Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-18
NATIONAL GUARD
 0H DUTY OFTEN
ARKANSAS MtEtTlAMEN HAVE DONE GOOD SERVICE
 FOR STATE.
ENFORCE RESPECT FOR LAW
if Guard Were Abolished Arkansas Would Be Only State Without
 Cttizen Scldiery.

The AaAa8sas National Guard eo4- sisJins of two regiments of about nf- teen hundred men and officers. was or eanized hg Gen W fl Hayncs under orders of Coy 5ei1 Davis soon after his first inaugural
 The Guard aa # nov stands ie made uu of the very oeBt young men In the state. carefully selected ia each com munts where B company is organized They are AEkaBsas boys. the sons o6 men who Eaw sefTica ia the Cu0fedef- ata and Federal armtos. Many of them are veterans of the Spanish Auerjcau war
 In so large au haaemo)aga Of mea some few may not ba what Is desired in citizen boldAry. ba the per cen. tage is so small na Dz& g0 b.a cousider ed. Thaa9 uea sr9 1BoIn into tpe service o8 tas stat& for a term oG th ge@ years. and are sub5ec4 bO the orders Of the governo@ at any and all times 60 enforce law and order and they have no vonuoa of thelF own. when ordered thsY must go The pay og these nlen while n active service Ia from fifty cents to gI3s peg day whtla thair officers reoe1re the regular pay of the United States asmy when on duty
 UGsualy the Guard m ordered on duty ten dave of each and every year foT rifle Gaeaea@ and the same length of tinA8 hu camp ok instruction or maneuvess Aa which osse the United States meets aal e4passea and tleir Pay The state i8 o0ly called upon to psy tha salary Of tB0 o@noere sA the &stutant generals headquarters, and tEa r@S& of company brseoaA and in- ad a@H tai eapeSlaes
 Al oaa time ths 6AHugd waas oaisesi e0 @oteet sif8 and property ba Argea- t@ dss3la general a4rike. They g eFa oadIed hgR datg aloaa tha Ar&as sas saA LoaBlaRa eta&s l1ns and a4 fsra- EartaRt points along Che railroad II. proceed she gta@s frora an @LAd@tnh, o< yellow garee. Ta&y hAve oftsm bee& @aIlsd in bQs4 dM aad hg companies to pgotaGs sae courts mnd as arrsst egSrni. Na@ and to support soontg ostleha in sa AoscaaG Asw and Iadeg. Phay have B sea caabet ss prc2 s@s tAss lsve@a alos,g eu@ msg ass. aa pTsTagk csttine od the leveae. aa6 D abo is neg,airfn8 hrs@o8es and Ao rHasa tho iG~eees fs or Ges As rrayeCa eyez aayw oq waters whish watad have Ias0ven vas'y daGtm@o- svsN
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 R Ia S04 believed that the people NiA SeA h8AA# bg &ERQ %f~S Lta& RENlDSadl uA&ra of ArSnns@s 6A@o&nded because of ths wsat of aow &olngx to meet aa@aa4 e& &Hsnaeas whica oannos hs paid by ths geneval government
 Ths federal sov~snmooA Is ready @nA w4fEag se p&y sIAso spF OveEy sf aAA by tsss se& s@ aa@4 che pe@soa foY this Ag th@a tbs National CsSsard ia sub JS@A to thS o#ds sw~ o4 tha War Dsparb- msot azld the pvs&adsnt of ths United Ge@SGe @nd they cost the government heaS than lo pes cent pew man as eoSn- pared with Sess1iaY kvray and can bo relied upon with B oevt afnty. for, under the Dick Bfli. the National Guard is required to be up 10 the standard of inc regulars fn equipment. efficiency, drtll and rifle practice. It is no& be- lisyed that ths patriotic people of Ark. snsss wftl permit the Guard to dis. band and tkua advertise the state .s being the only one In ths union with esx citizen Roidiery.