Show Must Get National Guard Gu rd Up To The T-he Minimum Or We Vie Are In Danger Of Losing It At the Chamber of Commerce Luncheon held at the Escalante Hotel Friday October the officers of the local unit of the Utah State National Guard appeared and asked the support of the Chamber in maintaining maintaining maintaining main main- the unit to the required strength During the past few months quite a number of the enlisted men of the battery have bave moved away from town and as a result the unit is now in need of new men Upon hearing the actual condition of the unit th the business men present were of the cp opinion nion that a general public understanding understanding understanding under under- standing of the National 1 Guard is h needed The following committee was appointed by br the Chamber Eugene Christensen Arthur Morris F. F B. B Wood Geo A. A Mitchell and W. W K Granger This committee is working together with the officers of the local unit The local unit is i Battery F of the Regiment of Field Artil Artil- Artillery le lery lery- The other units of this Regiment Regi Regi- Regi-j Regi ment are arb located in Brigham City Ogden Salt Lake Cit City Lehi Spanish Fork Mount Pleasant and Richfield Utah also has another Regiment of ofField ofField ofField Field Artillery the of War WarTime WarTime WarTime Time Fame The National Guard occupies a avery avery avery very important position in our system of National Defense and Safety Under Under Under Un Un- der the National Defense Act of 1917 the Ary was divided into three principal components First the Reg Reg- ular ula Army Second the National Guard and d third the National Guard Re Re- serves senes The character form strength and method of organization of these component parts are dictated by the military needs of the nation but so far as practicable they are made to conform to the economical financial social and political factors of the countr country Secretary of War Dwight F. F Davis Davisin in his speech before the National Convention Convention Convention Con Con- of the American Legion a aSan at San Antonio Texas Oct reit reit- the fundamental National Military Policy laid down in the National National National Na Na- I Defense Act which is as follows follows fol fot- lows War between nations results from a conflict of national National aspirations conflict asa as asa asa a result of racial political economical economical econom ical and commercial competition o or rivalries These are questions o of I national policy The national policy of a government dictates the character character char char- acter neter of its military policy A SOUTH sound military policy polley comprises the adoption adoption tion and application of measures measure necessary for national defense an anfor and for the protection and the promotion of national policies The Military policy of the United Unite States contemplates the maintenance of a small highly trained peace organization organization organization organ organ- consisting of the Regular Regula Army The National Guard and th the National Guard Re Reserves erves 11 s so Continued on Page Four MUST Gt GET NATIONAL P. P J UP UI TO MINIMUM Continued from Page One one 3 i O 0 OF F organized to provide the framework r on which the required man power of r the Ibe nation is mobilized trained armed arm arm- lf cd Id and antI equipped The National Guard is under the direct command of of the Governor of the State for use in any emergency that may arise which requires a military mil rail organization lu such h as disasters or VI riots Cedar City In maintaining this unit is doing her part in the National I Scheme of Defense In addition to thi Chia the National Guard Unit has many beneficial features that are not ordinarily obtained in any other way such Burh as impressing upon the individual ual his responsibility to his state and country training in discipline self reliance punctuality and vocational training in many lines The local Battery is housed in the building at North Main and oc occupies oc oc- the entire main floor and base bue- ment On the main floor the four 75 5 MM Field Pieces together with eight C Zi ton Caterpillar Tractors and andall nil all the field equipment is kept In IB Inthe Inthe the basement the clothing and equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment for lor men is stored in a neat mill military ry manner Each man is provided provided pro pro- vided with a locker in which he be keeps his personal equipment The front of the basement is used as a club room Enlistment in this battery is open open to lo all aU physically fit men from 18 years of age to 45 The enlistment period i ia is for three years for those who have have had no no previous military taming andor and for or one year for those who have had training The requirements of enl enlistment en en- en- en l are that one must attend the drills of the organization from to P. P M. M each Thursday night at atthe the Armory and attend the the- Field Training period of two weeks durin during the summer Bummer For their time in attending attending attend attend- ing drill the men are paid and fully lully i equipped by the federal government I The pay varies from for a private to per drill for a serL ser ser- geant L The federal government requires for bar all this that the communities In I which these organizations are located maintain the unit to a a strength of enlisted men and that over CO GO per pert t t mt cent or about 40 men attend each ench f Ito I II drill The organization et set t the to present time has not this required strength and unless t this l. l deficiency is III made up the government will withdraw t the e eunit unit from Cedar City and give it to some other town in Utah that will support it it ft Every boy of 18 in Cedar City who Vho Is it physically and mentally qualified should belong to Battery F. F This organization is an institution In Cedar City and the results that are arc obtained depend upon the Interest and support given by the citizens The officers of the Battery are as follows Captain Lehi Leh M. M Jones Lieutenants H. H E. E Petersen and H. H E. E Christensen Should arty any one Cne w wish lh further information they will gladly give it |