The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-03
WRATHY OFFICERS
Say They Were SnlbbCd in EI-
GCltiVe Building.
RESULT OF MISUNDERSTANDING
Meeting Postponed and
Officers Not Notified.
Major Potter Explains the Matter.
Engagement Set For
Monday.

! And now comes a still greater diff
| ference between the Volunteers and
the Government. As announced a few
days ago, the kicks on the part of mem
bers of the military, who have been
denied positions in the Government,
have been SO long and so hard that it
was deemed advisable to have a COM
mittee wait on the Minister of Foreign
affairs, who is practically the head of
the Army, and see what could be done
to bring the supporters and officials in
closer touch with each other.
Through Col J. II. Fisher a meeting
was arranged for yesterday at 2 p. M,
and on Thursday the various members
were officially notified. At that hour
Colonel Fisher, Major Mcleod, Cap
tairs White, Mccarthy and Murray
visited the Executive building, expect
ing to meet both President Dole and
Minister Cooper. At the top of the
stairs they were met by Major Potter,
secretary of the Foreign Office, who
inquired their errand, and when told,
he replied that the Minister Will see
you at - o'clock on Monday" Tie
committee paused long enough for Col
onel Fisher to make a remark, and
then filed down stairs.
Capt Oscar White was seen later in
the day and questioned regarding his
position with Co. B. 1t was during
a conversation on this subject that the
other matter cropped out In answer
to a question regarding his candidacy
for captaincy of B Company, Captain
White said:
Il have business matters which in
terfere with my giving the militia as
much of my attention as in the past
and for other reasons I have decided to
withdraw. and under no consideration
will I stand for election on Tuesday.
My commission expired today. and I
will not command the company again.
l do not think the men who have given
so much time to the service as the
militia have, received proper considera-
tion from the Government officials. nor
do I feel that the employees of the Gov
ernment have given the militia the
support that is its due.
"The Government. for instance gives
the men task, anything, and, for ex-
ample. let us suppose that it is to
walk 80 miles a week. After a while
a lot of superanuated men. varying in
age from 80 TO 65 years. say the walk
is too much for them. The Government
provides bus and the old boys get
aboard and march in the procession. |
Then some others. who feel first rate, |
say there is no reason why they should
not ride. and another bus is provided. /
and more boys get aboard. In time
those in the walking line get tired and |
are ready TO give up.
''That is only a similie: here is the |
fact: We went into the militia to sup
port the Government Many of our
men are able and willing to work but
are not given a show. but they keep in
the ranks. ready to be called on at any
time To keep their clerks within the
requirements of the regulations. the
organizes a Citizens
Guard a Sharpshooters' Company and
a Mounted Reserve, and they are the
busses the superanuated young men
of % odd years and upwards ride in
rather than walk with the soldiers. 1t
has happened so often that Government
clerks drop out of the militia and join
the rest cures" that we decided to
ask the Government to take some ac-
ton. Our treatment at the Foreign
Office today gave us very little en-
courag cement.
You had not heard of it? Then you
had better be told. for the members of
the committee do not feel very cheerful /!
over it. We we're notified to call on the |
President and Minister of Foreign At |
fairs. and the time set for the meeting
was , o'clock. We went there, and |
were told by Major Potter to call on
Monday. Colonel Fisher said: The |
members of the committee are business
men. and they have left their offices TO |
see the Minister of the President Our !
time is as valuable to us as theirs is |
TO them, and if we are not to be seen |
now. you can say to Minister Cooper |
that the meeting is Indefinitely post
poned.'
Major Potter went into the Minis |
ter's office and we went down the |