The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-07
FROM SPECTATOR
Suggestions as to Duty of
Government.
Membership in N @. II. May be
Rewarded = Regarding
Drills.

MR.. EDITOR:-As there is so much
discussion going on about the y. C. H.
and the Citizens Guard. and the find
ing Of Government positions for mem
bers OF these organizations, allow me
space, please, for few remarks.
II 2 man enlists in the n. G. H, is
il that he may say TO the. Government:
Now. I have enlisted and sworn al
Iegiance 10 you. and in return you
must secure a good. fat position for
meg" II such be the case, his motive is
purely mercenary, as likewise is his
allegiance So far as such one is
concerned, the name volunteer is 8
misnomer. He is q regular, in the full
sense Of that term, for he expects TO be
and is paid by the Government, though
not directly for whatever service he
renders in carrying gun
II man has any love for this coun-
~. il seems 10 NE, he should be will
ing to attend drills and 70 turn out in
its defense whenever necessary. The
instruction whereby man becomes
proficient in drill and has some idea
OF military discipline is no secondary
proposition. Whenever a man has TO
turn out. let the Government pay him
| for his time In the United States,
whenever the troops 90 into the field,
for camping purposes, the State pays
them one dollar and fifty cents (Sl.50)
{ per day. with board, room and wash
ing"
/ II the Government gives the men,
I bers Of these various military organi-
zarions 10 understand that they can
| not come into the military with the
/ supp0sition that they will get posi-
I ton. but that the Government viii pay
/ them so much & day whenever ordered
out excepting drill and paradesl, all
/ this talking and wrangling will be
stopped
II man Is capable Of filing q GER
I tain position and he belongs 10 the
militia, by all means, give him the
! preference but for man 10 join the
militia with the idea that therefore the
/ Government must secure him q good
position. with easy hours and better
pay. seems 70 ne radically wrong. and
/ the sooner militizmen have been dis
/ abused OF this idea the better II viii
Be for all concerned
While under this head, allow ne Il
( make Z suggestion relative 70 drill and
discipline
I think you viii agree with ne tha
all military organizations should b
well Disciplined BY well-drilIed in
structors- In order TO obtain the bes
results in this regard. an officers "
ceum CschooD should be organized 70
the purpose Of instruction in the drill
: regulations and manual OF guard duty
Meetings could be held once week
: and suitable instructor elected
= Members could be assigned subject
D for lectures 10 be read before III
! school After the lecture. the subjec
2 could be discussed The drill regula
2 tfous should BE- gone over carefully
: but every member OF the school shoul
become proficient therein before n
= natter Of lectures IS attempted, how
= ever
4 uou-coumissioued officers schoC
g srouId also be estz zbIished for the puT
e nose Of studying drill regulations an
= manual OF guard. with q cOmmissione
T. O=cer IS instructor
: They should be given practice j
q drilling the company, 70 enable thel
: 70 become capable OF taking couman'
z in case OF an emergency
u Furthermore, as you have regula
= troops here. who drill with the milttii
? and as It Is perfectly apparent that II
Z regulars out-driH the militia, the reg
d lars should have the right Of the lin
L their proper place. By so doing,