Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-27

secretaries of the Y. NJ c. A. This
| has been their universal experience.
Soldiers are invariably kindly re-
Iceiyed and eourteously treated in the
Honolulu Y. NJ. c. A.
! Some facts concerning the mem
bership of the Honolulu Y. NJ. G. A.
show the statements in the morning
Paper to be incorrect. Since May i,
1913. there have been 81 civilians and
Is soldiers join this Institution.
This mere statement OF facts refutes
the morning papers contention.
The item in the morning paper was
merely sensational attempt to stir
Up news, irrespective of facts. As to
!; myself. I probably have served more
wears in the National Guards than any
man on that paper. From private to
second lieutenant is my record with
the National Guard of Missouri.
"The older officers and enlisted
men in the National Guard of Hawaii
| will remember the extensive plans
that made and carried out for the
comfort, convenience and entertain-
ment of the guards while in camp at
Moanalua We stand ready to repeat
this treatment at any annual encamp-
ment.
Friendly to Army.
My present personal attitude to-
wards the national guards is express
ed in our offers of service to help
make the work of the guard interest
ing and profitable. Colonel Jones
and Colonel Coy1e know this to be
my true attitude.
For months have been in cor
respondence with j. T.. Tichenor,
lead of the army and navy work OF
the Y. NJ. c. A., with the idea Of es-
ttablishing service Y. NJ. G. As. on
Oahu. A number of officers Of the
army Notably Major Penn and Chap
lain Scott, know of my personal
! friendliness for the enlisted men.
| When John r. Mott was here some
time ago, we discussed the establish
ment of institutions for the soldiers
and sailors. with the result that |
took up the correspondence with Mr..
Tichenor. This correspondence will
eventually result in greatly increased
association work with the army and
navy"
While national guard and regular
army officers, interviewed this morn
ing, were strongly opposed to the
views credited to Super, they were
unanimous in believing that the Y. M.
G. A. secretary had been misquoted in
the interview published in the morning
paper. His relations with the ma
tional guard have always been most
friendly, say the military officers, and
as. an old member OF the organized
militia, serving both as an enlisted
man and commissioned officer, It is
inconceivable that, he could have made
statements which show such lack oil
knowledge of actual conditions.
coyne UphoIds Super.
The local Y. M. c. A. and the
national guard have always been on
the most friendly TERMS" said Colonel
Arthur Coyne. First Infantry, n G. H,
this morning. In fact, at our en-
eampments we have furnished a large
meeting tent for sY' meetings, sup
piled men to look after 1t, and have
had the satisfaction of seeing the
meetings largely attended. Mr.. Super
himself has often been the guest of
the guard at encampments.
"As to there being sny rowdyism
in the guard, think that no one will
give that serious consideration
Granted, that the national guard is
not an educational institution, except
IN the military sense. We do not
claim to take $40 month teamsters
and make expert accountants out Of
them, or anything of that sort. but at
the same time, we do claim that al
most every man who enlists comes out
20 better man for the instruction,
physical and disciplinary. that he re-
ceived say again that I can't be-
way he is quoted to have done. Tie
knows too much about the subject.
and no intelligent person could have
honestly made the statements accrcd-
tied to Super
That the local ''Y" If working with
the hearty support not only of the
militia. but also of the regular army
establishment here, is the statement
of army officers
Praise for Y. NJ. C. A.
THE Y. NJ. G.. A. has done splendid
work for the soldiers in the PhiIip-
pines.g said a high ranking army off,
Ger today: in Manila there were
more than $50 enlisted men taking
special courses at the army Y. VI. C.
A. there at one time If the army can
take in men, and turn them out better
qualified physically and mentally at
the end of their enlistment. it is fine
thing. and this the Y. NJ r. A. is
helping to do. It is inconceivable that
a man of Secretary SuDer's fntelli-
gence and experience could come nut
against the regular and militia service
as he was credited with having done
+ Colonel u w Jones, adiutant gem
eral of the national guard said
AS to there being any opposition
to the guard on the part of Secre-
tary Super. i can say that recently
had a long talk with him on the re-
lations between the organizations
Far from being antagonistic. he Of
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