The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-27
CITIZENS GUARDS
Object to FaV0TiiSn Being Shown
Militia.
BELIEVE CREDIT is DUE THEM
If Militia Gets the Plums
Let Them Soldier.
Opinions Expressed by Some of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to DIsband.
BELIEVE CREDIT is DUE THEM

Some Of the members Of the Citizens
Guard are determined that the claims
OF the military for all of the Govern
ment pap belongs 10 members Of the
militia shall not 90 uncontested. The
Citizens Guardsmen consider that they
TOO. have a claim on the Government
for services rendered. One Of them
thinks the objections 10 their existence
and holding Office under the Govern
ment. instead Of being in the militia,
is on par with a demand for all cav
airy and no infantry in the Unites
States.
There seems no doubt that consider
able feeling has been created in the
minds OF a number Of the members,
and il is all on account of the evident
lack Of appreciation of their past serv-
ices by President Dole. as evidenced
by the expression of his views by Capt
Paul Smith and others at the late cleo
tion meeting of Company B. II is the
duty OF the Citizens Guards to protect
the lives and property of people with
in the city and guard the streets dur
ing the time OF trouble. They feel that
in the capacity Of Home Guards" they
are of as much service TO the Govern
ment as men in the field
The SharpshOoters. too, point with
justifiable pride ~ the work they did
in 1895. They were at all times in all
places: in Noiliili Nanoa Valley and
the Pali They believe they did good
work then, and feel that they may
some time again be asked 10 perform
similar services. One member of an
armed organization said yesterday:
"If the Government proposed 10 let
the militia lead them around like dane
ing bears. the sooner the balance of
their supporters knew il the better
Something goes wrong with them, and
they form q committee TO run off to
the President and then run a bluff.
They did it with Colonel McLain and
again the other day. II is time now
that they got next 10 themselves"
The loyalty of this gentleman IN rho
Republic has not been questioned. nor
does he find fault merely on account
of Government clerks being Obliged TO
Join the militia: he does not happen TO
belong TO that set.
Another member of the Citizens
Guard remarked:
If the President is to sanction and
back the unjust attacks made upon
bodies of loyal supporters TO bolster up
the totteTing fuss and feathers. the
sooner those attacked passed in their
commissions. arms. etc, the better for
them. II is very fine now for the mil
lot hn+ h
bear" but a comparison of the facts
would prove that the other organiZa-
lions We're the first and farthest in the
field. So far as I am concerned. the
Government has no strings. and il the
President prefers exhibition soldiers 70
the men who did the work when il was
necessary. and under other circum-
stances would do ii again. he can have
them and my gun with them"
Another gentleman. who is a stick
Ter for etiquette. said:
IF the Government is going 70 take
any action in the premises II would be
only common courtesy due the othe.
organizations 10 ask them 70 appoint
a committee and meet with them. The
military committee could be present
and both sides Of the case heard. This
affair makes me tired. The trouble IS
Smith wants 10 get a few more scow-
egians TO leave their ships and join
his company. Then he will give them
Jobs on the dredger."
Another Citizen said: Il am al
ways ready n turn out and supper,
the Government. hut I don't propose "a
be made . monkey of. The Govern
r7e-- is welcome 70 IT'S "a tronage. my
srec'a' ri~h-s certificate. nv gun and
anything else that belongs % them be
fore T viii submit. n heinz treated II
such an objectionable manner. Thing.
look easy now. and the Government
ina gines itself 10 be on such firm
foundation that il does not require as
sisranCe outside the military. Yol
newspaper men seem TO be getting i
in the neck for he same reason. anl
il surprises every one that you do no
kick As long as you let them do a
they please there viii be no change
and its the same now with people out
side the military. The foundation i
all right, but the Government ma,
tumble like q Buddenseick sky scraper
it can collapse and not affect the foun
dation"
From these expressions, il is eviden
bad blood has been engendereC
through President Dole giving the as
surances he cid 10 Captain Smith. l
is rumored that the captains of tn
companies in the Citizens Guards vii
soon be called together 10 conside
what action had best be taken.