Show INT fiani i enri TEST SEPT R I 1 P local machinery was set in motion tuesday looking to complete mobilization ot of the states military industrial civilian and relief resources as a part of the test mobilization planned on national defense day sept 15 at a given time on the anniversary of the opening of the st mihiel drive sounding of the call will be followed by orderly organization extending throughout the state in the most gigantic peace time demonstration ever launched participation per cent was assured tuesday following con ferencek feren ces between gov charles R mabey col john R n kelly assistant chief of 0 staff of the ninth corps area and col IV G williams state adjutant general full and hearty operation cooperation co was pledged by the governor and the existing state I 1 organization took over the consummation of the plans army instruct organization of the demonstration outside of tho the standing army national guard and reserve forces will be placed in the hands ot of a special committee to be named by gov mabey army units have received instructions and will throw their man power into the field fully equipped and ready for any emergency draft boards will be formed enlistment booths established red cross units made ready to launch their drives ind industry US wll wil be temporarily dratted drafted jilt int tile the service of the nation and bation of the nation into a complete fighting unit will be followed out as it if the nation faced war col kelly has been sent out as a representative ot of general charles G morton commanding general of the ninth corps area to present ta the subject to governors of oregon washington montana idaho and utah all five states have pledged full sympathy in the movement and are now organizing the mobilization it Is believed will show the count rys preparedness or to meet an emergency the matter will be left practically in the hands of civilian committees appointed by the governors colonel kelly said the military authorities have been instructed to operate cooperate co with these organizations i the idea behind the entire plan colonel I 1 kelly said was to familiarize the the people with the national defense act bringing to their attention that national safety is deponent depe nent on the people themselves when the people take part in ili this demonstration th there e re is not an obligation they take upon themselves other than to pledge 1 I am a patriotic american according to the officer there will be no chaos comparable with the days of 1917 in his opinion and there will vill be a minimum cessation of business I 1 in utah troops at fort douglas will assemble at a given hour more than 1000 national guardsmen guardsman guards men here will be mobilized the R 0 T C units of the east and west high schools and of the university and agricultural college will be asked to mobilize red cross girls will appear on oil the streets to sign up men of military age for service governor will probably issue a proclamation calling upon banks the business houses industry and commerce to demonstrate in whatever manner may be determined these are some of the suggested lines which will be laid before the state committee here army authorities believe the mobilization one of 0 the biggest preparedness moves ever undertaken it will visualize to army heads the problems they will have to handle in the event of 0 war and permit an intelligent pro gram to be laid down it will show how long it would take the national guard to throw its peace time strength in the field how long it would be required to bring those skeleton organizations izat ions extending into a score of the hamlets of the state to a full time war strength it will show how long it would require to place the organized reserves in the field with proper equipment what could be done in industrial dus du trial lines and such matters as won would d make up the complete fighting unit uie tile officer said governor mabey has under advisement 4 the committee appointments deseret news |