The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-02-03
Up to Department Head.
War Department.

War Department,
Washington, December 30, 1910.
General Orders, No. 230.
Paragraph Ill, General Orders, No.
so, War Department, March IL, 1907,
is rescinded and the following substi.
tuted therefor:
III-The policy of the War Depart
ment with respect to the attendance Of
troops of the Regular Army on occa-
sions such as those mentioned here in
as follows:
l. Whenever practicable, troops win
be permitted TO participate in camps of
instruction with the organized militia,
in national celebrations of a purely
patriotic nature eommemorating import
ant historical events, in expositions to
which government aid has been extend
ed, and in military tournaments that
are exclusively and strictly military in
character and are not combined with
any other kind of celebration or enter
tainment. Such tournaments will take
place during the odd-numbered years
only and will not exceed one for each
such year in any territorial department.
They are to be held in the larger cities
of the territorial departments concern
ed and not prior to the commencement
of the last month reserved for field
training.
2. Requests for troops to participate
in any other kind of celebration, in
State or county fairs, carnivals, festi-
walls, reunions, and celebrations of
local or commercial character, except
as noted below, will be denied.
3. Whenever troops are stationed in
Ia.N i H.
thereof and where long custom has in
volved their participation in celebra.
tions of local character, department
commanders may authorize troops to
participate in such celebrations in ac-
eordance with well-established custom,
whenever participation does not involve
absence from their usual duties, or any
expense to the government.
By order of the Secretary of War:
LBONARRD WOOD,
Major General, Chief of staff.
Orders Are Orders.
The Floral Parade committee is dis
appointed, General Macomb expresses
his regrets, and everybody connected
with the matter is sorry; but there is
no disposition to blame amy one Orders
are orders and if General Order No.
230 says that Uncle Sam s soldiers must
keep out of Honolulu IS Floral Parade
that ends the matter.
The disappointment is the more keen
| because Honolulu has come to look upon
the army as almost a fixed part of the
parade. During the six years that
Washington IS Birthday has been cele-
brated by Floral Parade, the military
has taken al more or less prominent
part each time, and with the increase
of troops in the Territory during the
past few years. the part played by
them has been increasingly important.
Last year and the year before, the
Fifth Cavalry, to the extent of one
squadron of troops and mounted band,
besides battalion of the Twentieth
Infantry, and smaller bodies of troops
from other posts, took part. This year
the Floral Parade people expected not
only these commands, but also com
pany of light artillery, one or two com
panies of coast artillery, and possibly
some Others of the troops stationed on
this Island.
oficers and Men Interested.
Almost all of the officers who have
taken part in previous parades, together
|, with the men in their commands, were
much interested and very willing tC
take part, and the fact that they viii
i not this year is no fault of theirs. Ii
fact the outlook for the military por
J tion of the parade this year was ex
ceedingly bright up to the time of tn,
advent of "G. o. 1907
, Chairman Willard Z. Brown and A
, II. DOndero of the army and navy com
} mittee of the parade, as well as Di
rector Wall, have spent good deal Of
} time in working out plans whereby tn,
J officers and men of the various com
mands expected to take part would
have things made as pleasant as pos
sible for them, and are in consequence
especially east down by this recent deci
sion.
OF course this order does not effeet
the battalion Of marines, and the ma
rine band, which have promised to TAX,
part, nor the men of the revenue cut
ter Thetis. Nor, as General Maeoml
points out, can there be any objection
to the men of the various commando
} entering floats or other wise taking
: part in the parade as individuals. In
deed it is very possible that most OF
the troops in the Island win be repre-
scented in the parade in this manner
1t is understood thar the Coast Artil
? lery for instance has for some timi
been preparing a very elaborate foat
of a unique character, and according
to the best authority. there is no objec
tion to Its being put in the parade.