The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-01
NO REGIMENT IS
COM|NG TO OAHU
TWenty-ei Infantry May Get
Here Eventually, When
Ready for II.

p "There is little possibility of the
Twenty eighth Infantry, or any other
regiment, heing added to .the force on
Oahu Just now or for some time, said
an army officer at department headquar.
tiers yesterday. cit is always easy to
presume that regiment may come here
and go into camp. That is one of the
easiest ways to dispose of rumor, but
in all probability there will be no adj
ditions until there are accommodations
for new organizations.
An underground rumor' via Scho-
field Barracks is responsible for a state
ment that the Twenty eighth regiment
Is to come here in the near future and
be eamped near Honolulu. When it was
announced some time ago that there
would he six regiments of infantry at
Schofield Barracks, in addition to in
creases in other arms of the service at
( the big post, it was stated that the ad-
ditions would commence when the ac-
commodations were prepared.
| The Twentyieighth regiment was at
that time mentioned as one of the pos
sibilities for station on Oahu. The ex-
perience of the war department in tenn
porarily housing various regiments al
ready sent here under part canvas and
part frame has proved so expen.
sive that there is little fear that fur:
ther efforts along this line will be car.
ried out
Rushing Work on Quarters.
The constructing quartermaster is
erecting permanent cavalry and infan.
try barracks on the Leilehua reserva,
ton, some distance from the present
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Cavalry, on relieving the Fifth Caval
~ in January or February, is expected
TO make its home in these new quarters
The First Infantry will follow in the
new buildings which are in course OF
construction next to the permanent cav
airy cantonment. These buildings will
not be ready until spring. Meanwhile
the First Infantry will have to continue
in tents, or occupy the abandoned quar-
ters of the Fifth Cavalry in the old
cantonment.
Within the past two weeks an army
board recommended that the Fifth Cav
airy be sent away from Leilehua ear
Her than planned, owing to the scarcity
of water.
! AS to the locating regiment neal
the city or in the city. the war depart
menb mas abandoned al plans to place
regiments in town in barracks. Whilt
there is room on the Fort Shafter reser
walton. it would have to be an entirely
new camp, but some distance from tn,
post proper, or if located on an opeI
area adjacent to the post, would be il
dirt which becomes gumbo in the rain,
season.
Four Regiments Coming.
When the new barracks are completed
at Leilehua, Chen four additional regi
) ments of infantry will be expected t,
} dribble in one by one. With spiri
of economy reigning in congress it i
unlikely, say army officers, that ex
tpenses will be incurred where they cal
be eliminated.
Although many officers believe tina
the United States will have to maintain
large and strong establishment of tn
armed branches Of the government OF
Oahr the inoreaecs -rill not como rnti
the department is ready for them. B.
that time the department will be raise,
, to a divisional basis
The underground rumor cam
through an officer of the Second Infan
, try.