The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-09

period and yet at no time has our Ma I
tional Guard exceeded S76 men, and
nitted, the force has been reduced until
1t now numbers little more than fifty
men. To no point has more than TWEEN
ty Guardsmen been sent, and this to do
duty at some power plant or railroad
bridge or tunnel. ana at no time has
eui rn reousst ssn Of % auIy c ean.tituted aathor-
tiles OF counties and the request of the
citizens, further. never except to pro-
tect against supposed alien enemies
THE sEkECTIvE SERVICE.
The selective service law was to be
put into effect. The state was divided
by the governor into two federal dis
Paebio-each five members. appellate
appoiatsS. app is s siasy.aeven local exe%p: emp:
orsanised a1n " a. named - By tne Rovernor nc
a provost marshal was selected. hav-
Ing supervision of the selective serv-
over 10000 Of various nationalities
were submitted for registration: over
$4,000 were selected: over 26.000 were
% most delicate @ ana md rssponsibie trust had
these various boards. Many. man
who served came from the auieter and
great in passing upon the questlons Of
exemption, and yet no member of this
entire selecttve service force has ever
tiaI charge has ever been laid against
any member of this effective force.
= debt OF gratitude. 1t was this sys-
tenn that gave to us our army. Most
OF these men gave their service without
So efficient WAS the provost marshal
first named that he was called, to
Washington for higher service, and his
way until he was called to Warrington
Into consultation and for advice AZ to
the great work that is still before this
The state. through the selective
draft, the National Guard and volun-
tary enlistmsnts, has given to the army
10000 men. No state has done more.
NATIONAL GUARD.
When the call OF the President came
to mobilize the National Guard. tn:
out calling tho Guard one month bsfore
II was to Ko into federal service. Every
gathered in the mobilization camps
Camp Gunter at Pueblo and Camp
Baldwin at Denver. Uniforms. under
were promptly contracted for and pur-
chased at from 50 to 100 per cent less
than they could have been obtained
drilled. put into good condition as to
health. and. on the date that the Pres
ident had named-August the 6eh-
to the federal government. No state
has done better by Its soldiery; no SOL
diery has reflected more honor upon
The mobilization OF the National
Guard. its equipment, all aid given to
the seiectIve draft and the maintenance
President. for this biennial period. will
cost the state. when payments are
completed by the 81 national stn government,
nestle troubles of lsos and 1904 $3.50:
900. with 100 lives lost and millions of
in the like troubles Of 1914 the state
paid out over 37l0.000, many lives lost.
millions OF dollars In property de-
stroyed and business interrupted. and
then contrast this condition with bow
little is the outlay that even inter
national war may bring upon us when
and loyalty together. we come to know
how much II means for our people to
they have and
More than dollars and cents-tnfinitcly
more-is the good feeling that has OBJ
tatned among our people.
In meeting all of these war expenses
people. except less than one quarter Of
III. Year Se9s TSs war sh.
corporations. BY this tax the inter
ssde red d mpsion a' FUND pr proSiaea: a. $50. COO of
bonds have been lssued. and from this
flat tax all interest has been paid and
principsi sum N viii be rapidly re-
deemed from this flat tax provision.
The state has met promptly all obliEa-
sixty Thousand dollars was owing the
city of Denver. years past due, for spe-
cial improvement taxes. This Just debt
Indebted to the military department OF
the. federal government for supplies:
some friction between the stase Rov-
h. ~ L.
was Investigated. reduced to the proper
paid. There has been no complete in
state. The last inventory showed ap-
proximately $4,000. The property has
been looked up, titles cured. and now
crease In such property. shows the
military military property of the state at
The balance due for the mobilisa-
ton of 1915, 10000. has been paid.
with great difficulty vouchers have
been Ind IN. s. claim, Of the
eral government for this mobilization
are approaching payment
of ts. sSs ma1y dssrs
close accounting for ali supplies re-
sheS M .Yoid Sss.
future. ..
In this record of the patriotic efforts
sh.e W word 70 those in privst. Hfei Be-
fore the bonds provided were ready
for the market It was necessary to pay
n1 %a..s9.d % inae sss f.ss1si as ..res. :rs c:r
tificates of indebtedness might have
been issued to the soldiery and gone
Involved. AZ has occurred in the past,
sales at heavy discount with loss to
the soldlery and discrsdit to the state
Of Defense were called In and, after
conference with, the governor. state
treasurer. auditor and attorney gem
eral $3S0,000 was promptly fnrnishod
and the obligations met without . cent
Of discount to tho soldiers OF to the
private citizen. At the first Red Cross
call $1.42e,160 was subscribed. at the
second call 31:s1s.s3l:s.. In the first