The Washington times., 1916-03-04
MILITARY SERVICE
REQUIRED BY LAW
General Harvey Finds Statue
Affecting Males Here Be-
tween 10 and As Years.
Ccontinued from First Pase.)

Oohulnued from first PakeD
drunksrds, vaEabonds. paupers, and
persons convicted of any Infamous
erPs s' ns1 be enrolled ISs 9 sSs ns
o. the District Of Columbia shall pro-
vide for the enrolment OF the militia,
ana Tor this purpose may require the
assessors OF taxes. at the same time
ment yof valuation Of real and personal
property. to make n list OF persons
liable to enrolment; and such record
snail be deemed q sufficient notinca-
thus recorded that they have been en-
rolled In the militia. Immediately after
the completion of each enrolment they
shall furnish the commanding general
Of the militia with a copy Of the same.
Section l--That the enrolled militia
shall not be subjected to any duty ex-
cept when called into the service Of
the United States or to aid the civil
authorities In the execution OF laws or
tn" suppression OF riots.
May he Arrested.
Section 5. That whenever II shall be
necessary 10 call out any portion OF
the enrolled militia, the comma nder-in-
chief shall order out. by draft or other
wise. or accept as volunteers as many
as are required.
Every member OF the enrolled militia
who volunteers or who Is ordered out
or drafted under the provisionsof this
act. who does not appear At the time
and place designed. may be arrested by
order OF the commanding general and
be tried and punished by court mar
tlal.
THE portion OF the enrolled militia
general may assign them to existlng or
ganizations OF the active militia, or
niza fhan1 a the aNinnnCiaa 0f
the occasion may require
The only persons exempted under the
law from this enrolment are officers OF
the District government, judges and Of
hcers OF the courts Of the District. offi-
GERS who have hcld commissions In the
volunteer army or navy or the regular
army or navy: officeys who have served
five years In the militia OF the District
or or any state: ministers of thegospel.
practiclnR physicians. conductors and
engine drivers Of railroad trains and
members OF the paid police and fire de-
partments.
General Harvey's object in request
Ing copy OF the enrolment law OF the
District Commissioners was to call their
attention to the fact that there In n
Law compelling enrolment in the hrst
place and the absence OF any ENROLL
ment to comply with the law In the Sec
ond place.
He states. in explaining his letter.
that he simply wants to emphasize the
fact that there Is really compulsory
military service existing today in the
District.
May Have To Go To Camp.
While the law expressly states that
these militiamcn are to have no. duty
required of them except when called
into the service OF the United States,
etc." General Harvey states that ma
tIonal guard cncan1pmcnts have been
regarded rs being in the service of the
United States so far as drawing psy
Is concerned.
Also that the militia OF the District oi
the United states" since there ''Ie Is nc nc
state government here In tho service
of which II can he. and since tho Presi-
dent of the United States Is expressly
and specifically mentioned as the COM
mander-ln-chief of the militia OF the
District.
The militia OF the District ~ Columbia
is the only militia organization n the
country OF which the President OF the
limited States Is the commander-in'
chief or which can be directed TO any
part OF the United States the same IA
the regular army.
There Is no enrolment 10 rthe militia
In the offices OF the District government
at the present time.
There II no immediate danger OF tht
''able- bodied male citizens resident In
tho District eighteen years OF age ano
under forty-1ve years of age" beins
called or drafted into service, Genera
Harvey states.
Tho matter now Is up to the Commits.
sioners OF the District. They have M
list OF citizens asked for by Genera
Harvey. never having made up the mill
tia rolls. But the matter proba bly, vii
be taken up Immediately.