| Show ThIS NATIONAL GUARD A Pica for IfRlsln Irj und Honnchl tupport t CANNONVILLE Utab January ID 1807 To the Editor Ifl la Indo a well known fact that singe Ibo organization ot tbe National Guard of Utah rapid nlvauceraoat and praiseworthy Improvement boo been mode In the knowledge 01 mill lory duly Bill In tbo matter oldls olplluo and thorough training there male s much to bs done in order to bring the Guam up to a high and accepted ac-cepted standard of true military elll clency This can only borsuaces filly end permanently accomplished by and through oarelul aba oonollltton theoretical Instruction 01 file com mizaioubu Cliiuere in uiuiiitry ruicuuo and precuts Instruction of the imllre Guard In annual onoamnmBUt Willie Ibo low expressly provides for State annual encampment of the whole Guard for tutu ole purpose of field Instruction In-struction our past liojislalure failed to make the necessary appropriation for this purpose reiulllneln the Guard as n whole being deptlvtd of the an noel encampment while a liberal though not au extravagant appropriation appropri-ation would eoablo the Guard to fully comply with the requirements of the law I thereby having a tendency to keep the rank and file encouraged and tleGuard general lo I a high state of elllolunoy It should be boron lu mini that at the Slate encampment the soldier Is I Ought the science ut modern warfare At tbooo encampments tin taco ado Instructed flow 10 act ages In email group a or IIIIKly The troop hue aemblllnr drilled 10 advance III line 01 battle In lucclve line lineIn In open and extended order old lu fact perfect orlCnlullon vI both 01 trvup and ported control by the com maodr 01 each unit will ba lond at theca encampments which II bDlole Iy esoouilol to government oUloluo and ueealn the Held Community 01 interests mutual met ell and lamlllallly with each other s method coo be established 10 a company troop Dr battery capacity at thu home tattoo but unity 01 action ea the hell rlull Ibo concentrations and sweets lieu vt the HOOP s 10 be eucooaetul The National Guard 01 Utah are In veIl dead votueteree over ready and wllllo Iv dlod the Stale 01 Nllvo = = n Il an emergency about sate demand ing tie suvlcts For nearly three yean p1 by persistent and tersonal application and entirely at their own expense have both cheese and enlisted men beD illllKtntly and issldloutly earning the routine ot the drill Ibe different requirements military discipline dis-cipline and acquiring the minutiae of duty Tho proper maintenance ot our Slate defenders riqulrci tint a reasonable reason-able appropriation should bo mode with a view otenoourailni the personnel ol Ibo Guard and lully perfecting its ef flclcncy The attontloii of tag present Legislature should be drawn 10 the poeltlvo noels of a rcvi Ilion I-lion of the pmunt Military Cod cipoclilly Section 37 wblob li lu direct violation of Iluls and Article ol War which toe 5J Military Codes Code-s ys shall bo adopted lor tbe guidance vi the N U U The proiont law has been round In many Instances to be I tea lax and does not meet the require acme of the service Several sections might be pointed out that are In their nature mcanlnElvM and lo any tbo loatt very trablguouf lliu National Guard of Utah 111 Increasing Importance Import-ance sphere 01 ueefulnost and the methods nud measures that are btBt calculated to promote Itstillclcncy and efjicllvenesr me tutijooii to which considerable time and painstaking labor should be devoted by our legit later In conclusion will my that 10 I oe 01 I sudden emergency the I Uuard would bu found ready and indeed in-deed wlllliij to defend tile rlnhti and properly 01 the people Iu caveat an uprising against law and order the people would then look to the tnllltla lor protection end their congeners Ibo volunteers Title being undoubtedly the onto our National Guard should bu ably and properly supported by the people of our fair Hate Wo should be prompted by wisdom and tatrltillc considerations to do all that wo can to Improve Dud encourage our cltizsti soldiery our State tool e JHO M DUNNING Lieut Col N U U |
