The Colorado statesman., 1917-07-21

federal service II will leave unprotect-
ed the properties and peace of our
state Provision must be made for a
guard until the next regular convenipg
of the General Assembly.
The reasons for the call have now
been given. Consider them more In
detail:
THE CALL.
1. To provide by Issuance OF bonds or
by tnxes, or both. for paying expenses
incurred by the National Gunrd, md to
the matters stated In the proclamation.
and to make appropriation therefor.
The estimated expense of maintain
ing the National Guard to July Is
the full National Guard, uniform
ing and equipping them. estimated
expense $453,000. This should be cred
tied with the $4,000 heretofore ap-
propriated.
Only such guardsmen were called to
the colors prior to July first as were
necessary. to protect exposed proper
ties and when the order went out July
Z for the entire National Guard, pre-
paratory to their being mustered into
federal service, men useful upon farms
were excused until August /; Practi-
cally the entire guard was called. how
ever. and the response was generous
other states have equipped and uni
formed their men before they were
mustered into the national service and
have in the most instances drilled for
weeks. We are uniforming and equip
ping our soldiery well and the effort
will be made in the limited time to
drill and give the manly training that
becomes the soldier. Certain 1t is that
this General Assembly would have our
soldiers, when mustered into the fed
eral service, in every way credit to
our state. fine body of troops they
are rapidly becoming. They have been
called to various armories. are being
thoroughly drilled and when they pass
in review before you-which Will be
soon-proud will you be of your Ma
tional Guard.
2. A Guard to Maintain Order in the
State.
When the National Guard is mus
tered into federal service, the state will
be without protection. Provision must
dom of this Legislature must deter
mine. Present laws must be amended
new laws enacted. The service should
be such that it will not be depleted
through Limitation as to age. The
number should be large enough. but
capable of reduction when the necessi-
ties are less. The provision as to
finances should be elastic so as to
meet the maximum requirements, put
not to be availed of without necessity
The estimate from the Adtutant Cen
erals office of the cost of maintaining
a guard from August to the conVen-
ing of the next General Assembly Is
S1500,000. The estimate of that office
and other information will be given
your body in detail.
The national government will re-
quire the organization of reserves TO
go into the federal service upon the
next call for mastering In. The ex-
pense here will be substantial, the
amount uncertain. 1t has been con-
sidered and has entered into the esti-
mates given.
g. Conservation and Distribution of
Food supply and Increase OF Produc-
tion.
Grave charges of food monopolies
Ill 1--WE sNf nh a
struction, imperfect and inadequate
methods of distribution. Certain 1t is
prices are higher, some with reason
sufficient. There should be well-con-
sidered and wise legislation by way
of repeal and by affirmative action go
make enforcement practicable, be sat
isfied with approximate results
4. state Ranking Institutions; Fed
eraI Reserve System.
While it is probable that under
banks can avail themselves of the
federal reserve system, there is some
difference of opinion and it Is earn
estly urged from Washington that an
act unequivocal in its terms be passed
empowering the state banks to enter
the federal reserve system. A sufti-
cient reason assigned is that 1t may
become of grave Importance as war
measure.
3. Various Committees.
The War Council is the central and
original committee, composed of Ger
triotic and able men. Its sittings nave
been frequent, well attended and It's
counsels and labors of inestimable SER
vice When it became necessary to
renresent the governor and state in
the Council of Governors at Washing
ton one of Its members, at the request
Of the gGyernordi maze naSine the his 'f,p own ex
penses. The registration for selectfve
service of the entire state was asked
by the national government: one OF
task the extent of which no single cit
izen can know, performed 1t most err
ciently, practically without expense TO
the state. Reports were compiled OF
the states Industries and capacities, as
of the states irrigation and reservoir
system and the lands lying thereunuer
A Ways and Means Committee was ap-
pointed, likewise composed of capable
and efficient men. This committee mas
by it's executive body met daily at
S:45 in the morning; has taken up the
question of farm production, market
ing and all the related activities. IN
Guiding storage. the question OF ware
house receipts and the standardizatlon
of crops This committee has gone out
all over the state. organizing local
committees, securing seed, FURNISHING
1t to farmers, stimulating and AIDING
production in every way. Too much
cannot be said of the patriotic, un-
salaried and useful service of this
committee.
A roll of honor should be kept not
only of the members of these commit
tees but of other committees who
have left the exacting claims of their
private interests and given their time
and means patriotically to the service
of their state.
The women's Advisory Council to
the Governor has taken charge OF
women's work throughout the state
forming subsidiary committees in ey-
cry locality of the state and while
their service has already been OF aid, 1t
day.
Coal Operators Committee, the Labor
Committee, the Physicians and Sur
geons Committee, all busy in their re-
spective fields in collecting reports
and otherwise performing services OF
which time will not permit the men