The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-15
WILL AID
THE MILITIA
Chamber of Commerce
Will Raise
$500.

Under the auspices of the Chamber
of Commerce an effort will be made to
secure private contributions to the
support of the Hawaiian National
Guard, so that 1t may not go to pieces
for lack of Territorial appropriations.
A special meeting of the Chamber
was held Yesterday morning which was
attended by E. D. Tenney, F. J. Low
rey, J. A. Kennedy, B. +. Dillingham;,
W. w. Hall, L. I. Peck, f. A. Berndt,
j. j. Egan, P. Muhlendorf, a. CARVE,
W. Wolters, c. NJ. Cooke, G. H. Rob
ertson, A. Gartenburg, F. w. Macfar-
lane, c. NJ. Rolph, +. NJ. Swanzy, w.
LAM, g. W. Smith and w. PfOten-
hauer.
The result of the meeting was that
the Chamber will open up subscription
lists to make up sum not to exceed
$500.
President Tenney stated that the OBJ
iect of the meeting was first to deter
mine whether it was advisable to keep
up the militia. and if SO, to decide up
on ways and means to aid in its main
tenance He stated that Colonel Jones
had submitted a statement to the eff
feet that $500, as a minimum, would
be needed, annuallv. The sum of $1,000
was given to the guard annually by the
Federal government, but this was
drawn against for equipment only, and
if the militia went into camp for at
least five days, the guardsmen would
be paid on the regular army schedule
of pay.
49,, h. Of
the meeting it was practically unani-
mously decided that the militia organ
ization should be kept up. f. M.
Swanzy expressed the opinion that it
would be pity to drop the militia,
for when it was needed, it would be
awkward to find it had been disband-
ed. If the local people did not main
tain the militia the Territory stood to
lose the Federal appropriation. He
called attention to the statement that
the Governor had power to call out the
Federal troops. He thought that when
such an opportunity presented itself,
such power would be curtailed.
B. F. Dillingham; agreed with this
statement. Mr.. ITenney explained that
the power to call out the troops was
made when the Territory had no direct
means of communication with the main
land and was isolated. Now there was
cable communication, and if the Gov
ernor once called out the Federal
troops he would probably not be given
the chance again. George w. Smith
also agreed with this. He felt that the
Governor would be promptly called
down if he called out the troops. He
maintained the loyal militia should be
kept up by the local government. The
cry of economy was not carried out,
when lavish expenditures were made in
other directions. c.. NJ. Cooke suggest
ed that the county governments might
support the various militia detach-
mentS.
j. A Kennedy thought it would be
disgrace to drop the National Guard.
Mr.. Gartenburg suggested the planta-
tions might contribute to the militia
support, as the only riots that were
likely to occur would be on the plan
tations. w. Wolters did not favor con-
tinuing the militia. Emil Berndt
thought an efficient police force was all
that was necessary. Among others
who favored the militia were Messrs.
F. J. Lowrey, w. Pfotenhauer, Mac
farlane, Rolph, Muhlendorf, Garvie,
Hall, Peck and LAM. On the motion
of Mr.. Peck, seconded bv Mr.. Swanzy,
the Chamber decided to open subscrip-
ton lists and that the committee be
authorized to take from the collections
of the tonnage tax a sum not to ex
ceed $500. Messrs. Peck, CARVE and
Swanzy were appointed a special com
mittee to look after the matter.