The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-06-29
DOINGS OF M. N. G.
AT CAMP CRAWLING
DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO % WITH
GUARDsMEN WHO REFUSE TO
SIGN NEW OATH.
OFFICERS DISCUSS QUESTION
Ten Days Required to Muster in the
Guardsmen-Polss VIII Answer
the Call for Volunteers.


the status Of the Nj. N. G. with the
war department is frankly manifest
ed both by the militia heads and OF
fcers of the u. 5. regulars. they
don't lust know what they can DO
with certain guardsmen who refuse
to take the federal oath. They fear
a repetition on a minor scale OF
course of the Texas affair, when Ma
tional Guardsmen refused to take the
oath. The worst of it is the court
martial trials there are yet to be
adjudicated. A number of men here
willing to 90 to Mexico Tor the period
of their state enlistment, refuse TO
sign anything that may bind them
further. The number is SMALL ac-
cording to officers but the problem
is serious. Regular army officers met
with all the commissioned officers Or
the M. n. &. to discuss the question.
sersey Lauds State Guard.
"The Michigan National Guard Of
ficers and men have done remarkably
well during the last week in their
mobilization" said Colonel Bersey,
"but if we had had the equipment for
the recruits which we have had to
enlist and had been blessed with
little time to study more thoroughly
the recent law before we were asked
to work under it, we could have done
much better.
But at that, the guard, considering
the handicap it was under, has done
something the citizens OF the STATE
should be proud of, and the citizens,
too. have come to our assistance in
excellent shape,
Employers of labor, so far as l
know. have not baked at their men
leaving. No soldier has refused to
20. something which in these times
should be a subject of congratula,
ton"
Know Nothing Of Future Plans.
While General Kirk and Major Dan
iel w. Smith both declared they kno"
absolutely nothing as to the future
plans of the Michigan troops. there
seemed to be an air about division
Headquarters that the stay in Camp
Ferris will be OF short duration.
In fact, there are many who do moi
believe the troops will remain here
a week, but nothing of an official ma
ture has been given out.
The men are being put through
some severe training. This is fal
from the same kind of an encampmen
as former ones have been. Previous
ly it has been more in the nature o
a vacation-now it is work. The Of
fcers evidently intend TO harden theil
men as rapidly as possible. No pri
vate may leave the grounds withou
pass, duly signed and countersigned
and having the pass he must be bacl
in camp at o'clock.
Ten Days to Muster in 81. N. G.
Captain Wells, senior officer as
signed to muster in the Michigan Ma
tional Guard, says that it Will requir
10 days at the Crayling camp to mus
ter in the guard and complete inven
tory and turn over to the Unitet
States army the guards property. I'm
iii this is done the Michigan guar
will not be reported to the department
commander as ready for transfer t
the border.
100000 Poles Would Answer Call.
That 100000 trained men. member
of the Polish Falcon alliance of tn
United States, would answer any ca
for volunteers issued by Presiden
Wilson within two days, was the a
eertion of Chief Commander of tn
Sixth District w. N. Skarzynski, /
Muskegon.
Commander Skarzynski is at Mu
kegon arranging for the district col
yention of the Falcons July 2.
Fully 1000 Of these men reside
the sixth district" he said, land Ia
Muskegon Falcons are among tn
most willing to 60"