The possibility that National Guardsmen might be needed to replace regulars, if it became necessary to send troops to such places as the Panama Canal zone or Puerto Rice, is said to be one of the chief reasons President Roosevelt has requested Congress in his latest defence message for authority to call out the Guard.
It is learned on high authority that President Roosevelt made the request because army officials informed him that such authority was desirable.
The President was described as believing that a sudden need for the Guard might arise, and valuable time would be lost if Congress had to be called back to enact authorization.—
Reuter
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