Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-25
MACOMB SAYS
WORK NOT Play
Lots of Serious Maneuvering
For Fleet When They Ar
rive In Fall.

Brigadier- General Macomb, u. s.
A., commanding officer of the district
of Hawaii. agrees with Rear-Admlra.
Cowles. commandart of Naval sta
ton. by his statement that i'the Pacl-
fic fleet Is coming here for business
this fall and not for play MacomB
.h6lieves the joint maTeuvers between
the cruisers and the coast artillery
will keep the jackies ON board most
OF the time and little time will be
given them to enjoy shore leave.
General Macomb has always believ-
cd and stated such, that the district
of Hawaii would some day be created
into a military department as II was
by the recent decision Of army auth
critics. II will not change the status
here but put Hawaii on the same
basis as the Philippines and other
sections of the country.
jMacomb does not think a major.
general will be assigned to command
the forces of this new department as
there are only six major-generals 10
the entire American army One Is
assigned, as chief, Sof stan, ;tfotiief as
assistjntl CHIEF, one at .sWest Point.
one 10 The iPhilipbillsf, " commands
the Fast and the. other etminiands TIT
West. There may be Significance In
the fact thai, MajorrGeperal, Murray
has been given command of the Wes-
tern division, with the departments
of California, Panama and Hawaii UNI
der his supervision. All of these de-
partments are fortified to the high
est degree or soon will be. As,
The Pacific coast is carefully and
most strongly fortified Hawaii Is
being rapidly fortified and projects
are under the governments supervi-
sion for extensive Notifications OF the
Panama zone.
More troops will have to come t.
| Hawaii. but where they can be taken
from or where they will be located Is
not known as yet General Murray
Is very familiar with the situation
of Hawaii alfording Notifications a'
he has gone over the islands and Civ
en- the subject his closest attention
and thought.
Macomb cannot state positively
that the fleet will come here to en-
ter into serious work with the coas
artillery, rs he has received no def
mite order. But there Is M doub
in his mind that they will not come
| According to statements made b,
Major-General Wood, chief OF stan
in regard TO the creation of a depart
ment for Hawaii, the plans for keep
ing troops and regiments on the isl
ands are very simple and very econo
mical.
/. The regiments stationed In Hawai-
would not be changed ut any time bu
the personnel would gradually under
90 change. The disadvantage q
breaking up regiment would b,
done away with and would tend T.
make a perfect experienced regimen
, always In the district.
, The government Is trying to d
away with small posts and concen
, trate the forces In large bodies wher
they could do the most good. Thi
same thing holds good with the Ha
waiian situation and the authorize
/. are trying to put three regiments {
p infantry In one building at the Out
skirts of Honolulu. These islands RI
q quire an immense garrison and
move like this would do away wit
4 extensive sewer and water systeI
and avoid the expense of building Of
n ficers' quarters. The officers woul
be given consultation of quarters an
allowed TO rent their own quarters
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