| Show sportsmen may aid home guard alio llio legal road load has been cleared for foi the formation foi of a a guerilla arni ami of sportsmen in an all opinion handed down by at thornly general grover A gilea at the inquest of the utah fish and game department giles tilled that formation 01 01 a minute man mail arm aim could be acco legally leball lei all by b pernile ling them theiu to jolli join tile home guaba or 01 under the special Poll cemin act t governor acting through the head of the special police organization peto dow do may appoint as many mail deputies as ile he thinks necessary the state legal adviser ruled As members of the state guard giles said bald sportsmen would serve under direction of the governor acting through tile the adjutant general of the state mark maik anderson An deison of th tho fish and game department said a potential guerilla guei illa army anny exists in the united states numbering approximately 0 00 0 0 and could be organized as an emergency precaution against enema enem invasion spoils sorts organizations throughout oll t utah have thrown their support behind such a movement and the attorney allaine al loine general was asked for foi a legal method whereby they the could organize under existing statutes statute no othet nation in ili the world andrison And oison declared Is so well supplied NN with ith sportsmen who have ae guns outdoor out door clothing ade quate duato transportation equipment and 1 nd a thorough thoi ough knowledge of the ou out t of doors not only are aie they ahe equipped with guns they also have hae facilities in many man cases even een for or ca hot ses added to that is the fa tact ct that there are aie ands and thousands of motor boats in ili the united states some s small mail some borne large laigo but most of them capable of swift water vater transportation ot of the sportsmen in ili the united states Sti ites not more moie than 20 per cent are aie now eligible tor for regular army aim service sen ice abe to age depend tits or physical conditions which would not hamper their availability to serif bere in minute men troops anderson An deison pointed out that such a group would not need to be supplied with uniforms the hunting clothes they wear into the mountains are adequate to ta meet varying arylnn weather conditions condl tlona while a tew few machine macli lne guns and I 1 tight ight artillery weapons would probably be necessary some of tile the huntzis liun teis especially deer and lik elk hunters and there were very some ut of them in utah last fall shoot the same saine sized guns as the anny 30 OG 06 30 10 40 and 30 30 principally we e hope this war will i not go so ho faias to necessitate such s tops steps that Is the active use of a guerilla army aimy on oil our soil however t ilia a watchword of the day Is preparedness anderson said I 1 expect ail anything thing in a sense the tha organization 0 of such a body would have a favorable morale reaction it would gle ghe pe people ale a sense sene sen e ot of lection security I 1 in I 1 i I 1 knowing that we ve could meet any ail attempt tit at invasion As a matter ot of fact the rec rl aaion motor boats boata alone tit in the united states are aie probably pio bably of sufficient number to ferry feir a large laige part pait of the british army aimy across the english channel tit in one night out oui aiters lakes and inlets would be no obstacle |
