The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-11-25

lu the lending editorial o to November December number nl che
une thousand he troops ct ihe Coast Anc9 ih Infantry
aim rece,os serious consideration such uansie cond "n' b.
Infantry Jourml remarks f e department authorizes a
Coast Artillery commands 10 n infantry training ior D.
month each and states that tins force available =" form ""
infantry brgadcs away their guns
the question oi The adNsabH oi transferring 'se troops
without delay and thereby give thr m"h' army h' dement's re-
shmg the completion o the three infantry divisions asked
by the general siad Of the army The editorial follows
During september and October The Coast Artillery has com
peied Of field training infantry This training
has been taken up and followed during the past three years with
view to the probable use oi 'oaSi Are'y - infantry N
understood that of necessity at least two brgades at
for this purpose This training and the contemplated
the Coast Artillery brings the interesting question
the infantry the officers taking rank according to date OF
original commission ..t
evident that the occasions which Coast Artillery SUCH will
be employed relatively few in comparison with infantry On
other hand domestic conditions and the necessity of fulfilling
obligations implied by the Monroe Doctrine make the need
the infantry training being given the artillery When
fnr,a opproxma nine thousand men for use as infantry esy
guns the many instances the hands of
takers If this be done with safety when progress
with all the possibility international complications there seem
why be done and the
geed made at thus giving the increase 10 the which
needs it,
"When foreign garrisons complete there will
the United States but seventeen regiments of infantry The fa
of Reorganization of the Land Forces contempates three infantry
divisions in the United States twenscven regiments If the
ey be transferred proposed there be formed
without additional cost nne regiments OF infantry which will
make total of twenysx out of the twenyseven required in the
United States
The balance of the Artillery about
will form nucleus which be rapidly expanded should
ourselves involved in foreign To do this there
Artillery militia the development of which deal
of attention has been devoted years In addition this
such plan could be adopted for the infantry
the Coast Artillery For example during year infantry
stationed the could be drill
the coast deense dusng which period they would acquire the
knowledge of artillery work that the artillery
Of the infantry In this they could learn the of the heavy
the of foreign could
used if for defense That this possible
evident not only from the parallel exemped by the
aleynnty training of today but from the fact that the Ma
rin Corps primarily infantry force is used
ship board While it recognized that there
Coast Artillery few highly trained experts thought
that moderate of training will suffice
infantry the duties of the artlerymen.
IF his suggestion be considered will be value
that viii regiments of infantry which there
recognized immediate without additional
sufficient trained artiests nucleus
panson should there be occasion for their services
Another and perhaps better method accomplishing
sired result would be to consolidate the infantry
ley so that they be used needed If ARTILLERY
IN addition to ITS legitimate duties learn those
evident that the
branches disappears The resulting economy is evident
We would be glad to the question by officers of in
fantry and coast artillery.