Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-02

passed when we received notice
from the war department that the
troops not yet in federal service
would not be mustered in until
August 3, on account OF lack of
equipment. Therefore l want you
TO understand that II is not the
fault of the state OF Oklahoma or
OF my department that these men
are not yet in the federal service.
Would | have had my way they
would have been in the federal
service long ago.
Now you will see that the en-
gineers are not the only company
in this predicament 1t is a re-
gretable condition. but you well
know that war is now on and
that the federal government Is
sorely pressed for funds, equip
ment and men. Tulsa has been
liberal in her donations and |
hope some patriotic citizen of
Tulsa Will make an effort to give
these young men employment un-
til they are called into the fed
eral service, which will be about
August 5. II has always been my
policy to urge the young men and
officers enlisting not to give up
position or business at the time
Of enlistment, but to stay with
their work until called into the
federal service.
What is the answer, Mr.. Ad-
tutant-General OF the Oklahoma
National Guard?" The above is
my answer and ! hope that you
will give 1t as much publicity and
as prominent place on the front
page of your paper as you did in
the article of today's issue Very
respectfully, ANGEL carp,
Adiutant- General
The other Letter.
June 80, 1917. Editor The World
knowing the reputation Of your paper
Tor square dealing and fairness in al
things, the writer sincerely trusts tha
You Will give the following your i'm
mediate attention.
Several misleading statements hav,
been printed in recent issues of loca
papers regarding the first separat,
company Of engineers, Okla. Thi
company was organized and recruite,
in Tulsa, dating from early in April
Officers were commissioned an,
placed in charge. The men volun
teered; they We're not OF the elias
that waits 10 be drafted
The adiutant- general and the wa
department have been severely crlti
cised for their seeming dilatory tao
tics. We wish IL understood. def
nitcly and finally, that the blame doe
not rest with them. For three month
our corps has been ready to entraiI
for cSntonments why have the,
not done so? Simply because the leg
islature-"the voice OF the people,
has made II impossible. At the las
session OF that body the munificen
sum OF 500 monthly was appropri
ated for the ambulance corps. How
absurdly inadequate is that sum ma,
he easily understood when one give
the matter thot. How much fooC
would it buy for $50 men? No
enough for one day. No considera
ton was taken OF the thousand an,
one minor expenses. Housing an,
feeding l50 men for period of thirt!
days will require much more thar
that amount.
And for the corps of engineers no
one cent was set aside. Every penn,
for food; every penny for railroad
fares; every penny for lodging wa.
given by either the men or their Of
fcers. Those officers have given un
not only their time but thei
money. They receive no salary: thei
work is purely disintereSted. Wha
have the people, thru their repreSen
tatives. given to our company? No
even their moral support
The writer has documents from
the war department and from the ad
jutant- general stating that because o
the lack OF funds they were unable
to supply us for some time will
equipment. uniforms or sustenance
Why? Simply because the people di,
not-nay, would not realize month
ago that what has happened woul,
really happen. This country is de
mocracy: the people rule. And they
the slackcrs, the pacifists. are respon
sihle for the existent conditions.
into any body OF men will crcel
a few malcontents-a few men who's
sole mission, seemingly, is TO stir nj
strife. They. and they alone. are re
sponsihlc for the statements tina
have appeared. The great body o
men, while naturally disappointed a
the slow moving OF affairs have "
ally stood by the organization. The,
have given their time and their money
They are young men: full of life an,
action. They have offered their lives
they have not been driven into waf
They are Tulsa's best and braves
sons
The tactics pursued by a few,
very few. discontcnted men hav'
thrown the whole body into disrc
nute. II is entirely undeserVed. Th'
statement has been made that naugh