El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-10
Organizing For Public Safety

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livery ONCE in while somebody the oft repeated sug-
gi0n that the administered in Gem
ona0n by new department to be known as the department OF
Department. secretary
They the psychological significance Of hostility and
oen INVASION and injury assault Tepa revenge and STRIFE IN Sucn
they believe merely
changing the terms such would defence rather than offence service
- n hu aid rather than injury peace rather than collective killing
The happily
organized militia It is privilege and pleasure to direct attention to the mag
performed during
floods valley
perform Of times when the need than
private, local. a way
or business of military life and necessarily perform their military dut
se e' 5 5s sacrifice which have no '"'' except the satisfaction Of
From the Cincinnati Enquirer we quote an expression of appreve gratitude
that only typical Of hundreds that
~ s 555th Of the gTat that bsfe Ohio there
f6Toas63ut the tryng peIlod has Demon
DeTo1neI ea has n Stow % 6sh ha5aSfeF and
nance every enor Oaid made to
pndsr DIRECTION oon2ol @ t6e State 86T the
and gives it fair treat
liberal reasonable one
state that nothing the Guard
officially refusing ordinary necessary
financial moral requirements
tariy and faithfully
splendid National Guard in the Calves
flood and countless other disciplined force
ready for emergency, imperatvely
Thomas Jefferson said "a disciplined peace
for national
regulated necessary security
of adequate militia.
legislature years wofuy neglected the National
Guard The appropriations are 50 meager that thew amount to almost ofb
81 OF s. per year per for all the expenses of maintenance Less than dozen
companies in the state have amOe headquarters buildings
congress- there is certain amount
coordination between the national organized
So far the chief benefit obtaining
Of uniform pattern the occasional
BY officers of the army.
But direct subjected
gd reduction effective
N spite Of the unuOnabe fact that the that
tered out OF the service as the result Of inspectors reports ns"
fault however cannot be laid to the individual sen or their officers
IN the majority Of cases To find the Of the neny"
suited cutting perhaps thousands Texas
National Guard
IN the gross neglect Of the National Guard by the state legislature
by the people f
If the National Guard necessary
defence for maintaining public order times Of disturbance
effective emergencies conceded that the men
WhO enlist in the National Guard entitled
state people they nOt1e
reported equipment furnished
where does the blame belong? On the officers struggled
" keep interest the arnOes accessory
sanitary legislature withheld support
possible?
The brunt of the burden The company
discipline organizations and for ~ care Of the eoui
furnished BY the Yet majority nothing
support and appreciation of the public are WITH
circumstances how can there be anything else but discourage
loss Of interest efficiency among whose patriotic in
pulse perform public service
put to $
Texas needs National division support should be a
corded by state appropriations sentiment
the Guard high plane of efficiency
Texas 111th States 12ad the total
population and 127th the
there Why Texas afford adequate
National Guard? Apathy a foe than prejudice
The toward parents
Egdy to censor the invitation lists calling LISTS and
daughters When boys and
from respectable society escapades they may under
take change their ways; not
Wbr fathers hermit vou,g man - Ln. i,, -. J. -
thei daughters Hnge socially
os' The prevailing idea that the publ,
ignorant superstition unworthy of
an claiming o be enlightened