Cheyenne record., 1919-01-09
operated during this grave biennial
nariod and vat At no tima haR our Ma

, operated during this grave biennial
period and yet at no time has our Ma.
mitted, the force has been reduced until
1t now numbers little more than fifty
%en 9usrS.m.n mo e BEEN sent and t this Do
duty at some power plant or railroad
bridge or tunnel. and at no time has
fui request Of duly constituted author
| tiles OF counties and the request of the
citizens. further, never except to pro-
/ tect against supposed alien enemies.
| THE SELECTIvE SERVICE.
| The selective service law was to be
put into effect. The state was divided
| by the governor into two federal dis
tricts. Two district boards - Denver.
Pueblo-each five members. appellate
and certain original Jurisdiction. were
appointed. sixty-seven local exemp--
organized as named by the governor.
| A provost marshal was selected, hav-
ing supervision of the selective serv-
over 100000 of various nationalities
were submitted for registration: over
$1,000 were selected: over 2S,Ooo were
| most delicate and responsible trust had
| these various boards Many man
TnS served %aRs Of % the
| great in passing upon the questions OF
| exemption, and yet no member of this
been rsmeSed for ssrGiss disioyaity % fraud
incompetency and, In truth no substan !.
tial charge has ever been laid against
The state and the nation owes them
a debt of gratitude 1t was this sys-
| tenn that gave to us our army. Most
financial compensation
So efficient was the provost marshal
| first named that he was called to
n, F~,. 1t ytnn md q
| successor had not gone far upon his
way until he was called to Washington
| into consultation and for advice as to
the great work that is still before this
department.
The state, through the selective
draft, the National Guard and volun-
| tary enlistments, has given to the army
and navy of the American Union over
NATIONAL GUARD.
to mobilize the National Guard. the
proclamation of the governor went
out calling the Guard one month before
man responded and some 5000 We're
gathered in the mobilization camps
Camp Gunter at Pusble and Camp Camp
wear, blankets and other equipment
were promptly contracted for and pur-
chased at from so to 100 per cent less
forty-five days later. The men were
drilled. put into good condition as to
health, and, on the date that the Pres
ident had named--August the 5th-
were turned over in superb condition
to the federal government. No state
has done better by Its soldiery; no sol
diery has reflected more honor upon
their state and nation.
The mobilization Of the National
Guard Its equipment, al. Al aid a given TO to
OF the protection requested by the
President. for this biennial period, will
cost the state, when payments are
~ nj e6 national
approximately 100000 When we real
ize that the state paid out In our do
6es' ooo. With I 100 lives lost lost and and millions Of
dollars in property destroyed, and that
in the like troubles of 1914 the state
paid out over $4,000, many lives lost,
stroyed and business Interrupted. and
then contrast this condition with how
national war may bring upon us whom
our people are acting harmoniously
and Loyalty together. We come to know
how much It means for our people to
act as they have throughout this strug-
gle in loyal and effective , harmony:
more-is the good feeling that has OBJ
tanned among our people.
In meeting all of these war expenses
direct tax has been ad the
mill, or about $40 upon the 100000
! for the year 1918. The war expenses
met By Sy this the
est upon bonds was to be paid and
exemption fund provided: .$76o.ooO of
flat tax all interest has been paid and
$685. paid on the principal sum. The
principal sum will be rapidly, re-
The state has met promptly all obliga-
tions-and many long outstanding.
Sixty thousand dollars was owing the
eisi} improvemen. In tases. This just debt
has been paid. For years We have been
indebted to the military department of
some friction between the state gov
ernment and the national. This amount
was Investigated, reduced to the proper
amount less than $4,000, and promptly
paid. There has been no complete in
ventory of the military property of the
Ts; sT! % TSey sp. p
been looked up, titles cured, and now
a careful inventory. with no large in
/" .ssn 6f se 'hSws State ss
The balance due for. the, mobiliza-
WITH 1Gf 81 great est' difscuty nas HoucRers @ RaVe
been secured and the claims of the
state for the balance due from the fed
are approaching payment.
of property that the military depart
oe.e %ens hns for a. suppes re
which will avoid great loss In the
future.
In this record of the patriotic efforts
of our people, may I turn for fur
ther word to those in private life? Be-
fore the bonds provided were ready
off our soldiery before they were
mustered into the federal service. Ger
tificates of indebtedness might have
been issued to the soldiery and gone
upon the market. This would have
involved as has occurred in the past.
sales at heavy discount. with loss to
the soldiery and discredit to the state.
Three of the members of the Council
of Defense were called in and, after
conference with the governor state
treasurer, auditor and attorney gem
eraI. S350.0OO was promptly furnished
and the obligations met without a cent
| of discount to the soldiers or to the
| state.