Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-30
GUARD BACK
FROM JOINT
ENCAMPMENT
"AII Work and No Play" Pro-
gram Condemned by Reg
ular Army Officers


morning. when asked by a Star-Bulle-
tin reporter for an expression Of opin.
ion regarding the joint encampment
between guardsmen and regulars az
Red Hill, which ends today when
Company strikes camp. The ether
III companies of the LIST Infantry, n.
g. H., marched into Honolulu yester-
day afternoon, received territorial pay
TO give every man remuneration Of
81 per day, and were dismissed after
the most successful encampment that
the guard has ever taken part in. i
The National Guard OF Hawaii
made very satisfactory showing and
Is entitled to every encouragement"
General Carter continued. Il was
greatly pleased with the appearance
of the camp and with the general spir-
IL Of the command But the life of
any national guard organization de-
ponds on voluntary service of the citi-
zens of the community, and in return
for the time which they devote to gov.
eminent service, only a fractional part
of which they are paid for. they should
be given privileges which should at.
tach social distinction to the uniform
they wear. Companies quartered at
Honolulu armory should have real
social life built UP about their organ
izations, and on the other islands,
where companies are by themselves.
the citizens might well follow the plan
I'm some of the middle west
'ern states, of having the armory a
matter of municipal pride. the build
ing to be used for general gatherings
as well as military formations. IL
does not detract from the credit or
the value of military duty to have it
well leavened with social intercourse"
+ Captain G. s. Lincoln. the senior
acting instructor-inspector detailed
with the militia at Camp Damon, ex-
pressed himself as well pleased with
the showing made.
"The time is too limited to ger real
results" said he, but at that / am
we'll satisfied with the showing made
by the National Guard Of Hawaii II
can also say that have never seen
q, more cheerful and willing organiza.
tion, and that applies to both officers
and men, Everyone was ready for
hard work. and there was no disposi-
ton to shirk, or to make picnic out
of the period OF field training
Captains ]. S. Bell and ID. w. Cham
berIain. the other regular army Off
GERS detailed for temporary duty
with the guard, and Lieut.sW. C.I
Whitener, the regular inspector
appeared of the same
opinion -
&
Several higher-ups OF the regular
service took much to heart the ex-
pressed attitude Of the chamber of
commerce in calling on the proposed
dance for the reasons made public
yesterday afternoon.
II is the opinion OF a number of Ho-
in both civilian and service
life, that national guard service can
no more be compared to jury duty
this comparison being credited to
the entertainment committee of the
chamber of commerce) than volun-
tary enlistments can be compared to
service by CONSUMPTION. Citizens
drawn on jury panel are forced to |
serve, and are paid for the full time
which they serve. National guards |
men enlist of their own volition, and
figuring two hours per week of regu.
lar drills, which is low estimate and |
does not include time spent on the
target range, and five days per year
In the field. for which they receive in
almost every case less than theyI
make in civil life, guardsmen are
paid for 10 hours work, and perform
l04 hours work gratis. This is a
view that men of the ma
tional guard do not consider one way /
Or the other, but the figures have
been pointed out today as instructive. |
Granted that national guard SER
vice is the duty of every citizen said
q regular officer this morning, 1T |
would be interesting to find out how
many members of the chamber of
are members of the guard"
Fhe LIST Infantry, N. G. H., less Com
Dany /, marched from Red Hill to
Honolulu yesterday afternoon. leaving /
Camp Damon at p. m. A halt Of 80
minutes was made at Palama fire sta
ion while the Hawaiian band was es-
,embled. the regiment being then /
marched through the city by Captain
Berger's musicians. The severest |
criticism made on the guard by regu-
ar officers was on the march disci-
pine at route STEP While in this for
nation soldiers are permitted to talk,
smoke and take any step, bat they are
aeQufred to keep their alignment of
he column. There are one or two
Of the guard which make
no pretense at covering on when
at route step and this was
severely criticised by the inspectors,
rs, not only march discipline, but also
march efficiency is impaired.
Arrived at the armory the regiment
was formed In column of masses.
w. r. Riley COM
and Colonel ]. w. Jones, the
idjutant general. addressing the men.
The former. thanked the officers and
men for attendance and earnest work
md the latter made well chosen ad-
dress on the general duties of citizens /
and the guard.
The assistance of Colonel French.
I'd Infantry. and the regular officers
detailed with the guard is greatly
by Colonel Riley and the |
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