Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-05-29
Herring Issues Earnest Ap-
peal Through Journal for
Men 10 Defend Border Of
New Mexico,
NUMBER is NECESSARY
FOR FEDERAL MUSTER
officers Regard Situation as
Gravei More Forces Needed
to Make Adequate Protec-
ton Possible,
(By NJ. l.. Fux.)


the hustling and entirely peaceful lit
tie city Of $500. to Columbus, the
headquarters of warlike preparation
and of recent war. is only a thirty
three mile spin over fairly good roads.
W. p. Southard. president of the state
the electric light plant, and myself. all
as guests of Edward l. Foulks, Of the
Demng National bank, made the run
in less than two hours, although de-
layed nearly half of the time BY ma
chine trouble Not less than a dozen
automobiles make the trip each day
Columbus is now the center of inter-
est for all the southwest.
New Mexico Guardsmcn.
There are about 1000 New Mexico
guardsmen in camp, and they are
fine looking body of men. But there
must be fully 800 more recruits if the
regiment is to be mustered in. Should
that matter of recruits not be forth
coming, there will be only two bat
talions Of New Mexico guardsmen on
the border, or elsewhere,
Gen. Harry T. Herring, who has
Just returned from a conference with
General Funston at San Antonio, Tex,
handed me the following statement:
General IIcrring's Appeal.
30 the Editor of the Albuquerque
Morning journal.
pears that we will lose over 300 men
by reason of reflections for physical
defects by the federal medical author
tiles. This. 10 the uDinitiated, might
seem to be too great q percentage of
loss, but when considered i'm the light
Of the fact that the recruiting Officers
OF the United States army are reject
inc approximately 10 per cent of the
applicants for enlistment, we are far
Ing very we'll. New Mexico maintains
regiment of infantry and battery
of artillery, yet with the loss Of 3Oo
men il will be impossible under the
regulations to muster into federal SER
vice these organizations, consequently
We are calling upon the citizens OF
New Mexico who are eligible to serve
TO enlist with us and protect our pres
cnt Organizations. To do so 1t will be
Necessary 10 have at least 800 able
Bodied men enlist within the next few
days. We must have at least full
Regiment and battery to properly pro-
tect the border of our own state.
ssUh;Io I. .,,ox. not IL, oapa.alIx nm
dersto0d, we arc az present actually
under war conditions and arc protect
Ing our own borders a. we'll as the
base OF General Pershine's line OF
communications.
Il have been advised that we have
NOT been recciving more recruits Oh
account OF the fact that most people
relieve we are down here on the Dor"
uer for temporary period on in-
struction. Personally, I do not pcsi-
'atc 10 state that in my opinion thu
situation Is most grave and our state
Is in as great need OF protection as at
any time In the past few years.
y hope that you will be able To pre-
sent the conditions as they actually
exist to the people of the state in such
manner as to make them realize the
sef'ousnesss of our position, and to
make them understand that II they
"esre proper protection for them
sci'cs they will furnish MS a sufficient
number of men TO give them this pro-
section.
We have the organization. equip
"icnt and methods OF instruction, and
al We need is men, We can use
1000 men. but we must have at least
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