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Show POWER TO DEFEND WEDGWOODS THEME Adjutant General, U N G , Says Golden Era Not Yet With Us. REPORTS TO GOVERNOR Says Country Should Be Able at All Times to Defend Itself Tie Golden era is not yet -with us Until that era comes the power to perpetuate governments depends upon the power to defend. The power to defend depends upon the power of military forces available Self preservation is the first law of nature and the preservation of this government partakes of almost a divine responsibility and to fail to make all prudent precautions to meet it is but an act of improvi dence Extracts from report of adjutant general Though making- no specific recommen datlona to the governor really ng that the question lies almost who lv with tho federal government Ydlutant General E A "Wedgwood commanding office of tl e Utah nat onal guard makea a number of pertinent observations re ative to the military status of the United fes in his blenn al report fl ed with t e governor Testerday He Intimates that in the last ana ys s ho m mi-lard la tha mvcr mnArsnt. function of the state and Is ent t ed to the most effic ent financial support fron the federal government and the s ate 3egfslatures I s ranks should be crowded w th the best phjsque and inte ectual ab Ity of the land he declares The existing condition is, he remarks that the Uni ed States plaoes 1 s re liance for offense and defense m the perpetuat on of its government and the maintenance of its place among the na tlons upon a mobile army of substantia y loO 000 men 80 per cent of whom are citizen sold ers national guardsmen More Force is Needed This force must meet the shock of aggression if ever aggression comes and the adjutant general asks if the great and sacred Institut ons for which th s country Is largely the sponsor are to be left to the defense that can be given them by this force. The United States ho ds a divine responslbil ty to preserve its gov ernment and the Institut ons of civil za tlon that t stands for he dec ares and to fa 1 to meet that responsib lity is an act of improvidence he asser s Fo owing Is a portion of his remarks on the subject I The t me may come when all peo i plea of the eart l shal have awakened to the 1 gl t of a c ilizatlon br g ter than that of tie most advanced na t ons of today when ndlvidual and rat onal se flshness desire and ambi on sha 1 ha e entirely given away to co science when a 1 governments in a 1 parts of the word shall see those things which are of common and epe cial Interest in exactly tl e same 1 ght ana irom me same viewpoint wnen all other considerations sha l havo given nay to the golden ruie of do unto others as jou would lave oth ers do unto you. Upon the happen Ings of these things universal peace may be with tjs and aggression and defense armies and navies but a recollection of the past But unt 1 such times come the nations that in tend to perpetuate the r governments and their institut ons mut re y upon their existing military ab lity to meet the shock of any agBressio i. Tribute to Government The conditions surrounding fan i y and individual 1 fe in th s country are better than in any other on earth This government during the last twenty years has done more for ad lancement and uplift of hunanlty In general than all other governments combined. The preservation of the Institutions of this government and their power to act, at least on the American continent and bordering oceans, overshadows all other cons d eratlons To be qualified and fit to do their ehare shou d the time arr ve is the so a motive and desire of the officers and men of the national guard of this state but In Its efforts to accompl sh that end the guard asks and requires the ful est support, encouragement and consideration At present the national guard of Utah consists of less than &00 men and of t cers in active membership accord ng to the report The organ zation cons sts of headquarters, stationpd at Sa t Lake company B, infantry stationed at Og 6en company D infanto stationed at Mount Pleaeant company P nfantry stat oned at Mantl company G Infant y stationed at Ephraira company H in fantry stationed at c,alt Lake First bat tery field artil ery stationed at Bait Lake company A, signal corps stationed at Salt Lake and hospital corps eta tloned at Salt Lake Another Company Urged The adjutant declares there shou d be an additional company put into serv ce Immediately in order that there may be two organized and efficient companies for the four required for eacl of three bat taliona that go to make up a regiment. In case of war the infan ry probab y would be expanded Into a ful Teglment, he says and so It shoud be o ganlzed on that basis as fu lj as possib e How ever he does not th nk it adv sab e at this time to ask for the add t onal funds required for this improvement in the service. The report declares that In t e past ten years the national guard of Lta and of all other states have been greatly im proed by the federal appropriations pro vided and it may be safe y said it avers that a I have reached Buch standard aa justifies their being taken into the fed eral service the moment active service Is required and their as&Im lation with the regular army vilthln a comparatively sbort time. The adjutant asks for a appropriation of $94 T80 for the ensuing two years wh ch la the same amount aa was ap propriated two years ago Favors San Francisco He recommends that the guard as a wl ole be permitted to hold its annual en campment In 1915 at n Franc sco on the grounds of the Panan a exposit on t e time to include Utah day J y 24 Many states are to send their mi itary forces there and it would be of great benefit to the state and to t e men if the Utah contingent could be present he de c ares An appropriate of $15 000 wou d be necessary In conclusion the adjutant caJ s atten tlon to the vast amount of criticism dl rected against the nat onal guard organ Stations of the -various states He ad mita that for the most part the crltl clems are well founded but re declares the fault lies not with tl e organlzat ons themse ves Tihl h have no power wi n then selves to conect the 1 with the federal go o n n n attitude of the peop e of h n a a whole he dec a s The e o & bU ty JJps with the pub n d ff tm e and opposition at larsro to all U Ings taUitary i |