Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-26
NATIONAL GUARD
COMING TO FRONT
Utah Militia is Being Rapidly
Brought Up to the Stand
ard Required.
MANTl LEADS OUT STRONG.
sonpeic County Gives Movement lis
support--T'wo More Years 10
Work ON Organization.

About 30 states OF the Union uere
unable TO comply with the requirements
OF the Dick bin in regard TO bringing
the strength OF their militia orsaniza.
TONS up TO the regular army standard
ihe war department has been advised
OF conditions and relief Is i'm sight Tor
those states. New York and Pennsyl-
Nania with their splendid military Or.
CARNATIONS were among the states
which could not comply with the re-
quirements. Utah was also numbered
In the list Idaho. with it's snappy reg
iment OF infantry. stood with the min
ority 10 notified the federal officers
early last fan that its strength was up
TO all requirements
The senate. however. is disposed TO
De- lenient with the military organiza-
lions OF the states and to this end
passed resolution offered by Gen
DICK, Ohio's representative ina the
lower house OF the national Congress.
The resolution provides that the states
shall have until January OF 1910 in
which to bring their standing up L.
standard The resolution was adopted
by the senate. and II has gone 20 the
house for its consideration and every
assurance has been given that Il viii
be lavorably acted upon there.
ALL WORKING HARD.
Gen Wedgwood and Col. PIummet.
adiutant-grueral and commanding Of
hcer of the organizations now com
posing the national guard are working
hard 20 bring the regiment and at
tached organizations up To the stand
ard required, Company b at Man,i
with a new ana energetic set OF Or
hcers who have secured the support o.
the entire population of the Sanpete
city, is up to the top notch In numer-
tcal strength and under the direction o.
its officers Is fast approaching perlcC
lion In drill ana discipline. The new
battery in Salt Lake IS starting on.
under the most favorable Circum
stances and IS already close TO the
mark set by the old battery when
was organized by Grin Grow ana
Capt. Webb soon after the Utah bat
teries returned from service In the
Philippines Work is well under way
TO bring the hospital corps up to a
nigh standard. The signal corps has
long been without a commanding Of
hcer ana has In its membership many
energetic Young men who are desir-
Gus Of becoming proficient In thel
work To this end the men themselves
have taken up the work Of reorganiz-
ing 20 some degree. The strength OF |
the corps is TO be limited 20 about
enlisted men. Gen Medgwood is max |
ing arrangements 70 engage a compe-
tent telegraph operator 10 instruct the |
men OF this command In biography |
He is also arranging for the services |
VI telephone engineer who will thor
)ughly instruct the men OF the Oreani-
zatiOn In the construction. operation
md repair OF the telephone lines. rhc
signal corps has a full equipment OF
signal apparatus, including lance WAC
ms, field telephone equipment ana
)uzzer lines. the latest improved ne
iographs and fash lanterns for DAY
md night signal work with these
Inducements to offer, Gen. WedgwoOd
declares that ~ will be comparatively /
'asy 20 maintain the signal corps ln a |
nigh standard OF efficiency
REGULARS WILL ASSIST.
Regular Hcers stationed a.
Fort DouI Fignfied their will
lngness 10 instructors TO Of
icers and men ol the national guard
md this, with other plans In mind
the administrative officers
n the organization that when the time
ONES for Utah 90 report to the gov
rnment It's compliance with the fed
raj requirements. this state win stand
en- in the forefront In strength, drill
discipline and general efficiency.