The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-14
WHY THE \. c. H.
HAS ITS TROUBLES
Same Troubles Have Broken
Out in California and
Elsewhere.

In regard to the controversy raging
in the National Guard of Hawaii, Act
ing Governor Mott-smith said yester-
day:
There is, and has been for som,
time, in the course of preparation
rules and regulations by which it viii
be attempted to bring the organiza-
ton, equipment, and discipline of the
National Guard of Hawaii to that OF
the Volunteer and Regular armies OF
the United states under Section 131 OF
the Revised Laws of Hawaii, and in
accordance with the suggestion OF
Acting Secretary of War, Robert Shaw
Oliver.
In order to entitled the National
Guard of Hawaii to its pro rata of the
81. DOC, 900, Federal appropriation, the
National Guard must conform by
January q, 1908. Several carefully
considered orders have been issued by
the Governor Of the Territory, among
them an order, to wit G. Q. 26, dated
June Sth, 1907, relating to the organ
ization of the National Guard, in COM
pliance with which Col. Jones, the Ad-
jutant General, has since been acting
The form of this order is almost an
exact copy of a similar order govern
ing the National Guard of the State
of California and is very nearly in the
exact language of the regulations re-
quested by the Acting Secretary OF
War, oliver.
1.-THE National Guards of the several
States and Territories, being volunteer
organizations, considerable difficulty is
being experienced elsewhere, as well
as in Hawaii, in ascertaining how far
the rules and regulations of the Regu-
lar Army of the United States should
apply in order to bring such organiza-
lions into conformity by the time stat
ed. The matter is receiving the at
tention of the entire National Guard
of Hawaii and of the Governor. In
the consideration of this subject there
is no question of assumption of author
fty by any one but rather of neces-
sity. on the one hand, to bring about
conformity and, on the other hand. Of
applicability.
with the common object of con-
formity, as well as the local laws and
customs of National Guard, in view it
appears that the entire personnel of the
National Guard, including the Gov
ernor, are working tremendously along
the same lines. Under these condi-
lions. and where the subject is an i'm
portant one, there is no necessity of
any suggestion that one department of
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on another department, or that there
is or has been, dissatisfaction or lack
of common understanding, since such
suggestion would probably tend to
provoke misunderstanding and to ham
per and interfere with an honest effort
by all directly concerned to treat fair
~ and intelligently the subject matter
now before the National Guard.
'As to the shooting gallery, that
matter is still unsettled. Several sites
have been underAcOnsideration, but no
site has as yet been definitely decided
upon. This matter is at present under
consideration between the Governor
and the Federal authorities. No deci-
sion has been reached by the Govern
or, the Adjutant General, or by any
of the officers of the National Guard,
that the new shooting gallery should
be on Beretania avenue. 1t is desired
by all of the above-named, that the
shooting gallery shall be so located as
to be easily available for its purposes,
and for use by the National Guard
and so as not to interfere with or dis
turb other persons or organizations.
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We therefore recommend that Mr. H.
P. Wood be formally appointed spe-
cial representative of the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce for the pun
poses above stated.
In the matter of raising sufficient
funds to deJay the expenses of the
special representative, we recommend
that the same be provided by subscrip-
ton, by parties directly inteEested in
the Improvement of Pearl Harbor We
are pleased to state that several of
these parties have signified their will
ingness to contribute a fair share of
the necessary amount, and your Com
mittee is prepared if these suggestions
meet with your approval, to secure
sufficient funds to. defray the expenses
of the mission.
Respectfully submitted.
ELMER E PAXTON,
f. B. MSTOCkER,
e. H. WODEHOUSE,"
KILOHANA SCHEME APPROVED.
A resolution expressing approval of