Show I President Asks POWER TO MOBIL MOBILIZE lIE NATIONAL GUARD BILL ifiLL INCLUDES 1 ARMY RESERVE OFfICER CORPS Training by Relay 4 Asked Senate J Action Launched WASHINGTON July 29 i INS Pointing INS Pointing to the increasing increasing ini in l t i creasing seriousness of f the international international in- in tB situation President dent Roosevelt Monday asked r. r congress to empower r him to to immediately im- im im- im J mediately mo mobilize ize national guard and offic officer reserve corps v 1 units for extensive ive m military training in In relays o l' l With congress slated to begin debate debate de- de bate in a few days on the administration administration ad ad- ministration ion compulsory military 1 training legislation fo for male civilians Mr Roosevelt t as asserted asserted asserted as- as J that this program might not be be- enough i He declared that only the seasoned seasoned sea sea- and highly tra trained ned troops can hope f for r success ss in combat and asserted that national guardsmen guards guards- men who of ot h necessity must be among the first to fight in th the na thena- thena nations na I Lions Lion's defense have a tol the i best preparation that time a and ana a ci circumstance cir cir- permit to jo to Senate 1 The pr president sic ent transmitted d his hI- hI request in the form of a letter to the president of f the U. U S. S senate Realizing as I do he wrote the personal sacrifice that a pe period period pe- pe nod of extended active duty de demands demands demands de- de mands of the national guard I have deferred until now any re request request request re- re quest for immediate action in this respect I cannot with clear conscience longer postpone this vitally essential essential essen i I step in our progress toward adequate preparedness The president declared that II it congress grants him the authority he seeks he would ord order r the guard to duty in successive Increments in increments increments in- in to permit the effective use of training facilities arid and equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment immediately available Each increment he added would be released when it attains the desired state of efficiency Resolution Offered Asserting that of equal Importance importance tance with the national guard is the officers' officers reserve corps Mr Roosevelt also asked for authority to include them in the training program A fe after the he letter was read to the senate a joint resolution was introduced in both branches of congress proposing that the president be empowered to call out the national guard officers' officers reserve corps and retired personnel of the regular army for fora j ja a period of active training not to exceed one year 1 For other news of national defense see page 4 |