Oxford eagle., 1916-06-22
Presidents Order Calling Out Militia
Went TO Couenors in This Telegram

Washington. June Is-The presidents order calling the
National Guard into the federal governor
each state the form of the following telegram. signed by
Secretary Baker:
Having the possibility further aggression upon
the territory of the United Mexico
sy for the protection of that frontier the president has
thought exercise the authority vested him by the
constitution and laws and call the militia and the National
Guard necessary for that purpose in
by the president call the United
forthwith through you, the following of the
gnized militia and National Guard OF the Of which
the president directs shall be assembled the moba
point camp ground Tor the places be designated
by the commanding general Department. for muster
into the service of the United States.
Organizations to be accepted federal should
have the minimum strength prescribed for
lied militia. The maximum strength which organizations
will be accepted and which they should be
possible, prescribed Section tables of organization
United States Army In regiment battalion squad
recognized such contains insufficient number
organizations enable conform regular army
organization tables the organization complete
such units must be moved to mobilization camps and there
speced under orders Of the department commander
mine fitness for recognition organized militia by the War
Department
MASTERING
Circular 49, Division of Militia Affairs 1914 prescribes
the organizations desired from states of the local ac
cal DIVISION and only these will be accepted
the service.
1T requested that all officers the adjutant-generAs
recognized pertaining state headquarters under Table
tables of organization organized militia and elsewhere
quired for duty administration be ordered camp
duty camp staff officers Such number these staff officers
the department commander may determine may mustered
the of the United for the purpose proper
camp administration and will be mustered when their
vices no longer required.
Where recognized brgades divisions called into
state the staff officers pertaining to these units
under tables of organization United Army will be mus
tered and also the authorized of small
practice pertaining thereto
Except for these purposes mobilization camp
and of the prescribed camp with tactical units
heers of headquartes under Table mentioned
will be mustered this tactical dvi-
requisite number Of staff officers
with rank prescribed for division will far practi
cable be called from those which have fur
nished troops to such divisions.
tsigned) NEWTON d. BAKER"
BAKER EXPLAINS THE Order
Secretary Baker issued the following statement explaining
the order:
In of the disturbed conditions the Mexican bor
der and ID orer complete protection all Amer
cans the president has called substantially the state mi
ha and will send them the border wherever fully
Gen. Funston determines them be needed purpose
stated.
IF all needed effort viii be to relieve those
duty there from distribute the duty
This call for militia wholly unrelated Gen Pershings
expedition and eOntempate additional entry Mexico
except be necessary pursue bandits who attempt
RACES American soil.
The militia being called a. to leave some troops
the several They will be modified at their home
stations where necessary recruiting be done