The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-11

lments Of such service decreased or in.
terfered with the efficiency of the sew
eral departments Of the government
by reason of Withdrawing men EN-
ployed in such departments for the
time required for such service.
The particular question arose by
reason Of the fact that four men Oh
1.-THE office of the Registrar Of Convey
ances are National Guardsmen- The
IRegistrar submitted to the Acting Gov
lernor that the withdrawal of these
inen for service on the National Guard
would interfere with the efficiency Of
his department.
After the conference, however. the
Acting Governor stated that the Ma
tionaI Guard, as well as other depart
,uents of the government. was q de-
partment in the efficiency of which
the Executive was equally concerned.
For this reason, the Guard was called
out for service only very occasionally,
for such times as the reception of the
Governor or other such occasions. The
National Guard is required to drill
twenty-four times a year and these
ndrills, in order not to interfere with
the efficiency of any department Of
l'the government or with any business
concern. are held at night. The Guard
is also required to undergo a yearly
inspection by the United States mill
ltary authorities in order TO ascertain
the conformity of the Guard with the
rules and regulations of the United
States Army, This generally requires
one day.
Occasionally the National Guard is
called out for parade and inspection
| by the Executive and this, for the rea-
sons above stated. is usually done on
holidays. In order to promote the ef-
Ificiency of the Guard and TO insure its
conformity with the rules and regula-
tons of the United States Army. the
Guard is yearly called out for about
five days for encampment purposes.
Taking all in ALL the time required
yearly of the Nationalal Guard on
Business days does not amount to more
than from five TO ten days.
I'm view OF the fact Of the security
offered by the presence of the National
lishment as evidenced by the estab-
Iishment of national guards through
out every state in the Union, such ser
vice is not altogether too much to re-
aquire.
with a view OF maintaining the eff
ficiency not only Of the National
Guard, but of the other departments,
care is exercised by the Executive in
requiring such service and when such
service is required the Executive has
in view the efficiency of the othe- de-
partments of the government. When
the Executive calls out the National
Guard, ii expects that the call will be
responded TO. as ii is the policy of the
Executive 10 maintain and increase
the efficiency of the Guard as one Of
the departments of the government"
FEDERAL EXAMPLE.
As showing how the United States
Government fayors the militia. the
Acting Governor referred the Adver-
tiser reporter to the following article /
in the National Guard Magazine for
Postal Service and the Guard.-The |
following notice TO postmasters has
been issued by the Postofhce Depart
nent: In order to correct q miscon-
,eption that seems 10 exist as to the
attitude Of the department in regard 4
o enlistment and service in the Ma
ional Guard by employees CT the postal Il
service, the following order has been
ssued:
Ordered, That leaves Of absence
Without pay, in addition to the leave
{ absence with pay authorized by law,
rill De granted 10 postal employees who
re members of the National Guard
rhen called upon TO perform military
uty by competent authority.
The Department believes that the
rational Guard should be encouraged 5
4 every way and that il is feasible
1r postmasters TO 50 arrange the
uties Of employees that leaves 81 alb
=nce TO perform military duty may be
ranted without detriment TO the ser
ice
In case Of emergency. where the
atire guard is called out and 10 grant
aves Of absence 70 all Of the employees
the postoffice who are members Of
le National Guard would seriously
nbarrass the postal service, It is be
eyed. upon proper representations by I
lie postmasters, that commanding Of :
2ers viii relieve from duty those en- {
eyes whose services are Imperative
needed in p0stoff1ce work
''(Signed) G. V. Z MEYER,
Postmaster General" ~