Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-01-04
State Guard To
Stay At Peak,
lO'COnOr Declares
Quotes US. Military Heads
To Effect That State Units
Are Vital At Present Time

~ 4ANNO AHeSN OtoOC OAAAOs,
Are Vital At Present Time
The need for the Maryland State
Guard has increased in proportion
to the depletion of Federal troops
available for emergency use in this
Area, Governor Herbert R. O'Con-
or made clear TO-DAY, following a
meeting with the Commanding Of
ficers and Battalion Commanders
CT the State Organization.
Quoting 1t. General Ben Lear,
Commander of the Ground Forces
of the United States, and Major
General Philip Hayes, head of the
Third Service Command, as to the
Importance of the States units at
this time, Governor O'Conor also
praised highly the training and
discipline of the officers and en-.
listed men alike.
For the remainder of the war
and the period of the present en-
ergency," the Governor declared,
"the various State Guards and Re-
serve Militia units are becoming
more and more the only organized
units of trained men available. To
them the people Of America must
look for active support of peace
and good order and for protection
of lives and property within the
continental United States, because
organized active Army field or
combat units of every description
are moving or have moved over
seas.
ut would be most unwise, and
unsafe, to decrease the strength,
training and general state of pre-
paredness of the State Guard units
for the remainer of the emergency
Both from the standpoint of main
tanning peace and good order with
in Maryland, and as a basis for
the future organization of the
States military protective force,
the work of the officers and men
of the Maryland State Guard con.
tinues of very real Importance. It
is actually now more without ae-
tive Army, support, when viewed
from the internal standpoint, than
ateany previous time during the
present emergency f . sa
" ut lis imperative for the con-
tinueu security of ours State and
our people, that lthe Statei'G Guard
be maintained at peak strength,
that units not up to strength be
recruited promptly, and that train
ing be continued INCREASINGLY SO
that every member of every unit
might be fit to answer the call if,
unfortunately, the need should
arise. sal&aaJ siN haa .iie w
! Throughout the years, in every
crisis that has faced America, the
States, through their military or
CARNATIONS, have made a definite
contribution to the security of the
Nation, From earliest Colonial
Days, the Militia and the various
State Guards, all volunteer, citi-
zen-soldiers who left their fields
and trades to fight, have been a
tradition of the United States.
Since Revolutionary Days these
State units have formed sub
stantial portion of the Armed
Forces of this Nation.
Moreover, in the normal exer-
else of State functions it is neces-
sary that there be available to the
Governors of the several States a
military force sufficient in num-
bers and far enough advanced in
training to cope with any internal
emergency or trouble that may
arise. Use of Federal troops to
put down disorder within the
States is last resort justified
only by the absolute inability of
State authority to meet the situa-
ton. 1t is a confession of weak
ness no State should ever want
to make"
--V-
FSA Holds Line