El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-11
TEXANS WHO ARELIABLE.
But None Are to be Excused in Case of
Invasion.

But None Are to be Excused in Case of
Invasion.
Just at this time, when negotiations
are pending between this country and
Spain rega ding the Cuban situation
and the Maine disaster, the question
very naturally arises as to what per-
sons in the several states are liable for
military duty in event hostilitiss are
declared. While all states base their
military law on that of the United
States, some go further and impose
certain penalties for failure to prompt
ly respond to emergency calls, yet
others apparently rely wholly upon
the patriotism of the citizens. If war
should be declared the military laws
OF several of the states, which have
slumbered peacefully since the close of
the civil war, would be quickly reviv-
ed and their weight and force effect
ually felt Chapter / of the Texas
statutes giving the general provisions
for the militia reads:
Those who are liable for military
duty are all able-bodied male citi-
zens between the ages of Is and As
years, aud not herein expressly ex-
empted, shall be liable for mi 'itary
duty In accordance with the provisions
except in cases of insurrection or iuva-
sion are:
The vice president of the United
States.
The officers, judicial aud executive,
OF the United States.
All members and officers of both
houses OF congress
All custom house officers and their
clerks.
All rostmasters and persons en-
ployed in the transportation of the
United States mails
All ferrymen employed at any ferry
on public roads
All inspectors of exports.
All artiticers and workmen employ
ed in the armories and arsenals of the
United States.
All pilots.
All marines actually employed in
the sci services of any cttizel or msr-
chant within the Uoited States
me lieutenant governor and the
hea1s OF the several executive depart
ments OF the state government.
All Judges aud clerks of all courts of
record.
All public millers.
All mi listers of the oospel exclusive-
ly engaged in their call ng.
All active iremen, belor giug to or
attached 20 any fire organization.
All persons in the military service
o. the state under Laws regulating the
protection of the frontier or suppress
sion OF lawlessness and c,ime in GER
tsln parts OF the state.
ANY person who conscientiously
scrupies to bea- arms shall not be COM
PEELED TO do SO, but shall nav any
equivalent for personal services.
Inc statutes divides the militia into
Two classes known as the PRESERVE
militia" aud 1.-The volunteer guard. %
Inc former consists of all persons
iaoie TO military duty who have not
ae'acned themselves by enlistm ent to
the volunteer guard, while the volun-
teer guard consists of just what Texas
supports today
should hostilities be declared, as
some seem 10 hink will be the case
there would be very few able bodied
men Tree from duty if called upon tC
serve.
Under occasions extraordinary, there
"ou4o De an vnrollment of all persons
ha9ie Tor outy, aud they would be
"a l-d upon 10 drill and otherwise ii
themselves for active service Som.
sId1es Impose hue5 for failure t. re
sPohu. Missouri, for instance, exact:
d me OF " for each day.
another feature OF the militar
outy Is found IN the last clause of the
IeAas statutes Juss quoted with refer
W. VIZ PSIoOu VINO u
Dear arms. Tuat Is founded on very
ola law, which would naruly be sp-
pl.cabIs to lUO people OF Texas, ye
Inc provlsl, n Is maue for those whose
fehsio forOlds them from even Kill
Ing In time of war. In this class ar,
Lne Quakeis.
"A ueclaration of war would not fine
teAas Lacking in forces adapteI t,
lano ec.ion, bus she would be seriously
handicapped when IL came to drlilin,
naval ta.J-cs. War between the Ualt
Gu States aud Spain will furnish little
siory ior the inIantry, or cavalry un
I~ss, y =rcnance, they should be cum
haIueu 10 Invade Inc sand Of Cuba
one advantage Jnat Ien0ers the Texas
L/d'siauan a-d innabi ANTS alOog the
sodsneru gulf cOasT as far as Florida
inValuaD.e IL Case an Invasion of the
isianu Is 1ound .ecessary, is their adap
Lilly To the climate conditions U
the country.