Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-14
RIFLE CLUB BACK
Of PREPAREDNESS
MOVEMENT HERE
Aim Is TO Train Many Citizens
IN Handling Of Army Sep-
ice Rifle Membership AL
ready About 200 Men

3 tffRN'HF'fA NA Ait' AlfIHt ~ 80 Aff'ft'fff.
defense wave This movement ha
nothing to d. with hish-speed cruiser
or the manufacture Of munitions "a
. the national movement has II con
: Germs only Albuqu.rquc and its vicln
age is aim rs merely Ia train Ell
1enry 20 handle Tho United Stut"
: service rifle.
+ Tic association haa about !uo mem
] bcrH. Roy 4. Slanm. The president
believes Il should have 500. Tba
number would Dee a proper indication
" the patriotism Of Albuqueraucana
IN his opinion While ihs ass0cia
ton Is affiliated with the Natinna
Rifle association ana receives rifle
anu ammunition from the war de.
partmont. mcmbrrship Ia Il does not
lay members liable 10 military Berv
lee al any time what il ducs is max,
citizens something NOR, than "ean.
non fodder IN the event tlint lhcS
volunteer or are cOuscrpled They
viii be able 60 strike back
Club Furnishes the Rifles.
Aside from the preparedness Feat
ure Of the association there ~ am
| other. That IL the pleasure 10 De de-
| rived from rifle practice The club
has range east OF Santa Barbara
lcemetery with five revolving targets.
Markers are on duty la the pfe oi,
! shooting days A telephone line hai.
been Strung from the butts back 20
the 1000 yard range. OF farther The
club furnishes rifles and cartridges
The cost Of membership Is less than
a man would shoot away iu ammuni-
I ton IN three or four trips 20 the
range
Nh Stamm has written letter CALI
lnF for members Here it isi
Mr. Albuquerque Citizen: You are
q patriotic American As such, pre-
sumably you are noW probably a
strong believer in preparedness,
Like the most pf US. sou are hoping
and waiting that congress viii rise
10 the situation
Now wc take for granted for many
reasons. thut personally, the militia
idea does not appeal to sou. We also
psi umc that any movement that leayes
IA participants absolutely free fcoir
military obligations. either expressed
or Implied. but at the aane time real
~ approSimetes the idea Of Il "cit
zenry trained to arms viii have yonr
approval to the FULLEST extent
No Military Obligauon
For there IS such movement and
il Is spreading. very rapidly an over
The United states We refer to the
National Rifle association which.
though without military obligations
and purely civilian In character. has
government recognition to the extent
Of free rifles and ammupton FOL tar.
get practice,
However. you probably are moi
aware that right here IN Albuquerque
holding it, charter from the National
R!fle association. We have in our Al
hequcrque Rifle association the lars.
cst outdoor club west Of the Missis-
slppi.
And the west ranks high in rifle
shooting last July the club match
of the National Riflc association vas
won by Los Angeles with Phoenix sec
ond with less than 20 points differ
enec IN a total of over 1000.
Iioth los Angeles aud Phoenix aaNc
old. long established eiuhs. vet there
ls no reason AZ All why, after due rrac-
iiec. Albuquerque may not aspire to
just a8 high rating THE lluswcu
cndsta hold the military aehool cham
ponnhp II the United States set. last
year IN the State shoot here they de-
feat d our team by only POINTS In
total Vt oNrr s,00o
Wc arc proud of our personnel It
is efficiency itself
These Men Can Shom.
The majority ot our active mems
beers are railway men and mechanics
men whose daily lives ate the doing
of Just the things tina, are INSOFAR.
ably connected with the successful
waginK of medern warfare With IT'S
absolute dependence on thu complex
tiles of transportation and mcchan.
ieH. In addition to these railway men.
machinists, carpenters clcctricians
plumbers painters. etc, We haN0 sos
cral doctors lawyers ANA business
men
Ana all these men san shoot
In these times OF uniN rsM cVnaid+
Grafton OF our national dcfenscless.
ness, thls ciW should have club 90
not less than 500 members
Win this number VIZ could feed thai
we have not failed in the duties of ON
citizenship and incidentally. We ceulu
Wt Albuquerque on the map.
Wow We walt rou, Nj. Citlz,m TAX
40 hour off now aud thrn, and com,
out CA The range and famlliarizc Your
self ~ the governments expense.
with the use 81 a modern high power
rtlc m any event We believe Nour
pair. ftism IS practical enough 90 IL,
onnisr the Good work We arc doing lay
"a; least lending us the support ol
your name and your memberships
Va Axe 10 Grind
beyond our natural keenness Ton
rifLt work. ~ hne no personet aNes
90 grind Nelthef politics nor land
sehcmes nur anything OF q sell ln-
it'.ee enters ntt our enthusiasm for
this movement. The baslc reafon Of
cur elut's suecrss (, patriotism. noth-
.ag more or less
join us Nj cluAen Wr haNc a
definite purpose ana We are accent
piishing that purpose hS doing pairi-
ouc work n q practical manner.
AlFo We would ask You to rem M
Der ihat the only qualification fm
membership b. that the applicant
must he an American citizen and that
your membership 10 no way IN the
sltghtes, manner. affects your freedom
~ private eitizen either nov ct IN
/ the event OF war You are under no