Arizona republican., 1910-03-24
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 ID STANDARD. Inspector General Ord's Crt-
 iCism of Militia HIS REPORT NOT PUBLIC But It Is Understood That There Will Be Some Mus tering Out-Complaint of a Lack of Organization

Captain ord. inspector general of the territory. with headquarters at Phoenix has just completed an in- i spectiOn of Company D. which has headquarters at Mesa. The report of the inspection completed here yester- day will. of course. be submitted to ] the governor and the war department before il is given publicity. but il is a weIl-known fact that the inspector was not pleased with the showing made by Company D. He will, how ever, give the company another chance 1 for inspection at d date that will be made known to the company twenty four hours ahead of the time for in- ! speCtion.
 The inspector general. in explaining the situation. said:
 The national guard members in the territory have been increased quite perceptibly within the past year Dur ing that time the companies have in creased from five or six in number
 to the present number of thirteen. l am of the opinion that some of them will be mustered out. l. Of course. am not at liberty to give out any in formation as to the particular com pany or companies that fail to meet the requirements. Mesa will be given
 another opportunity for inspection. l shall also return to the headquarters Of few other companies in the southern part of the territory where
 they also will have d chance for am
 other inspection. This is the first in-
 spection made by the territory. The
 reasons for the inspection are obvious
 ly different from those conducted by
 the government. IL is the duty of my
 office to determine that q company
 is organized well enough at least to
 be of some benefit locally. for in
 stance. so that they might be called
 out on a days notice It becomes ap-
 parent that when a company cannot
 gather enough of it's members to-
 gether to make q showing between sunup and sundown. that there is
 something wrong with the administra-
 ton of that company When mem
 bers of q company leave the country or are off on q vacation or their post office addresses are not known. or their telephone numbers not known, no wonder it is next to an impoSsl- bility on twenty-four hours notice to get enough men together for mSpec- ton. It is important that the officers know the whereabouts of their men. so that in the event there should be local disturbance or q call for an in spectiOn. as in this case. that the men could be gotten together in the short est possible time. That is one of the principal reasons for my coming here to inspect the company without week or a months notice. It is. of course. my duty to inspect the equipment and arms. and after the general in spection to hear the grievances or sug- gestions of any of the men or offi- cers in regard to the administration of the affairs of the company.
 "In regard to Company D, l have every reason to believe that there is splendid material for an enthusiastic company. and some of the best marks men of the territory are here. A good marksman. a man who can handle q rifle, possesses one of the important requisites of q soldier. But along with the ability to shoot well must also be disposition to obey orders. to ob- serve military rules and regulations All are necessary to the making of a good soldier"
 Captain ord came to Mesa from Florence and left for Tempe yesterday afternoon. With Captain ord was First Lieutenant Charles w. Harris Of Company c. located at Tempe.
 Company D of this place has been established at Mesa for number of years and at different times through out that time it has been recognized as one of the best companies of the regiment. Then there have been other times when it became necessary to reorganize in order to hold it's place in the regiment. This is condition that will be recalled existed about year ago. when Colonel McClintock proceeded to this place for the pur- pose of an inspection. At that time II became necessary to make second attempt at inspection. lt IS safe to say that. individually, the members of Company D cannot be eXcelled. It IS a ell-known fact that the physical condition of the members is uneN- celled anywhere. However. one of the important features appears to have of