The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-18
THE MILITARY
ORGANIZATION
An Executive Order Creates
Departments Like the
Regular Army's.

which Acting Governor Atkinson makes
the following executive order preseribes
that the system Of organization f
the Hawaiian militia shall be the same
as that Of the Federal military sys-
tem-was made the Law of this Terri
tory in 1908. Section I31, Revised
Laws, says:
1.-The organization, equipment and
discipline OF the National Guard Of
Hawaii shall be the same as that
prescribed from time TO time for the
volunteer and regular armies Of the
United States
Col. Jones yesterday promulgated the
executive order referred. to, in general
orders as follows:
Territory Of Hawaii.
The Adjutant Generals Office.
Honolulu.
July 18th, 1907.
General Orders No. Il
The following Executive order is pub
Hshed for the information and guidance
of all concerned:
Executive Chamber, Honolulu, Hawaii,
July 18th, 1907
In pursuance of the Act Of Congress
entitled An Act to Promote the Eff
cheney OF the Militia, and for other
purposes" approved January q. 1903,
and in accordance with Instructions
from the War Department. the follow
ing departments Of the organized mill,
-
ganiza ton. armament and discipline
Of the organized militia OF the Terri
tory of Hawaii shall be the same as
that which is now or may hereafter
be prescribed for the Regular and Vol
unteer Armies of the United States.
An Adjutant Generals Department,
an Inspector Generals Department, a
Judge-Adyocate Generals Department,
a Quartermaster's Department, q Sub
sistence Department, a Medical De-
partment, a Hospital Corps, a Pay De.
partment. Corps Of Engineers, an
Ordnance Department and a signal
Corps
The regula tions prescribed for the Of
fee Of the Adjutant General by Execu-
tive Order Of June Atm, 1907, as pub
Hshed in General Orders 26. a. G. O.,
June Sth. 1907, and the regulations pre-
scribed for the Quartermaster' Depart
ment. the Medical Department and the
Judge Advocate Generals Department
by General Orders 30 A. G. 0. June
18th, 1907, shall, until further order,
constitute the regulations for the gov
eminent of such departments.
The Adjutant General is charged
with the duty of publishing the neces-
sary regulations for any and all of the
departments named herein, in order
that they may fully conform TO the re-
quirements Of the War Department.
The organized militia OF the Terri
tory Of Hawaii shall be organized in
a division, brigades, regiments, bat
taIions. squadrons. troops, batteries
companies and signal corps in accord
ance with its strength as authorized
from time TO time and in conformity
with the organization which is now or
may hereafter be prescribed for the
Regular and Volunteer Armies OF the
United States.
Al c. ATKINSON,
Acting Governor Of Hawaii
By order of the Governor.
JOHN ". JONES,
Adjutant General.
In answer to questions put by an
Advertiser reporter, Col. Jones gave
some explanations. He stated that
there was no authorization for organ
izing any more bodies in the y. G. H.
at the present time. As the order
states, the prescribed organization Of
the Territorial militia is to be SIN
accordance with its strength as au-
thorized from time to time. The
Federal law Is for all states and ter
ritories, hence the provision for "a
division, brigades, etc.
While the signal corps and the hos
pitaI corps Of the y. G. H. are not at
the legal minimum strength. which IS
about the same as that of infantry
companies, they are attached TO the /
National Guard for drill purposes AMI
are being made which viii
likely. before q great while, bring
them up TO the required standard of
bodies.
The matter Of filing these Offices,
Fol Jones said with regard to a ques-
ion Of heads for the various depart
nents created by the executive order,
viii not be taken up before regula-
ions for the conduct Of such depart
nents are published in orders.
1.-The First Regiment is not the
National Guard Of Hawaii as some PEG
lie seem 70 regard It." the colonel :
aid. sit Is but an administrative
nit Of the Territorial militia The :
ignal corps and hospital corps are not :
arts Of the regiment any more than )
-ould be battery Of artillery and a
-o0p Of cavalry, which are different
rms If the service All military bodies
-ganized in the Territory under the F
" constitute the National Guard Of -
avail.