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ted states.
- notice and sent to foreign
to fight ,1n,.a
:. had a CONSUMPTION law?
case of war with Mexico every
p-Aodied male between the above
: liable to be called into SER
.ct of congress approved jan
Il u 1903, and amended in 1908,
monly known as the Dick mill
law makes it possible for the
\ .;dout of the United States to
4 into service of the United States
4 ouIv the regularly organized mil
Of the various states, but also
so-called reserve militia, !"
Ill., constitutes all citizens between
ages Of IS and 45 years.
koction 4 of this law provides that
|henever the United States is in
led or is in danger of invasion
IL any foreign nation" or in other
sHngnecies named, ''it shall be
Eful for the president of the Unit
States to call forth such number
militia of the state, or of the Dis
If of Columbia, as he may deem
eessarg."
furthermore, it is provided that
len the president calls out the mil
for such purposes che may spec
the period for which service is
luired," and the militia so-called
III continue to serve during the
m specified, either within Or with
the territory of the United States.
less sooner relieved by order OF
president of the United tSates.
The use of language "either within
without the United States" shows
t it is only necessary for the pres
Mt to decide that there is a posi-
ty of danger from invasion by
xico, federals or constitutional
|, in order to have authority to
p to Mexican soil as many state
itiamen and of reserve militiamen
he may deem necessary.
will be surprising to the ordi-
y man on the street to know,
refOre, that he may be summoned
moments notice to join the mill
that he is, in fact, already a re-
re militiaman and as such subject
call by the president
service either within or without
territory of the United States.
Drastic Penalties.
lot only that, but section Z pro-
IS drastic measures and penalties
failure to obey such summons.
II providing that members of the
tia, when called out by the pres
t. shall be mustered into the SER
Of the United States without
her enlistment and without fur
medical examination previous to
muster this section says that
ofilcer or enlisted man OF the
Tia who shall fail to offer him
Tor such muster. upon being
ID forthwith as herein prescrib-
shall be subject to trial by court
tial and shall be punished as
conrtmartial may direct"
sction 8, in effect, makes regular
lerS of the militiamen when thus
q into the service of the United
es' 1t says that the militia,
called into actual service of
united States shall be subject to
same rules and articles of war
ne regular troops of the United
ss."
Violation Serious.
oiation of articles of war is
! the most serious thing that
happen to anybody. Many of
penalties prescribed call for
IN war time and the other PEN
are severe.
lere is another act of congress
led An act to provide for tenn
rlly increasing the military es-
shment of the United States in
Ol war;" the act by which a
i'eeF army could be mustered.
the failure of men to. volunteer
De very readily followed by
enforced enlistment of citizens
the Dick militia law without
of congress passing a
u act authorizing conscriptions.
{ DICK law for all practical pur-
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