The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-17
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARD UNIT

Valley City Daily Times Record
or what good is the $4,000 spent
by members OF Company G. to our
city? Does il pay to keep the
company, which has been the
! pride OF our city since its founda-
ton. and are those $4,000 helping
| things in any way? We would
most certainly say yes. keep the
company and keep those $4,000
for Valley City does not have too
many salaried men who really
keep the money In circulation buy
ing their clothing, food, paying rent
and what not. Little can we at
ford to lose the Old National Guard
unit which seems evident we will
unless something is done at once
whereby the organization will re
ceive the unlimited support OF
every citizen. Officers of the guard
have threatened to transfer com
panies in the state and make such
changes that will be OF most bene-
fit to those towns who will support
a guard unit Two other towns in
the state having no company are
reported to have sufficient num-
Der of men signed and are already
demanding that they be given Il
company of the 164th North Dakota
regiment. Much complaint is said
to have been reported to the guard
officers rega riding the support re-
ceived by G. Company from citizens
here. Ii is reported that employ
ers keep their men from drill in
some cases and in other cases a
man attending the annual summer
guard encampment loses his job II
he leaves the city. Every member
of the National Guard must attend
the summer encampment where
special drill is taught and many
helpful lessons taught the SOL
diers, who by the way, are really
trained to protect the industries,
the homes, the lives. yea. even the
place from where they are canned
when they go out to attend the
summer encampment. Why let the
other fellow do it. Many complain
that they cannot use boy who is
a member of the company. The re-
suit is that boys must have jobs
and they will not join the company
and receive the training if they
learn they cannot secure employ
ment if they are members. Why
not start movement of some kind
or other to adjust these difficulties
and see to it that Valley City be
protected in every possible way
from losing G Company. The $12,-
900 spent here every year by the
boys is spent right here at home !
and local business men get it in |
most cases Surely $4,000 is an
amount not to be shifted at and if |
there is a chance Of us losing it |!
there should be something done at
once. If you have jim your employ
ment a member of G. Company talk |
it over with him. show him that you |
are with him, tell him he can plan |
his trip to camp, without him Won
dering whether or not he is going |!
to be able to "get off, and not lose |
his iob. Let him know the facts SO |
that he can make his plans. ac-
cordingly. Encourage the lad, let |,
IliiH hH'W Illdl yUu are JUST DIS Sldu |
to have him go to camp during the !
summer as you were in the days of |
~ and Is. when you, too. probably
had to be let off in order to join up
with the boys-and didn't you get
your job back? If you didn't then
it was one of those unusual cases.
Though in many local cases bust
ness men have been very good
about letting the boys off for drill
and encampments, in number
OF cases complaints have been
made. If you need boy in place
OF the one that goes out for the
camp period, see if you can't ar
range to have one in his place for
that period. There is hardly
problem that cannot be solved,
when you come right down to the
facts. Don't wait until the COM
pany is transferred-do something
now - cooperate with the officers
and members Of G. Company-Val-
ley City Times-Record.