Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
President Calls
First 10000
Guardsmen
Citizen Soldiers From
rs Stotes to Enter
Service September Is
(Tert OF National Guard Order
on Page A-5.)
BY the Associated Press.

Wv wy a. W.
BY the Associated Press.
National Guard mobilization was
under way today, with the first con-
tingent of 10000 citizen-soldiers
ordered by President Roosevelt to re-
port to the colors September 16~seg
years active duty with the Regu-
lar Army.
The presidential order, issued yes
terday, meant the first peace-time
tour of service for the Guard in the
Nations behalf since the days of
1916 when Guard units were used
along the Mexican border while
Gen. John j. Pershing led punitive
expeditions of regulars across the
Rio Grande in search Of Pancho
Villa.
The $4,000 men ordered out repre-
sent more than one-fourth of the
total Guard strength which the War
Department ultimately plans to have
modified. The Guards present
strength is given as 242, 1000, but
designations, discharges and the
elimination of the physically UNFIT
are expected to reduce the number to
go. 900, or less.
Units in rs States were affected
by Mr.. Roosevelt's order. They
included four full divisions-the
44th. 30th, 4lth and 4lst-l8 coast
artillery regiments and four obser-
walton squadrons. The tank COM
panies Of the four divisions were
excepted. Army officers said they
would be told to report later.
The units contain men from New
York, New Jersey, North Carolina,
Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia,
Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico,
Colorado, Washington, Idaho, Ore
gon, Montana, Wyoming, New
Hampshire. Delaware, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania,
Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
Virginia and Arkansas.
No units from the District of Co.
lumbia were called at this time.
Mr.. Roosevelt was expected, ac-
cording to War Department plans,
to order out additional Guard units
In the coming months until the
mobilization has been completed
The high command has said that
full mobilization Of the Guard was
an essential preliminary for the
training Of the conscript army con-
templated under the Burke-Wads.
worth compulsory military service
legislation passed by the Senate and
now pending in the House.
Get Chance to Resign.
Under the law authorizing yes
terday's mobilization order, Guards
men below the rank of captain who
have dependents to support will be
given 20 days to resign. Those un-
der 10 will be discharged. En-
ployers are directed to reinstate
Guardsmen applying for former Jobs
within 40 days after completing
their years service. Exceptions
would be made where reinstate-
ment would be impossible or un.
reasonable"
The To-day period for destinations
Will begin with the first date of ac-
tive service September Is. It will
be 10 days after that date before
the complete units report to train
ing camps, according to Maj. Gen.
John F. Williams, chief of the Ma
tional Guard Bureau.
Ten days will be allowed, Gen.
Williams explained, for physical
examinations, innoculations, trans
fers of property and other admins
trative "shakedowns." Advance de-
tachments will precede the full units
into camp, he said.
Upon entering service the guards
men will become part of the Army
OF the United States, under COM
plete control of the Regular Army
staff.
The ordering out of Guard units
differs from the procedure in 1916.
In that year the Guard was called
not ordered to service-by the
Federal Government. Because of
Pancho Villas border activities, cli-
NAKED by the raid on Columbus, N.
Mex, President Wilson issued a
call to States for the State Militia
(National Guard. He acted under
a law authorizing a call of the
Guard to repel invasion or sup
press instruction.
Controlled by States in 1916.
In 1916 the State Governors issued
the orders, and the units remained
under State control. Their use was
restricted to the continental United
States, hence they did not accom-
pany Pershing into Mexico. Under
the present mobilization law,
Guardsmen may be used anywhere
in the Western Hemisphere or in
United States possessions.
The units called-conSisting of
55,426 enlisted men, 1880 officers
and So warrant officers-and places
Of training follow:
44th Division, from New York and
New Jersey, to train at Fort Dix,
N. j.
10th Division. from North Caro-.