Show NATIONAL GUARD PLEA utah january 20 1897 it to ie indeed a well known fact since the organization of we the national guard of utah rapid adv advancement and praiseworthy pra leeworthy improvement hu been made in the knowledge ot military duty still in the matter of saw and thol thorough rough training them remaldo much to be done la in order to at bring the guard up to a high and 0 cepter standard ot of true military ew al clency this can only be and permanently accomplished by a tf through careful and elenc r theoretical instruction of the corni COMI 1 officers ceriO in military science allence 1 aed practical instruction of the entire akard auard in annual encampment walle abo th law expressly provides for state bbate I 1 encampment of f the th whole auard forthe for the sole purpose of field in our past legislature failed to make the necessary appropriation fat ot this purpose seg resulting IQ in the guard JU AM a whole belci deprived of the an bal encampment nt while a liberal ough not an extravagant atlon would enable the guard to fully r imply with the requirements of the I 1 amr thereby having a tendency to f keep the be rank and file encouraged and the Guard in general in a high state of I 1 efficiency it a should hould be borne si mind that at the state slat the soldier to in daht t the ile science of modern warfare at those these encamp encampments ments ente the men are instructed how to act fight small groups group orgin gly the troops J ambled are drilled to advance line of battle in successive liness linee is Nop open enand and exec extended dad order etc in atlon of bodies of S f imperfect perfect organ and perfect t control by the he oom corn 2 will be its learned road at amader of each un unit it a foe which is absolutely itel to govero government mont efficiency oata in abe field community mutual respect reaped aidt t interest ag with each others methods eat be established to io a company r capacity atthe at the home bome lt 4 eop or 0 battery elation TrOW 1011 but bat unity of action on OB the field 1 the COD concentration contraction Cont ratIon and as assoria socia aes ocla b be successful aioo of toe the troops to the national guard of utah are in r wy deed volunteers ever ready and ana willing to defend the state or nation itan an emergency emere ency should arise demand aas its mer victo for nearly three fan past by persistent and personal mi mica tion sod and entirely OB tl rely at their own officers and enli eDlI 44 both aiom have and intent been diligently loarD IDS the routine of the abe drill the herent terent hn dif rent requirements require menta of military dm din and acquiring the minutiae of anty the proper maintenance of our state SIVA dwen beenders de enders requires that a reasonable appropriation should be made with iview fc ot encouraging the personnel pen onnel of abe guard and fully perfecting perfect og its if of ef Se lenoy the attention of the legislature should be drawn SO 0 the positive needs of at a revl mon ln of the present military code section 37 which is in direct violation of rules and articles of war which sec moo 52 military code says ay bull dball be ado adopted apted for the guidance 0 01 o the N 0 U the present law has been found to in many instances to be 9 too lax and does not meet the require jaenes of the service several sections might be pointed out that sire are in their nature meaningless and to say any the least very tally ambiguous the national guard of utah lis its increasing import silice aaboe sphere of usefulness and the methods method stad aad measures that are best beat calculated to promote its efficiency and effectiveness are subjects to which considerable time and painstaking labor should be devoted by our legislators in conclusion will say that io in orae of a sudden emergency the guard would be found ready and la in deed willing to defend the rights and property of the people in case of an against law and order the people would then look to the militia for protection and their Cong conveners congeners eners the volunteers this being undoubtedly the cabe our national guard should be ably and properly supported by the people of our fair state slate we should be prompted by wisdom and patriotic considerations to do all that we can to improve aud and encourage our citizen soldiery our state troops JNO M DUNNING col N a U |