Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-07-02 | Page 1 | War Department Not Sure on Militia Law

WAR iWAR DEPARTMENT NOT UT SURE ON OM MIliTIA LA lAW WASHINGTON July 1 War l.-War War de department department department de- de officials were not prepared tonight to pass upon the right of militia officers to put them into the guardhouse for refusal to take the federal oath as has been done in several several several sev sev- eral cases Under the old militia law a member did not have to take the federal oath if he did not choose He could of course be required to do service within the country whereas the federal oath would permit of sending him Into service outside Under the new federalized national guard law a draft system can be put into effect and then a double oath Is required