Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-01-25
BUILDING DIRECTORY
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are criticized are due to those who
write the criticisms. This is a re-
grettable condition, over which the
states have no control unless they
decide to arm, equip and maintain
their National Guard independent of
the appropriations of the federal gov
eminent. | am entirely in sympathy
with the attempt of The division of
militia affairs to improve the guard
under present laws. The officers and
men of our guard are bending every
energy to meet their requirements,
but these officers and men must earn
a living. Some of them have fami-
lies dependent upon them. They can
not neglect their business or occupa-
ton, no matter how willing they may
be. They are trying to walk
straight line, carrying on one shoulder
the load of their responsibilities 20
their country on the other their re-
sponsibilties to themselves and fam
lilies. Too many men carry only the
load of responsibilities to themselves
and they walk a long way from the
line Others are so situated that they
walk a long way on the other side
of the line because they have no re-
sponsibillties TO themselves and fam
lies which their service to their coun-
try does not provide means to meet
These last mentioned men are most
is placed the double duty, and on
him alone. When any additional duty
is ADDED to either side, he is thrown
from his balance and, as he must
eat, il is only natural that he feels
inclined to drop the lead that there
i is the least necessity of carrying
Some of our men and officers have
lost their civil positions during the
past year because of the time they
have given to military training.
doubt if even a federal pay bill for
the guard will provide all the rem
edy for present conditions.
"A man cannot serve two masters. ;
Definite laws must be passed by con-
gress under which the National Guard
Will operate. not laws giving someone
authority to make regulations under
which the guard will be governed.
/ The National Guard must be recog-
nized as separate organization from
, the militia, IS defined by the con-
/ stitutiOn. Every able bodied male
| citizen is a member of the militia.
| The National Guard is as distinct an
| organization as is the regular army
| It is Il separate organization from the
regular army with different duties
and responsibilities, and must be rec :
ognzed.
In order to train our citizens to be
| fit to serve for defense of their coun-
try, If needed, a system of training
must be established in the public
schools. The government which edu-
Gates the boys has a right to demand
| that these boys should be educated to
defend the government From the
time boy is IS years of age until
he is q, he should be required to
serve in the National Guard. This is
placing the load and responsibility
| evenly on the shoulders of everyone
| If the boy serves three years in the
guard, after the preliminary training
in the public schools, drilling an hour
and half each week, at the end OF
| three years he viii be fit to serv-
his country. if needed, and I sincerely
hope he will not be needed, Just as
| hope when I place fire insurance or
property that it will never have t.
be paid. Fires occur, however, ant
sometimes war. 1t is plain murder
TO send unframed troops agains
trained soldiers. There should be M
evasion of this compulsory training
Today it is not the son of the mar
who pays the income TAX that enlist.
in the guard; it is tho son of tn,
man who pays the poll tax.
BY slightly changing the summar,
or the report of, the secretary of war
regarding the army, | can best stat,
the condition of our guard. Will
our existing Organization is small il
number, it is unquestionably in as ex
cellent condition as any similar mum
Der of men in any other unpaid, vo.
untary establishment in the world
with the exception of armQries. Wer
it not for the desire to avoid invid
| ious comparisons, / should say thai
r man Cor man. it is better than an
t similar existing military establish
. ment in the world. | do not believ
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