Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-26
TERRITORIAL
GUARD IS NOW
ON DEFENSIVE
Adiutant General Puts Blame
for Shortcomings on
Lack of Armory
MAKE PUBLIC DETAILS OF
ALL OFFICIAL REPORTS
Declares That in Publicity Les
the Only Answer to the
Accusations

The National Guard has been put
on the defensive by the senate, anc
the guards defense is request fol
full. publicity of its affairs. That some
of the conditions existing in the Ha-
waiian militia are no what they
should be, the adjutant general, Col
oncl j. w. Jones. freely admits, but
Colonel Jones finds one door at which
to lay the blame for nearly every
shortening of the citizen soldiers
the armory, or rather lack of it.
The storm which has been lowering
over the guard broke yesterday, when
Senator Coke introduced resolution
calling on the adtutant general to pro-
duce al field and inspection reports
of United States army officers on the
condition of the guard, during the last
two years. This means that the upper
house intends to go through militia
affairs with a fine-tooth comb, and
Colonel Jones says he stands ready
to give the legislators every as
sistanee in their investigation. In
fact, he courts the fullest inquiry, and
will then leave it to the Judgment of
the investigators as to whether the
existing conditions could have been
otherwise under the circumstances.
Armed with mass of documentary
evidence, Colonel Jones expects to 90
before the senate either this after
noon or tomorrow.
Probably Senator Coke did not
know that most of the reports ne has
asked fol. were 70 beSfncorporated in
my biennia; report, which Is now in
the hands of the printer" said Col
onel Jones to Star-Bulletin reporter
this morning. eff he had waited a few
days he could have had all the infor-
nation he wants in printed form. |
have had to take back some of the
copy from the printer, in oder to
comply with the requests OF the SEN
ate, and this will delay the remainder
of my report.
Guard Sharply Criticised
The field inspection report made by
Captain e. A. Shuttleworth, Second
Infantry, who was the regular army
officer with the guard at it's annual
encampment, made September, 1911,
lis certainly straightforward
shoulder document. Captain Shuttle
worth doesn't mince words in some of
his comments, but he, as well as Cap
tain w. III. Johnson, Major Dunning
Major Van Vliet and Lieutenant Col
onel Billiard; who have inspected the
guard in different years, all point to
the lack of an armory in extenuation
of lack of interest and efficiency.
The Shut 'eworth report is the
.severest criticism of the guard, and
if the legislature comes to the opinion
that more than an armorv &c needed
to make an up-to-date military or
ganization out OF the Hawaiian militia,
its conclusions will probably be based
on this document. Captain Shuttle
worth found that the enlisted men
had fair knowledge of their bust
ness, and that the non-coms were in
NEST cases efficient and alert, but his
report on the commissioned officers
can hardly be considered compli-
mentary. ...
f. Here are a few excerpts from the
Shuttleworth report on the officers:
Physical qualifications-An number
of the officers did not appear to be
able to withstand much physical hard
ship and after some of the fled exer-
ciSes We're AL in" A careful physical
examination would eliminate several.
Mental qualifications-The officers
We're generally of sufficient mentality
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