Show PLEA PIE FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD it is desired to call your attention to a matter of great public importance the national guard of 0 the state of 01 utah was upon entrance into till the world war mustered clustered into federal service and became the V U S field artillery leaving our state without a military organization before tile the close of the war the national cov government authorized the recruiting of a regiment of infantry and a re apkor tion ment of military units assigned to utah national guard troops composed ot of one squadron of 0 cavalry one hat battalion of artillery one field hospital motorized and one quartermaster corps these units are located as follows troops A and C and battery A salt lake city troop B and batter tery B ogden battery C provo prove and it is contemplated that troop D shall be organized at brigham city tile the hospital unit and quartermaster corps will be located at salt lake city at no time in tile the history of our country during peace has it been more necessary tor for those who haie hae the safety and welfare of the country at heart to do their full duty than at the present time tin I 1 e problems that go to the very s source of government and question tile the most fundamental caples have arisen measures for or the enforcement of law and the maintenance of order are among the most necessary precautions demanding attention the failure in spite of 0 effort to bring the guard of our state to its ull full strength is but one symptom 0 of f general lack of 0 preparation confronting us As a patriotic organization having wide influence in the community no more urgent duty c can an press upon you than assisting in this matter I 1 members of your organization aro are especially A interested in a strong vindication tit bf law Uld ultimately such vindication ri arsts st S upon the capacity of tb the eState state the of law div and whim jofh other er means i break down a leoy resort to fore force e must be made in ut utah we are iv prepared tor for no such situation and it is a mistake mistake for us to continue longer in an unprepared condition we ask your patriotic effort to assist in ili remedying this matter service in the guard has many advantages tor for young men physical mental and moral attention to health inculcation of habits that and maintain bodily vigor are among the first and most primary taught the beidler the habit of prompt cheerful thorough obedience cannot but lead to the establishment of strong character and efficiency in all the walks of life much useful information is also assimilated tho the men are paid for tho the time spent in drill and on summer encampments encamp ments there never was a time when the uniform v s more respected than it is today and from every standpoint we feel that citizens of weight and character in the community should be glad to assist in the establishment for the state of utah of national guard units of the highest character and efficiency civic and state pride also demand that we move promptly and efficiently in this matter eighty men are needed to complete the local organization to the minimum strength as required by law the widespread wide spread state of agitation discord and so called unrest in the face of a devitalized national guard and the reduction of 0 the regular army to a force to garrison the in bulor possessions the canal zone and the various geographical military departments part ments ot of the nation leaves the country without an adequately organized and trained force to cope with riotous disorders the question arises arise s Is your organization and its memoirs members as ind individual vidual citizens interested in the preservation of 0 the national guard of 0 tile the united states which is the thin line 0 of defense the only real organ laed national citizen force which stands stand between anarchy and aad the enforcement of law and order obliviously the strength of our federal and state governments depends upon their ability to enforce law anti and preserve order conditions throughout the country today compel thoughtful patriotic citizens to agree t that hat unless the problems of peace and good order are sanely and quickly solved there may some day come a clash of arms that we may be nu prepared to meet I 1 the forces of diford disorder er are fast organizing it not already well organized the forces of order on the other hand are either poorly organizer it if not altogether disorganized and at a time when the country apparently faces a crisis some good citizens appear to be indifferent to the conditions and the threatening aspects and consequences the big question today is what is being done to organize to ordinate coordinate co the patriotic influences fluen ces of great civic commercial industrial religious and social agen bics to counteract insidious and destructive truc tive propaganda and to uphold the orderly processes of good government it Is time W to act decisively and the first step your organization should take tahe to help inculcate tho the principles of true americanism throughout the length and breadth of the land is to give its unqualified support to the national guard again we ask your operation cooperation co in this matter in ili the full confidence that the importance and seriousness of 0 the problem will be fully appreciated by you FRED JORGENSEN lt col generals dept D ept |