THE C H I L K 0 C T POST
__An unofficial periodic a 1 pub11 shed without expense to the Government
Volume 4 _ August 0, ;» i^ _No . 32
NATIONAL DEFENSE TEST IN FOREGROUND AT CHILKCQT BARRACKS; CIVILIANS ASSIST:
The National Defense Test to bo hold on tho sixth anniversary cf the Bnttj
ofSt. Mihiel, September 12, 1924, including the mobilization of all Regular A.-:.;
Units, has engaged, during the past week, attention of pose headquarters at Chil
koot Barracks* Not only'the Army but civilian organizations have been called u;>
on by the Government to Make part in the defense test, which is to be a sort of
inventory of the military resources of the nation.
The Hon* Scott C. Bone, governor of Alaska, has appointed a committee con
sisting of H. E. Robertsonr of Juneau, chairman, and Mayors Isadore Goldstein of
Juneau, M. J. Mulvihill of Skagvay, Karl Bjornstad of Haines, L, V. Ray of Seward
and M. J* Conroy of Anchorage, to co-operate with the military authorities in the
activiities of the day.
The present plan for the defense test is that the present personnel of Chi.
koot Barracks assume for the day the duties they would be called upon to perform
if units here were mobilized at war strength. All requisitions for men and sup
plies necessary to equip local units to war strength will be completed and submit
ted to Post headquarters ^he units will then turn out equipped for the field as.
of their present strength.
Meanwhile the civilian committee a ppointed by Governor Bone will have as
sembled information on which to base a mobilization of Southeastern Alaska, in
cluding the number of men and the amount of supplies and transportation whihh
could be obtained from the various communities. On September 12 these committee
men will be in charge of local observance of the day, including the co-operation
of veterans organizations and other patriotic and ci?ic societies'. All civilians
of military age (approximately 18 to 45 years) are invited go enroll with the com
mittee for service for the ONE DAV ONLY just as they might volunteer for service
in the event of military emergency* This enrollment carries no obligation for
other or further service.
In riaines plans are already afoot for a municipal observance of the Nation
al Defense Day to be held in the evening of September 12 in conjunction with the
Post activities.
Major General Charles G, Morton, U» S. A., commanding the Ninth Corps Area
which includes Alaska, . s.. issued recently the follovdng statement relative to
the National Defense Test:
"The primary purpose of the Defense Test set -for September 12, 1924, is to
enable the citizens of thiscountry to see for themselves and to understand the in
itial steps necessary to muster our forces for national defense under the proviso
of the Act of June 4, 19 20, which provides:
’"The organized peace establishment including the Regular Army,
the National Guard and the Organized Reserves shall include all those
divisions and other military Organizations neoessayy to form the basis
for a comple and immediate mobilization for the national defense in the
event of a national *".< emergency declared by Congress’ «
"This act creates the Army of the United States consisting of the Regular
ATny, the National Guard and Organized Reserves, the :*irst two constituting our