The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-26
MILITIA NOT To
LEAVE HOME
War Department Makes Policy
Plain In Regard to National
Guard; Enlistments Are Com
ing In Rapidly; Captain Paul
super's White Company Seems
Assured.

Assured.
Only thirty men are now needed to
Regiment, National Guard of Hawaii,
and Lieut.. A. l.. Bump U. S. A., in
spector general of the guard, is confi-'s
dent that this number will be recruited
for Capt. Paul Super s new white COM
pany before the end of the week.
An important communication was re-
waiian Department yesterday and is
sued rs orders by General Funston, in
the command OF the department. They
refer TO the policy of the war depart
ment in regard to the local guard in
case of war. The order issued yester-
day by General Funston is as follows:
'The policy of the war department
in respect to the National Guard Of
Hawaii: The adjutant general of the
army under date of December 8, 1918,
had decided as follows:
is to keep the organized militia of Ha-
wall on duty in the Islands of Hawaii
only.
{signed) FREDERICK FUNSTON,
"Brigadier General CommLdding.
This assurance by the war depart
ment that members of the local guard
will not be ordered to foreign duty III
case of war in Mexico or elsewhere, is
due to inquiries sent to Washington
through the regular army officers here
to secure an authoritative statement in
regard to the policy of the war depart
ment in respect to the local guard. Al
so it may stimulate some recruiting of
the guard by those who at present feel
that il would be hardship upon them
or their families to be ordered away
from the Islands on military duty.
Ready to Serve.
Speaking of this question yesterday
Col John w. Jones, adjutant general
, of the guard, said:
"This matter was all thrashed out
sometime ago by the officers and men
of the National Guard of Hawaii, and,
as it is composed today, they desire it
to be distinctly understood that they
are ready at all times to volunteer to
20 anywhere at any time and wherever
the United States considers 1t neces-
sary. 1t was only in regard to few
young men who did not wish to leave
the Territory that the question was
taken up at Washington.
"When the detachment of officers and
men went to Camp Perry in August
last, and trouble with Mexico was
threatened, it was arranged that in
case war broke out we were to i'm
mediately cable an offer to the war de-
partment of the services Of tho Hawa-
ian sharpshooters to the government in
any capacity it might wish of the de-
tachment, even though they went as
privates in the sharpshooters corps.
~ would deprecate any feeling up
on the part of anybody that would
prevent them taking up arms in de-
Tense of the homes of the nation, for
the home is the nation, and the govern
mcnt only exists for the protection of
the home and the individual in his
home, and his right to the pursuit of
liberty and happiness. believe if yon
were to ask every member of the guard
today, even those that first objected to
foreign service, they would all express
these same sentiments.
Impetus to Recruiting.
| With the final organization of Cap
tain Kolb's white company great i'm,
petus has been given to recruiting. Al
ready it is stated that fifteen extra
men desire to join this company. Cap
tain Kolb said yesterday that all of
these who have not a particular reason
for joining his company he would turn
over to the second white company be-
ing organized by Capt. Paul Super
Lieutenant Bump, who is working
hard to recruit the First Regiment, n.
G.. H., preparatory to making it one of
the crack regiments of the national
guard Of the country, stated yesterday
that the indications for recruiting II
full regiment by January !, were excel
lent.
Company A, which had fortyfour
enlisted men last week, had fifty-two
Yesterday and sixteen recruits in sight.
Company c had only fortytwo mon
last week, but yesterday it had forty
seven, and several more who will en-.
list
Company + had fortyfour men last
week, now it has seventy-nine, with
more in sight.
Company |, of Wailuku, Maui, re-
ported tbirty-fvc strong last week,
now IL is stated to have sixty-four.
Company l., Mt Lahaina, Maui. had
Gfty.two, but has grown to sixty this
week.
But those thirty white men for Cap
tain Super's company are now what Is
needed most, and II will be company
worth joining, according to all ne
counts.