The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-24

the City, having arrived yesterday on the
transport Logan en- route to Manila The
distinguished lawmaker is on a personal
mission of investigation and observation
of the conditions which were In a large
measure responsible for the passage of
the Army reorganization bill by which
the United States military forces are In
creased to include 100000 men in the reg
ular establishment.
Hawaii's military future is In the hands
of the War and Navy Departments, ac-
cording to Mr.. Hull, and there will be
no further need for legislation in Con-
gress covering this matter. and he " Ill
not attempt to investigate the Islands
from this standpoint. None Of these
matters will come up before the House
Committee on Military Affairs.
Hawaii is valuable to the United
States from a strategic standpoint" said
Dir. Hull yesterday. Commercially, the
same can be said, as 1 understand tie
| Islands are very rich in their production
OF sugar, and these two elements COM
bired have made them an advantageous
| acquisition to the United States. What
| is to be done for Hawaii in the way of
| Notifications and strengthening them by
| the retention of military forces here will
be done by the Board of Fortffcations
They assume the responsibility Of fortify-
ing the group and whatever money is
needed will be put in the appropriation
bill. Congress relies upon the Judgment
OF this Board to the extent that it usual
ly passes the items called for The House
Committee on Military Affairs will have
nothing to do with these matters now
as they have gone out of the legislative
duties of the House.
Pearl Harbor is probably the best
place in your group for establishing the
Naval depot. From what l have seen
of Honolulu harbor and its approaches
it is only a roadstead."
Mr.. Hull will be absent from the States
for about four months and most of this
time will be spent in investigating the
civil and military affairs of the Philip
pines. He is interested in observing the
effect of the reorganization of the Army.
and wishes to see the new regiments of
native troops which are to be recruited
from among the Filipinos.
Congressman Hull fought for the reor-
ganization of the Army for four years,
and now has the satisfaction of having
been instrumental in putting the United
States in line with the rest of the world
as far as the military arm of the govern
ment is concerned. The insignfficance of
an Army of % 000 men at the outbreak Of
hostilities between the United States and
Spain had a signal effect upon Congress
and in the first week of the late session
the House promptly passed the Hull bill,
making an effective organization of about
100000 enlisted men. The measure as it
passed the House provided for a corps
Of artillery, fifteen regiments of cavalry
anc thirty regiments of infantry. This
was an Increase of five regiments of cav
airy, five of infantry and q sufficient in
crease in the artillery to equal six regi-
ments.
Mr.. HulPs reorganization has also had
salutary effect in Kidding the ARMY of
the old bureaucracy methods by which
STAN officers when appointed as such
had fixed stations The reorganization
provides for detail of officers for STAFF
duty, changing every four years. Thus
IN the past where an inferior officer.
through pull became attached to the
of him. az
The famous Congressman states that
the detail system will give all officers an
opportunity to do staff duty. and If he
Is not an efficient officer he will not stand
much of chance of being detailed
second time. The reorganization now
gives the United States the protection Of
regular Army differed by one Lieu
tenant General, six Major Generals. fif
teen Brigadier Generals, a corps of artfl- /
lery numbering 1890 men fifteen rept |
ments of cavalry and thirty of infantry. |
with an organization in each arm an
proved by the best modern military SCI
ence. corps of engineers is also pro-
vided for together with medical corps. i
quartermaster and subsistence DEPART |
ments, and a pay corps There will he a I