The Washington times., 1925-06-08
PLEAS ME I
BY DAVIS
ORDER
Secretary Writes Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook of Change in
Original Plans

The women of America are ex-
pected to participate in the ma
tional defense mobilization on
the same terms as the men, Act
ing Secretary of War Dwight
Davis announced today.
In q Letter to Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook, president of the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, Davis declared that
War Department Stands squareIy
behind the maintenance of the
traditional part that women have
played IN the defense Of America
ever since those days Of the strug-
Cling colonies"
Denies Amy ''Shut-out.''
Mrs. Cook had called the atten.
tion Of the War Department to the
fRct that In many communities
women were not permitted to take
part in the last defense test. but
Davis denied that there was any in.
tention to shut them out.
''Since national defense is .
question which vitality affects the
women of the country as well as
men," he said, 1.-THE War Depart
ment anticipates that the women
Of America win assume their re-
sponsibiIities in the Defense Test
as they have in the past national
emergencies.
General plans for the Defense
Test made public by the War De-
partment today indicated that
officials intend for the Fourth of
July mobilization to be on q big
ger scale than the test held last
September.
Sixty per cent Of the nations
man power took part in last years
mobilization, and it il the plan this
year to muster one hundred per
cent.
Big Muster Of Forces.
The War Department will carry
out a muster of all the military
forces Of the. United States during
the test and expects cities and
towns all over the country to CO.
operate by holding patriotic demon
strations stressing the importance
Of national defense. Last year 5000
towns and cities participated.
The patriotic demonstrations. ac-
cording to the general plans,
should:
l. Emphasize the historical oc-
casion when Congress first pledged
the manpower and resources Of the
country for national defense.
8. Commemorate the sacrifices
made for national defense.
g. Depict the army and subsid-
larry and reserve organizations and
their processes of. organization and
muster.
4. Demonstrate the dependency
Of units on the community to
which ailocated, and the contribu.
ton in personnel that would be ex-
pected from each community in
the event Of a great national
emergency.
In connection with the patriotic
assemblies it Is expected that most
Of the communities will hold pa
rades of local units of the army,
State guards and constabulary,
civic and war veterans societies,
training camps and schools.
Large numbers of troops, includ.
ing national guard units and re.
serves. will be in training camps in
July, and will form the nucleus of
the demonstrations in those local.
ities.
AS the defense test is purely
voluntary. commanding officers ol
army units throughout the country
have been instructed to seek CO.
operation with local officials and
assist committees Of the citizens of
the localities in working out the
plans for the towns and cities, and
In helping carry out such plans
effectively.
No suggestion of an hour for
the demonstrations has been made
in the general plans because of the
local conditions being different, but
information has reached the War
Department that, because Of the
warm weather, many towns will
hold their demonstrations in the
cool Of the early evening.
Urged to Join In Test.
Postal employees throughout the
United States today were urged by
officials of the Postoffice Depart
ment ostake part in the SECOND
defense test on July 4. Workers