The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-12
CANNOT USE
 THE MILITIA
DICK LAW WILL NOT PERMIT CALLING IT OUT IN PRESENT
 SITUATION.
Officers of State Troope Invited to Witness Maneuvers at Expense of Government-call for Red
 Cross.

Washington, March 11.-Officers of the organized miliatia are giving an enthusiastic and prompt response to i the war departments invitation 10 participate in the military operations now in process of formation along the southern frontier. Already 1,209 of flcers of the National Guard have ae- cepted the invitation. TAis repre- sents responses from only 21 states.
 Illinois stands first in the number of officers accepting the invitation. 195 being offered, New York ranks second with 16S, and the announce ment that more aceptances are to fol low; California is third. with 153, and from the far off territory of Hawali comes aceptances from five militia ot- ficers.
 The number of officers who have accepted the invitation in the various states follows:
 California 163; Hawaii 5; Illinois 195; Indiana 56; Kansas 3S; Maine IS; Massachusetts 90; Mississippi 36; Missouri 1Os; Montana II; New Hampshire 9; New York 16S, and more to follow Ohio 92 Oregon 31, South Dakota 29; Tennessee IS; Tex as 100; Vermont 4; Washington S1; West Virginia 36; Wisconsin 6. These reports, it is said, indicate that the total number of acceptances will be more than the army now being mobslized at San Afas3nio can sAscoill- modate at one time It is possible that all the officers who accept will be given an opportunity to go into the field by rotating them at differ ent times.
 In contradiction of countless rumors that the citizen soldiers of the United States are about to be called forth for active service in connection with the present campaign army officers t9- day pointed out that such action would be impossible, because there is no contingency at tlis time, as pre- scribed by law. which would warrant | it The Dick law,p enacted eight years ago, prescribes the constitu- tional causes authorizing the presi- dent to call out the militia.
 This act. carrying out the intent of the constitution. enables the presi- dent to call to arms the militia of the states, territories and District Of Columbia to ''repel an invasion by a foreign nation, to suppres 6 rebellion in the United States or to enable him to execute the laws of the union." As the country now faces none of these emergencies, it is added, ii would be impossible for the president to call out the militia at the presen. time.
 In this connection it was reiteratel today at the war department that UNIV Ndo bO lhtCAitAOh 0fCH Ol lHfll- | ing or requesting the enlisted men of the militia to take the field at tl;s time.
 The officers who will constitu ettiie staff of Brig, Gen. A. l.. Mills. com manding the first separate brigade now mobilizing at Galveston, Tex. are:
 Lieut.. Col. c. T. Bartlett, of the general staff; Maj Clarence J. Manly, medical corps; Capt. B T. Clayton. quartermasters' department; Capt c. 1 0. Sherrill, corps of engineers, and Capt. Morton J. Henry, subsistence department. General Mills has been instructed to detail from the officers on duty with brigade an acting bri bade adjutant and an acting judge advocate.
 The army division w.lich is assem bling at San Antonio. Tex, is off cially designated by the war depart ment as the ''maneuver division.p It was thus described today in crders issued by the adjutant general of the army to officers who have been selec.- | .eS5 for caryico at fho ssfronf