could BE obtained. But we
have neither torpedoes nor ordnance"
said Col Joslju, ~aud outside OF the Thila-
! deiph!a, now on the lower Sound there IS
NOT "a respectable cannon belonging 10 the
United States within q thousand miles
II our asS<tiauts SheHld come bv land the
Emitted States could In thirty days oppose
them Uoth force the equal OF any soldiers
in the world. There are about GO enlisted
uen in the National Guard ~ this state.
and they could be brought together within
twfnty-four hours This force could be
doubled By the addition Of men who would
re-cnlist. and par lighting force could go
into the field fairly Well equipped"
The Available Fnrcre.
There are NOW IN this city" said cant.
George II Fortson. Of Company r. - 90
or 6.W" rounds ~ ammunition. and in three
or four hours than amount could hc in
creased 10y at least 2no rounds on TWO
hours notice every taan ready 10 fght
could he ready 10 10 into tho field. and in
eight hours everything would ha complete
for campaign. The men arc armed with
Springfield riGss and would ~ able 20 do
elective fgbHng"
Capt Frank =. Adams. ~ Company n.
1 sa.t be could have fgll comuanv % sixty
me" al ready for war In Two and one-half
hours. ana Il pOtiCe We're given he ,yoUfd
! stand subject 20 orders ir that time The
roll books % t''e compau~ contained the
names ~ roanS men whose terms nal ex-
I pirct. ana Company n. d. Thought would
on short roth" he able ca furuieh tha gov
ernmeuf IN soldiers
\"'~l ora Naval Reserve.
+ W II Gashlm has perhaps taken more
! interest," IN fNe establishment AZ a naval
I reserve on Pueor sound than aryh,.+v
/ ,'s' ans he is well informed on the sub
tecg
To pace tA8s country ON va foot
+ i"C ou tho bSEh seas" IT, said Yesterday,
/ "'h"rC wllf Doe needed nor only war VS.
/ -'.S ]-nt patriotic hl"eitrkcts % man
4 ihem- Ant Puget sound esn he depended
2 on FL furnish IDS share from whose r4rk-
I NAV arise Ferr,rutS. Lawrence. ana ~
} rEs Tho er.rta in :ais state 90 establish
! a naval r#~erNe have deserved success