El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-18
NATIONAL GUARD
SYSTEM FAILURE
South Carolina Major at
Banquet Says Universal
Service Must Come.

The national guard system has been
tried and proved a failure" asserted MAJ
j. n Brailsford. First South Carolina
field hospital responding 10 a toast for
the national guard at dinner given in
the private dining-room of Hotel Shell
"on Saturday evening by G. 4 Worth
am. owner OF the Great WORKMAN
shows
Where last year YOU found lobby
lists at Washington working in the pay
of the national guard in behalf of ma
tional guard legislation he continued.
Il believe you VIII find US lined up
next time in favor of universal service.
The only adequate method Of prepared
ness and the only just and equitable
method of raising an army to defend
the United States The national guard
las not been unwilling. but the system
IS a failure; universal service must
come
The banquet was given in celebration
Of the conclusion Of the carnival held
! last week for the chaplains' welfare
work IN the Twenty-third infantry. M
workman had a number of leading Fl
F2SOanS and prominent army Officers
present for the dinner. and speeches
were made by Judge Dan N Jackson.
h 3. orndOrff. Chaplain n \ Choui-
Iaro; twenty third infantry; Chaplain
Patrick r DUNCAN. Thirty-second
Michigan infantry; Colonel W. F. Mar
IN adJutant general to General George
Ben; A A Powers. general manager of
the shows; Major William Elliott. dis
rrict cuartermaster- BIZ Rice. gen
eral agent of the shows: E c Davis
and others Captain Arthur Peter
watts. Twentieth infantry. read a let
Ter OF regret from Mayor Tom Lea. who
could not be present G. \ Martin pre-
sided.
Plenty of Cooperation.
Chaplain Chouinard talked Of the CO.
he lr-H of sar-
i2aklng the carnival a success. and paid
? tribute to Lieutenant o. E Michaelis
1or the assistance he rendered. although
Tot a member OF the Twentv-third He
-tlso paid tribute TO the work of Chap
sam DUNCAN, who. though OF a differ
ent religious belief 10 himself and be-
longing TO another regiment gave every
work
Chaplain DUNCAN made the princiapl
speech, concluding with the declaration
tiiai ne believed the national guards
y en- IN their conduct had been above
the average.
axe the average number Of arrests
Tor drunkenness in any body of men
ana compare 1t with the number OF ar
rests OF militiamen for drunkenness
since we have been stationed here he
SAID and l believe YOU will find that
nave several DRINKS coming to US
lake the number of arrests for DRINKS /
IN your own city, compare these with
your population, and YOU viii find that
the percentage OF arrests among the
Irilitiamen for this offense viii be be.
low your own
Soldiers Conduct Good.
. soldiers viii have a good time when
they can; YOU can't blame them for |
mat but IN having their good times
the miliuamen have been remarkably l
clFcumspecL It is not necessary 10 1
wear q long face and mournful look
10 lie a Christian The man who IN 4
vented such a belief Is far from my idea
o. the right sort OF a man. Being a I
hristian does not prevent YOU smiling I
life - "a
Mr. Orndorff said he was glad 20 see
me Workman shows Wfnterfnc- here a. !
ne thought II the fOrerunner of others
as soon as our favorable conditions for
y inter quarters became known He said I
l ne carnival people would spend many /
houSanqS OF dollars here for materials I
IN rebuilding their shows. and that the [
employees of the company would also |
spend great deal of money here
Big Troop Expenditures.
MAJOR Elliott told the company some
lhing or the money the army is spend
ny IN II Paso- Under his Supervision. !
-n Inc district between Yuma and the (
ti-h bridge east Of Sanderson- Texas. |
ne said the monthly expenditures for !
salaries and maintenance of trooDs is |
I'VE and half million dollars About
lhree million dollars OF this he esfi- !
mated, IS spent in EI Paso. He said. re- !
SardiesS OF the amount Of stuff con- |
'uiled by tins great army the ware !
houses under his charge in Fl Paeo |
ave constantly on hand enough SIM (
dies 10 last so DAYS.