Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

make 1t possible for the United States to main
1aa relatively 81 yon a m @ y, The
strated that volunteer troops may be relied upon
standing army is adequate in this nation Of peace
AUTHORITIES are unanimous in the assertion that
than to meet war The agency
Of the army in the peace program is recognized
shall lay down its arms Even high advocates
Of disarming the nations admit that the time is
not yet come and that armies strong and eff
ieient are now necessary to preserve peace. It
Ing an efficient reserve and in training it as nearly
es Of eae aaf the
militia, vast as it appears to the people of the
pense that would be made necessary even by
comparatively small increase in the strength OF
the standing army.
FROM LABoRs VIEWPOINT
The viewpoint Of the masses is changing with
regard to the militia The aboring classes a
a force maintained only to Cypress them. This at
t.nde Is being changed The policy Of the war de-
played large part in this change ,e't Of opinion
The friendly attitude of union labor. which is
in marked contrast to the spirit OF few years
ago There are still those who antagonistc
been created largely by abuses which have crept
IN even when unusual care was exercised In keep
law.
In Utah. If in no other state the militia has
never been antagonstic to union union la
Dor. nor to corporations nor to special classes Of
ANY sort The of this state for
of the militia has its service been required in la
PoI Strike T am ion ] &c the
Carbon county In both cases the treatment re
fair impartial and dy 70 no az class d the
militia offer special privileges, to no class did it
in Carbon county were friendly with the militia.
but the friendship was not permitted to interfere
the IN the 81 Of
order 9,, and tho enforcement Of law The corpora
controversy.
ROSTER OF UTAH GUARD.
The National Guard of Utah consists OF the
band First infantry, two battalions Of infantry,
field battery signal corps, hospital corps and the
The governors staff consists ,.of the following
officers: Brig. Gen. E. A. Wedgwood, adjutant
Col H. NJ. Lund. assistant adjutant general.
Col. A. F. kesler, quartermaster general. Col.
$, Bower. surgeon general Col B Irvine judge
sehera a George
al target practise Lieut. Col. Miles r. Taylor aide
de-camp, Lieut.. Col. ]. J. Daynes. Jr., aide-de-
:, Colonel Charles G Plummer,, commanding the
Capt. Carl Arms. adjutant Capt freeman p Bas-
set, commlssary, Capt. Fred Barnes quarter
master.
Maj. W. G. Williams commanding the First
battalion has the following staff officers, Lieut.. W.
"a. Barrette. adjutant, Lieut.. W. E. Kneass,
Major Fred Zimmerman commanding the Second
battalion has the following staff officers: Lieut.
d. a. Hyde. adjutant, Lieut. N. P. Sorenson,
quartermaster.
The first battalion consists of company II. Salt
Lake, Capt. Fred Barnes commanding, Lieut..
Young; Company B, Ogden, Capt. a. w. Johnson,
commanding. First Lieut. P. Il. Preshaw, Sec
ond Lieut.. 9. H. Hassing; Company c. Salt Lake,
Capt apt =. K Eakle, commanding, Lieut. Simpson.
The Second battalion consists of Company A,
Mephi Capt. l.. NJ. Pexton, commanding. Lieut..
ndall; Company .. Mt Pleasant, Capt. Thomas
Brady, commanding, First Lieut.. William Hansen,
Second Lieut. A. W. Proctor, Company L. Rich
ned ned, capt; a; S. Cain; Company F. Mant, Capt
.Gldeon Stdwell, commanding, First Lieut.. James
Anderson. Second Lieut. H. A. .Wtntch.
The First battery, field artillery. Capt VIII
liam c. Webb, commanding First Lieuts Fred
Smith and George Worthen, Second Lieuts. A. r.
Thomas and Max Brown. 3ssz=
Wilcox.
Hospital Corps. Lieut. Col H G. Deane, as
j. o. Evans.