Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-09
OAHU OFFICERS
GIVEN 4 JOLT IN
new ARMY ACT
Adiutants and CommisSary
Officers Must Return to
Companies
COMMANDERS WILL BE
FINED If THEY DON'T
Majority of Captains on Staff
Duty Not Eligible I'm
der Recent Act
special Star-Rulletin Correspondencel

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Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Sept. {
The army appropriation bill unde
he heading "Pay," has one clause
,r proviso, that will surely keep Co
,nels of regiments guessing since
means forfeiture of the Co!oncl's pa,
md allowances If the provisions o
he section be violated. The enact
nent is as follows,
Provided, That hereafter in
time of peace whenever any Of
ficer holding permanent COM
mission in the line Of the Army
with rank below that of Major
shall not have been. actually
present for duty for at least two
of the last preceding six years
with a troop, battery, or COM
pany, OF that branch Of the Army
in which he shall hold said com
mission, such officer shall not be
detached nor permitted to remain
detached from such troop, bat
tery, or company, for duty of any
kind; and all pay and allowances
shall be forfeited by any super
ior for any period during which,
by his order, or his permission,
or by reason of his failure or
neglect to issue or cause to be Is
sued the proper order or instruc-
tions ct the proper tinae. any Of.
ficer shall be detached or permit
ted to remain detached in yi0la<
tion of any of the terms Of this
proviso:
'trict Qualifications.
BY this it will be seen the regimen
al adjutants and quartermasters aIlC
ommissaries must have served witt
troop, battery or company" for thu
eQuired time or off goes the Col
nel's head.
To put 1t another way, If the Col.
mel wishes to appoint one of hi:
aptains to q position on the regi
lental staff, the officer selected will
o to say, have to ego into training
y serving as company officer fol
wo years before he may be appoint
d member of his regimental com
nander's official family.
The Act Of Congress quoted above
its every regimental organization al
chofield Barracks solid blow since
ut small proportion of the Cap
aims now holding the important po
itions referred to can fill the bill.
Captain Sturges Of the Fifth Cav
Try falls under the ban at once, and
'olonel McGunnegle of the First In
antry will have to find new appoin.
ees to replace both his Adjutant
Iaptain Thomas, and his commits,
airy, Captain Carey; while in the
econd Infantry, Captain Watkins
ill have to go back to squad right
Or q term, else Colonel French will
e mulcted heavily, and thereby have
eason to wish that the Army Bill
ad never been passed at all.
The Adjutant of the Second, Cap
hin Kumpke, would appear to be
afe person for q Colonel to "haye
round the house" since his service of
,ur. years with q signal corps com
any only terminated about a year
go. 49, l. !,
land lin Danger. ~.
Captain Hand, on the other hand,
the Field Artillery, will be very
sort of staff officer
,r Major Cruikshang, his regimental
ommander, to associate with, since
le Captain, though efficient profess
Ionally and most agreeable person
lily, will cost the Major something
ke $4O0 a month if he be permitted
!, continue away from the duty so
prescribed for officers Of
is rank in the Army by the joker in
he waited-for pay bill. Until
le matter is safely settled good Ser
sants Major, who perform the duty
: Chief Clerk to an Adjutant in q
,giment, will be greatly in demand
nee "Adjutants will be missed; they
lrely will be missed" -..~. :
The purpose of the lawmakers Is
ain. For many years Inspectors
nd Generals Commanding have re-
1rted that the grayest troubles are
-ought about by the small percent
ge of captains available for duty
ith troops, thus leaving those i'm.
ortant duties in the hands of Lieu.
nants. Congress seems to have
lived the question and the Army
ay look forward to seeing many a
Iptain now on staff or other fancy
,tafl" marching home again and that
ate of affairs won't hurt the army.