Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-28
Saturday Morning, April 2S, 1917.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE MILITIA?

 swer to Governor Campbells to why the young of state were not jong the First Arizona h. fantry.
 Adjutant General Harris:
 Until that stable is cleaned the smirch which has deepened upon Arizona military cloth throughout the Harris regime. first by and another and others. all let grant attributable the occupa- ton by basicaly good position which he has fitness. eciency-untl this is wiped be enthusiasm created, no enlistment fervor aroused for the First Arizona says the Gazette
 "There is your request, Governor Camp bell given spirit unkindness adjutant gen. eral but uttered, conceive it. in the manner duty owing you and to Arizona and in conformance with the frankness which each and every American to his brother and his country the present hour of trial In the same spirit 70 step further Get rid of Harris
 There is only one trouble with the Gazettes answer It does not far enough The Phoenix newspaper does not explain why Adutant General Harris is incubus the First Arizona why his in the position he holds is a serious detrimen the ot Arzonas offering the military branch service the United States in its present need.
 Adjutant General Harris was mistake from the out He qualified for the position. Adjutant General Harris is merely mistakes in the ad minisration of Governor Hunt That official instead Of desiring to actually build the guard to point of efficiency wanted Adjutant General would limit the capabiy of the First Arizona and render inactive and inefficient In Charles w. Harris Hunt found such he desired and the present condition of Ar- zona's regiment is testimony to the fact. Politics played in a great many guard regiments
  by close study of the First Arizona It has been long political fight The guard deteriorated which had much promise to organization for the aggrandzement of Adutant General Harris and for the promotion of the political the former gov ernor.
 the feeling of large majority the enlisted be accepted any sort of criterion the officers of the FrstSArizona, installed through politics and pull are not of the highest cabre There is reflection upon the personally. They put in their offices to do the bidding of Adjutant General Harris This profen the time of the martial pro- ceedings Phoenix about years ago. It proven during the session of the legislature pro Harris contingent signed petitions to the awmaking body of the state.
 Any organization, military otherwise is judged by the average of officers the case of the first Ar zona this average hardly be very high
 In Harris efforts build personal machine he has lost sight of many necessary qualifications for officers In instance he overlooked entirely the character of a man. appointed oficership During the past few weeks through channel another. he has caused the appointment of from South North Carolina to a captiancy in the guard We presume that the ap pointee is strong for the adjutant general
 It has been long procession of politics since Ad jutant General Harris took charge of the work who enlisted in the militia the whole got tired of the atmosphere. Many of them have served under good officers there many the guard but these realized the inability of their officers to make for efficiency in their units As result when reenstment offered the they refused. When the time the taking of the federal oath they refused Many want to get into the regular army into of the volunteer they had enough the First Arizona.
 We agree with the in toto Get rid of Adjutan General Harris and eliminate the politics which have played with the militia This done it be pos sibe to raise the general standard the officers the states guard