The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-05
State Capitol News
EMERGENCY EXISTS,
GOVERNOR ASSERTS
State Provides No Funds
For Use of Militia, Lar
razolo Saws

re- Ffu. On tufthef tN-
PLANTATION OF the emergency now ex-
isting, which made imperative remed-
ial legislation at this time. Governor
o.. A. lnrrazolo. In an interview for
The Herald. declared that he states
unpreparedness Is much more alarm
INK than the general public APP
prcclntes.
lie called attention TO section 2 o.
article 8 Of the constitution OF New
Mexico, which provides. "Ho shall
have power to call out the militia 10
preserve the public peace, execute the
laws suppress insurrcction and repel
invasion"
In discussing his broad grant %
powers by the constitution Governor
LurrazniO said; And Nct no law
has been passed that authorizes the
governor TO spend u dollar for such
purposes. In fact, not d dollar has
boon made available for such puJ
poses. This country has hcen enjoy
Ing an era of 80 great peace a
Purnt to the constitutional convention
had thought II worth while 20 pass
q law PROVIDING the machinery Tor
the work contemplated by tue consti-
tuition,
CUaitd Not Feed Militia.
On case OF great menace. either
from within or without h governor
Of Sew Mexico has power To call into
service every able bodied man ln the
state. Hut. under the present circutn.
stances. Huch q force would be worse
than useless, FOR the governor coulo
neither equip % arm them. nor could
he transport them. lie could not oven
feed them.
THE recent coal strike taught @
valuable lesson In that u showod a
great state To be utterly helpless on
LM NH
During that strike we were fortunate
enough tu secure the aid % federal
troops. but federal troops viii not he
available next tme-if there should
Doe another occasion The wal do
%uartm"nt has notified me b e frdcr-
nl troops viii not be- furnished tn a.
again. uuHl after the states resources
have Been exhausted % proved uu-
equal 10 the task.
There ma, rc ma moro strikes or
Interruptions Of normal conditions but
We cannot afford TO indulge such a
hope. tn" expense ~ preparing Tor
such emergencies b. trifliug indeed
hy comparison with the damage that
might come as e result uf being uu'
prepared.
I'm the recent strike. Under tho
V|irilaut patrol ri federal troops. ihcre
was not q dollars worth ~ property
destroyed. mines were kept In opera
lion 500 that necessary industries were
not compelled 30 suspend no man
who wanted To work was denied that
privilege. and mo- man who desired 90
abstain from work was denied his
right asan individual ON the whole,
nothing was done by the constituted
authorities that could offend or ag-
Ericvc fair mindcd citizen.
wanti la Ic Ready.
hcllpvp that an ounce 81 pro,
Vpn'iuu ls worth many pounds OF
medicine want the executive and
lrasit'N, branches 90 Tho government
of 90, great state % Sew Mexico ga
du their fun duty to tho citizenship.
in Just 70 word I want New Mexico
Co Do, ready. have issued a pruclI-
nation converting tho fourth l"gisit-
turc lu uNtruurdiuUry session Tor 'hls
alI Important work. Some other
measures. also important We're added
for the reason that 10 seemed puSs nle
Co secure remedial legislation along
other lines u' practically mo- cost. The
ratification 81 tho federal woman sur
frtEp amendment can hv effected hY
% mere resolution to- nv passed hN me
two houses tn" entire work ~ Oh"
special session should not require
more than one week.
New un Company.
The Chuvc-. EdJy oil company. with
principal office Boo Roswell. has been
Incorporated fur HlaO,uuu. of which
$4,000 Inns been subscribed hy the
eight i~uCurpurttors, ,1ru tukiuE
E".NOO. claude Hobbs is the statutory
agent The following urr the iucnr'
portturs. claude Hobbs " e. Law
renee a.. j Franks r. " Levers. +
a. Koyc~ clark Dillc, an ~ RosN oil,
Martin Yates Jr. A. e. keinUih, "i
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