The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-19
BACKWARD IN
MILITIA AFFAIRS
Oklahoma Has YET To Take Her
Proper Rank As National
Guard Adjunct
GEN. CANTON STATES SITUATION

should the United States 90 TO war .
today, oklahoma would not ut once be-
able to contribute her SHARE This l.
statement, made many times by men .
uf Influence who are huckcd by fig
urrs, has been drridrd Statistics CIV |
cu out 10y Adjutnnt General f NJ 7
Canton prove II tu be- too true The f.
Oklahoma National Guard although
tu hc clusscd fnyumhly with other mi .
litiu organizations I'm service, does not
reach thr standard that the size ~ the
slutc should produce The trouble
seemingly is I'm lack of numbers, not
lu lack of enthu-insm Of those In the
organizations. The fcdrrnI authori.
Ties have stated that IN case the state
legislature should puSs n bin pruyid.
lug for the ArmOry rent ~ one more
regiment, which the state should
have, they say the federal government
VIII gladly furnish q double apprOprl'
alton to allow FOR this Increase A
hin fustered by AdiuHut General Can.
ION failed 10 pass the last legislature.
lhc government appropriation would
bee twice ~ much per month ny the
sintr appropriation, he asserts That
murr organizations IN this state should
bee formed is believed This formation
rests not with the ndlutuut general
who has heartily worked for and
krd the organization lu this state,
huf RESTS entirely Win the young men
Of the state and the -tulr legislature
1900 Men
Okuhumuus 10 the number " 900
hrIuug to different brunrhr- NJ tho or
-uuilrd militia The entire number
constitute hut one regiment Missouri
three rrrmrut- kuu,u, lrs l75U
enlisted men u two regiments A
force that is larger than that " This
state, although the troops are iu nu
way superior individually Arkansas
also hns urgrr number NJ enlisted
militia men. The total m that state
/. .iN2 us compared tp our 1900
Texas has 27ii enlisted men Colora
10 1850 nud New Mexico but d33
The cnstcrn stutr> ARE the ONES that
greatly exceed this iu militia stand.
Ing, both lu numbers and I'm cuthusi
assn and respect for the organization
New York state has AN enlisted mi
IltlH of lb.'-N, Massachusetts 5OSi
ANA Illinois ''"r
The oklahoma Noilonnl Guard s
rumpusrd of lN organizations. com.
prlsing total enlistment Of 800 men.
Twelve companies uf luIhulrN Two
corps ~ rhblrlr J signal corps, ] ell.
glneer corps. field hospital corps
medical lhtirmhfl oI % men, ana
tleld gun corps whlrh mas hs part oi
lis equipment Two rhnh IRE guns
completes TINS list The entire "rgn'
ulEati"h 'Oulu De- mohlllL'u' ana reauy
Tor uuiy WIN twenty Iohr h"urs pre-
Nlous n"tlce' according 1" "eherhl Ish.
ton II mas hhu III tue way ul III
H'ruclloh' weekly urllls' All hIhuhl eh'
rampmrht' ana nhlnhl maheuVers
Win the reGulhr army. lhe Nulp-
uehl ul lhtSe troops 'Nh''S thal
w the Ohlted states regulars 'he
long range rillrS' the NE" AUTOMATIC
plHios, hhu "'I''I equipment mat
the oklahoma troops, reasonably
strong W"olu go lhI" nal'''' WIN
nearly the seasoning OF lhe regular
army men ANA WIN thr above the
ms'llg nolu'y OF lhe average 'oluh
I'tr N anton oe,ei
hqmppd LAKE, regulars
In case oi war thr mlliiln Is mus
tered INTO service III Hd'"nrr oi the
volunteer hIlhN. lh'S Wuu'u go INT"
action nna service Immediately at'er
me regulars WIN Tue 5o'"O aIall
noie regulars 'hal '"u'u De 'allt'l 10
ueiehu the rag AZ uhy notice
mere are IN 'ht 'lilrt states approx
'ma,e'y Iz%n'f u''''un men VINO
Noulu bt called 10 enter tue llelu.