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Show MILITIA MAY GO. Members of the local nvlitia company com-pany were considerably excited early ear-ly in the week by a telegraphic news item from Washington, D. C., which made the statement that the United States Government had its plans for intervention in Mexico already laid to the last detail, arid that they included in-cluded the mobilization of the mili-.tia mili-.tia companies of all the states on the border in the near future. Utah waj included in the list given out, its probable destination being mentioned mention-ed as San Diego, California. The local company is the largest company in point of numbers in ttye state, and is one of the best drilled and best all round organizations in the Utah Guard. As a rule the boys would welcome the call to Mexicc, inasmuch as they hold to the opinion that the militia will not have very much real fighting to do. And, even if called into the thick of the trouble trou-ble in the Mexican country, most of the boys are not averse to what that might mean and would greet the actual call with genuine welcome. Some, who would be financially af-'f af-'f ected bv an en forced absence at the present time, feel disposed to enter an objection to the proposition, as do others who have no liking for actual war. , , Until this week the law has been that the militia could not be taken out of the United States but a special spe-cial law which has been or will be in a few days passed by Congiess, provides pro-vides that the President may if he deems it necessary, order the militia into the regular army for any service ser-vice that may arise, This means also an objection from some of the members, mem-bers, as, while they would not object to a call for defense along the border, bord-er, are decidedly opposed to going out of the United States for purpose pur-pose of waging war on anybody. The next week or ten day's developments develop-ments will be watched with intense interest by all concerned. |