Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-31
Friday Morning, March 31, 1916.
POLITICS AND PROTECTION.

POLITICS AND PROTECTION
 When YOUR home and MY home are in jeopardy, the last thing which comes to mind is POLITICS. The very thought that protection life and protection of ty is in any way concerned phase politics which has to do with sordid ends, is repugnant Life and home sacred things The of politics is in the present day somewhat of a necessary evil
 YOUR home and MY home are in Arizona. Lives and property here look the of protection as do other It is the policy of Federal men its recognition of state rights to entrus to the several states their individual safeguarding. What is known as the represents the active cy of this guardianship Every in the Union has its National Guard organization. order promote the efficiency of this organization the end that state m;.y enjoy results presence the Federal government an active in it Funds do mated the national treasury Trained officers of the United States Army are detailed to service several states volunteering their experience and contributing their teaching the beterment of the composing the guardsmen's organizations.
 Surely, the United States government has interest directly indirectly personal affairs of Arzonas official household except concerned the Arizona Ma tonal Guard and few other departments in which Ma ton and State have an ultimate relationship. Therefore any unusual activity which the Federal government may take Arizona attributed absolutely unse fish reason.
 It is be wondered that citizens of State will be amazed by revelations which have out of Washington The Secretary of War makes the that condition of the National Guard of Arizona wreched that national support of State organ zation can longer be extended The the head of the National Guard of Arizona is named liar ris YOUR opinion and MY opinion of this Harris has nothing do with the present discussion. Let take the opinion of disinterested party This party is the United States and specifically, the Secretary of War Here the authoritative opinion of other mouths:
 Requests and suggestions that Governor Hunt Harris from the adjutant generals office have been pestedly Governor Hunt from the War depart Washington but to all such the executive has turned deaf On July l, 1914, Secretary Garrison Governor Hunt in reply appeal for extension of time ezable the guard meet Federal require ments He told the Governor that the Adutant General was totally inefficient a federal standpoint, and hined broadly the remedy for the miserable condition of guard which, he said would continue in its inef cent condition long Harris adjuant general"
 Such the facts in the to date Neither friend enemy of George Washington P. Hunt has injected himself into the situation But lives and property in Arizona stake The National Guard has-or should very potent existing in Arizona Alone all the in the Union, Arizona is held up ob loquy and disgust by the Federal government because the complete demoralizaton of it's National Guard
 Possessing YOU do the unimbellished facts in the case. it is incumbent YOU to draw YOUR clusions. YOU place the blame where it belongs. YOU take such action is necessary protect the lives of those dear to YOU, and to protect YOUR property!