The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-24
War Department Orders Which Have
Been Sent Out Give Some Idea
az to Way This Can
Be Done.
RESERVES TO BE CALLED
Crying Need Will be for Officers for
Various Units and Men Who
Have Been In Service
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WASHINGTON March 24.-In pre-
parat1on for any demand upon the
! army that may grow out of the Ger
man crisis, the militia bureau Of the
war department has sent precaution-
airy instructions to all state adjutant
generals outlining the plan to be fol-
lowed in the event OF the calling out
of the national guard for federal SER
vice.
The intention had been to take this
step quietly and without publicity,
but reports from various points indi-
eating that it was being construed az
meaning that mobilization was immi-
nent, caused department officials to
announce the instructions, with the
explanation that they constituted
routine measure of preparedness. nee
essary in order to prevent, if a call
should come. such confusion as attend
ed the assem- bling of guardsmen for
border service.
In this connection 1t was pointed
out that the government Is going to
considerable expense to demobilize
regiments returning from the border
and which would be held in the feder-
al service If another demand for their
services were expected Immediately.
It was reiterated that the policy of
the administration in the present
status of the crisis was to make no
move that could be construed as a
warlike STEP This policy is under
stood to be the reason that mobiliza-
ton of the navy has not been order
ed.
Orders to Adjutant Generals.
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adjutant generals specifically OF the
state which would be summoned in
case of call. Mobilization, under
the plan outlined, would be conducted
by the regular army departmental
commanders, which would be author
lied to designate sites for mobiliza-
ton camps other than those formerly
used, II necessary, and to make pro-
vision for shelter, recruitment and the
formation OF the recruit training bat
talions, in the eventuality OF war;"
No units except those designed In the
list sent to each state would be ac-
copied, and each unit taken into the
federal service would be required to
have the full maximum authorized. or
war strength, as prescribed for the
regular army in the national defense
act.
The circular also makes 1T clear
that there is to be no dual status for
the national guard in the federal SER
vice hereafter. It says no Individual
will be accepted who has not taken
the oath prescribed by the national
defense act. At the time Of the bor-
der mobilization about 10000 men
held under the old Dick bill provis-
ions, classified as members OF the
organized militia, not OF the national
guard.
Will Call Out Reserves.
Individuals who are members OF
the organized militia" the circular
SAYS, "and who take the prescribed
oath, will be accepted and given prop
er credit for the time served in their
existing enlistment contract in the
organized militia"
Provision also is made for the TAX
ing into the federal service of GER
tain proportion of the state admins
tratiye staff of the national guard or
each state to handle administrative
questions as to recruiting, organiza-
ton and supply. This was not done
AZ the previous mobilization. Com
rlete federal control Of all recruiting
and other activities Of the guard is
now contemplated. Divisional Or bril-
eade commanders Of the guard and
their staff officers will be taken as
was done before.
1t is provided, however. that each
commander Of such higher unit OF I'M
attached brigade, regimental or COM
pany, shall report by telegraph to the
departmental commander on receipt
of the call, and await orders. me
number of officers and enlisted men in
each organization will be telegraphed
ito the department headquarters, &C
companied by reports of all govern
ment property, then In possession OF
the guard regiments.
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