Arizona republican., 1920-08-30
IN TIME OF PEACE, PREPARE TO DEFEND OUR HONOR IN WAR

plorahon of our western country, the San Francisco earthquake, the river and harbor improvements, the Charles ton and other floods, so many count less things this army has done for it's people. After almost 29 years of reg uiar army service. The writer states. with deep conviction. that there is no one year in a mans life more beneficial 10 him afterwards, than a year spent Tn the army of his country. if he takes advantage of all the opportunities that surround him and avoids frittering his time and avoiding duty. That our people are proud of service in the army becomes every day more and more ap- parent. for not a day passes that some man, often many men, speak to the writer of their own service with great pride and satisfaction. Let your boy do his little bit, friend citizen,-if he can't stand it. what kind of a boy have you brought into the world?
 In the officers reserve corps we have some 25,000, all of whom saw real ser vice at home or abroad, doing that which they were ordered to do and do- ing it splendidly well, wherever sent. They, too, are distinct portion of the armed forces of this big United States, and their commissions represent honor and integrity, self-sacrifice and splen- did manhood and the spirit of national service. If you belong in that reserve. brother, get in,- we all need you. The reserve officer has proven himself the very highest type of intelligent Amer ican citizen, everywhere. all hail to him.
 And do you think what your na- tional guard is2 We now have some S0000 in it and we are working faith fully to build it to some 100000 officers and men,-another splendid portion Of the armed forces Of your country. eTtr hi arI rlf fFtrr in wonderful strength: young men throughout the country are giving up their spare time to the training, through a wonderful spirit of service to you to me. to our country When the other fellow is laughing over a cold bottle of the latest near beer. my good young cigarette smoking friend, once in while drop down to the Phoe- nix armory and there see other manly young men helping us build up this splendid guard, part of our forces now and for always, and root for us. we need you and, if you come with us. you will find more comradeship than you are getting now and will forget your cigarette and near beer while at work with us. though We will all go you one after the wark is finished for the night. Men with large affairs, with service behind them at home and abroad, industrious men and capable,
 
 guards. why not you?
 Here in Phoenix, as part of the great execution of those new laws creating the forces of the United States, we have now one troop of cavalry, another almost completed two more still to organize and at Flagstaff we have battery of field artillery; another un- der way down at Tucson, still two more to organize, and if we pull it off and if everybody swings into line and understands and helps, we hope to see the old 15Sth Arizona infantry again come into it's rightful existence here in this state and keep its splendid his tory alive and ever before us You have men of Arizona working with all their skill and might for your guard, for this great national policy your con- gress has instructed us to build for you and we are all enthusiastic about it, we find men every day coming to serve with us here in Arizona and we wish everybody in Arizona to know about this work, to understand it. and to lend a hand in being proud of our guard and knowing why it all is. When men like Adjutant General Ingalls,. who has seen service in this country Tn the Philippines, in France. and sim | liar splendid men in every state in our union give their time and strength and best thought to this work, there must l be something very wonderful about it, l Abt tue &tuAibli b6SA 1AiCLGSlSs dilU 1 such men need us all to root for then, and the men with them. Long since l the old idea that the national guard was but sort of social association l for the enjoyment of evenings together | in a sort of armory club died forever. 1 the men of the guard have shown l themselves in peace and in war, at home and abroad, as the four square Americans we all wish to be,-workers 1 efficient, self sacrificing. part of the 1 greatest team the world ever saw the armed forces of this United States 1 of America.
 And last. but not least. we have over i loo GOO young men in our colleges and universities and our high schools, un- | dergoing training to serve as officers ] when the call shall come, the young men who will serve and lead when we are all dead and gone, who will uphold 1 the old flag for those we are now rear i ing as the tiny babies today nursing at their mothers breasts. If you go
 near the university of our state see | there those stalwart young men drill l ing, studying the elements of service 1 and preparing to give their utmost
 when sent to the front lines, able to understand because of their training 1 and able to act the part of leaders, as l our university men should.
 The people Of this country are the l taxpayers, they have said they want 1 reasonable preparation, their congress
 has passed the necessary laws. and we are trying to carry them into effect daily. building and creating something worth the expenditure. We want everybody to know what is being done why it is being done and how it is being done. We all welcome construc- tive criticism; don't ever use any other kind We men who are working with ! the Arizona guard believe you will un | derstand the thing a bit better if you have it presented before you in its en-
 tirety, for all of these forces are what we call today the army of the United 1 States, representing thousands oi | homes throughout the land
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