Arizona republican., 1917-01-30
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Colonel Harris, adjutant general of the Arizona National Guard, stated yesterday that he had received no of ficial notice of the alleged rioting in dulged in by members of the Arizona regiment at Naco. on the evening of Wednesday. January 24.
 On the morning following that day the Republican carried d short story 10 the effect that part of the regiment had united in parading the streets of Naco. shouting that they wanted to go rome, and that they would go home The demonstraticn was caused by the crder of the war department sending home thousands of guardsmen who have not been on the border as long as he Arizona regiment
 The colonel stated that he had talked 10 an officer who had recently returned from Naco. who sad hat the trouble ..as mainly confine1 to members of Company NJ, of AIorenci, anG that the men did not refuse to obey orders or dispute the right of the officers to drill them. They marched up and down the street for a short while until Col unel Tuthill ordered out the machine gun company, composed of eX X-regulars and marines, to restore order
 The members of the machne gun company are noted for their belliger- ent habits. The best fighter in the company is the best man and until some one can whip him, he remains the best man. The eX-regulars when or dered to clean up the town did so with such vengeance, that several mem bers of the parade, nearly died from exhaustion after running to the camp from town.
 It did not take the machine gun 3T.~
 provo guards they were even better than they are as directors of machine gun fire.
 The following morning. the colonel of the regiment deciding that if the men were inclined to parade without orders he would give them a chance to show their ability in the marching line. and sent them on a 20-mile hike across the desert.
 Colonel Harris flatly denied a state ment contained in letter to The Re publican from a member of company VI, that the officers were so scared that they sat up all night with rifles. look ing for another outbreak of the trouble
 The officers of the first regiment are not afraid" said Colonel Harris. They went through the Clifton strike without losing any sleep. and a little parade by the men of their regiment would not keep them out of bed very long,
 The letter received by The Republican made the charge that the men are dis satisfied with remaining on the bor- der and that if the officers would take the proper steps, the regiment would soon be relieved. In fact the letter .n- inmates that the officers of the regi- nient like their jobs and that n re- turn to civil life, would find them re- duced to less senteel occupation.
 We have had a great deal of trouble with company NJ" said Colonel Harris yesterday All members of thc con- pany are from Morenci and are bound that they will go back at any costs. They have been the cause of all The trouble in camp. Some time ago. about 30 of them signed q round robin to the secretary Of war, stating ths they hrd been illegally enlisted. We nave had to change the captain of the company several terms, but expect to get a happy combination some day, and per haps they will quiet down."