Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-22 | Page 8 | Alien Foes Active, Governor Declares

ALIEN FOB' ACTIVE, Gfilffl DECLARES Connecticut Executive Says .Enemies of State Are in Training. HERTFORD. Com... March 21. Governor Gover-nor Marcus H. Ualcomb lold the Inter-church Inter-church Men at a athoring this afternoon that emergency military legislation in Connecticut was hurried by infurmailnn he had received whi.-h indicated then) were in Conncticut nin whose hustintv tu the stale would he evident in time of war. "Connecticut is in n most dansiirous position." said the, Kovernor. "If you knew half what t know you would be scared to death, ns I 0 in 'sometimes. I am Infunned there is a givat ih-id of drilling- RohiK on within the Mate everv nlffht riRhl now, and It is not in the interest in-terest of tho Tnl ted Slates. Also wo know of activities of men in munitions piants that will be a problem in time of war. "The affairs of the country are a di-ffraee. di-ffraee. We have a small army and navy even with filler! ranks. The armv Is now fit. 000 men shy and the navy is :o.n00 imn shy. There are not enough Runs and the arsenal In Springfield is working at unn-fourth unn-fourth capat-ily. Thpre is powder enough only for about a good throe-hour engagement. engage-ment. "In my opinion we have been In war for some time. It takes two to mako a w nr a red-blooded wa r. The 01 lur pi rty Iihh been attacking our citizens and our prnpe-ty and making war on ns fur some time."