Show I ARIZONA DEFENCELESS Plea of Its Governor For a Military Post Phoenix Ariz Dec Governor Mc Cord has telegraphed the secretary of war protesting against the abandonment of Fort Whipple suggested in the last report of the war department Whipple is now the only military post in Northern Arizona and is essential the governor declares to the protection of half of the territorys expanse a district dis-trict constantly exposed deeds of outlawry out-lawry and embracing reservations of tVinneonle ff Indians n angst ifrlinrn nn turbulence nothing g but military ose occasional force is ever effective Even now there is a serious and proposed dangerous irritation ol t1r ritation among the Navajos The national na-tional guard is of slight strength in Northern Arizona and the abolishment of the fort would be an error and a costly one for the government and I urge that the suggestion be withdrawn |