Arizona republican., 1907-01-28
DEPARTMENT ORDERS
FOR NATIONAL GUARD
They Are lnten6cd More Especially
For the Organized Militia Of States
and Territories

Though there is no immediate pros
pect of war there has been sent from
the war department TO the office OF the
governor a copy OF the new general
orders concerning the militia with a
request that they may be made known
to the members of the National Guard
of Arizona.
In the first place. though il may nOs
be generally known. every able bod
les citizen Of the United States and
every able bodied man whl has signi-
fled his intention Of becoming a citi-
zen is a member Of the militia Of tha
of the state in which he lives and
i'm certain circumstances he is subject
to service. This has been the status
of every citizen for the last Jnree
years.
If the citizen is not member OF the
national guard he belongs to the un-
organizated militia OrIthe reserve
militia"
The president in his judgment may
call out the organized militia and
when il is engaged in actual service
it is subject To the same rules. and
articles Of war as the regular troops.
on the subject Of calling out the Jail.-
tia the orders say
Whenever the militia Is called into
the service OF the United States tho
organized militia will be designated
first, and in apportioning quotas ac-
cOrding to representative populations
they Will to the extent practicable.
be SO adjusted as not 10 leave any
state or territory or the District Or
Columbia unprovided with a reserve
force sufficient 10 meet any emeT-
gency then existing or imminent
within such state or territory or the
District Of Columbia. Except IN clses
where the organized militia has been
called out by direct order Of the pres
ident, requisitiOn will be made by this
war department upon governors OF the
states or territories or the command
ing general Of the militia Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. and the arm Of the
service and the number of orsNniza-
tions thereof required will be stated
in the rcqUisitions.
The presidents authority over tho
organized militia Is derived from the
constitution and from the legislation
Of congress in fUrtherance Of its pro-
visions and he can order il out in
those cases which are specifically
provided for in paragraph 455- The
organized militia then becomes ma
tional in character and the president
its cOmmander-in-chief.
The president is the exclusive judge
Of the existence Of an emergency
justifying the ordering out Of the or
ganized militia. and the measures
Necessary for giving effect 10 the or
der are executive acts which the scc-
retary Of war may perform as tho
representative OF the president
BY direction Of the president tho
minimum enlisted strength for each
organization OF the organized militia
is fixed as follows:
Fer a company Of infantry. total en-
listed, IS This is based on apportion-
ment to grades as follows. viz:
first sergeant. quartermaSter SER
geant. sergeants. 8 corpOraIs. cooks.
farriers and blacksmiths. sadtIeT.
% trumpeters, and 80 privates.
For a company OF engineers. total
enlisted. 81. This is based on appor-
ionmelt 10 grades as follows. viz. 1
first sargeant. l quartermaster ser
geant "a sergeants. 6 corporals.
cooks. musicians Il privates first
class and y privates second class
For a company Of coast artillery.
total enlisted, 63. This is based on
appOrtiOnment to grades as follows,
viz: first sergeant, quartermaster
sergeant seTgeants, 6 cOrporais .
cooks. , mechanics. musicians and
As privates
For a battery OF field artillery. total
enlisted. l3S. This Is based on appor-
tionment to grades as follows. viz: l
first sergeant. l quartermaster ser
geant, 1 stable sergeant . serSeants.
l. cOrpOrals musicians. artifioers.
cooks and 1O4 privates.
For a company Of signal corps. total
enlisted 5S. This is based on appor-
tionment to grades as follows viz;
sergeants first class. sergeants. 10
corpOrals. cooks. Is privatcs first
class and Is privates second class
For the hospital corps: ta) Ambu-
lance company section. total enlisted.
i3. This is based on appOrtionmenJ
to grades as follows. viz: ser
geants first class. : sergeants and 81
privates. first class and privates. (b)
Field hospital total enlisted. -.