Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-19
MlLeaue Honolulu on Ventura Friday
To Take Charge ofthe Second Division
GENERAL CARTER IS
RELIEVED OF COMMAND
BY THIS RUSH ORDER
Commander of Hawaiian DNi.
sion viii Be in Supreme
Charge of Uncle Sans
Fighters in Trouble =
~ Zone

Brigadier-generaI Frederick Funston
received cabled orders from the war
department this morning to leave on
the first available steamer to take
command Of the I'd division, compris-
ing all the troops on the Mexican
border, relieving General Carter of
this important command Accompa-
MED by his aide, Lieutenant William
9. Ball, he will leave on the Ventura
Friday night. Brigadier-general M. M.
Maconb will then assume command OF
the Hawaiian department
This Is the most important piece
Of news that has been heard in army
circles, not only here but throughout
the entire service, for many months.
According to the order issued a month
ago for the transfer Of many general
officers, General Funston was to be re-
heyed Of the Hawaiian command by
Maj0reeneral Carter, now command
int the I'd division. and was to as.
sumo command Of the 5th brigade, at
Galveston. much less important COM
1nand than the local one. The pres.
ent order, which relieves General Car
ter Of HIS command Immediately, and
puts General Funston In supreme COM
Iland Of Uncle Sans lighting men In
the trouble zone, Is regarded as ex-a
tremely significant.
Will the Funston luck hold?. is.
the question that is being passed
along today.
Funston luck heretofore meant
that the general has been in the right
place at the right time. When big
happenings have been afoot. and
Ghere has been q chance for big
deeds. ne has usually been there or
whereabouts. When, on account OF his
Cuban record General Funston was
commsissioned colonel or the Goth Kan.
sas. and after being he'll for months
in San Francisco was finally sent to-
the Philippines, the war with Spain
was over. and Il looked as though he
would see no active service. A few
months after his arrival at Manila,
the Philippine insurrection broke out,
and after being made brigadier-
general of volunteers, and taking an
important part In the campaign, Gen.
eral Funston engineered the sensa.
tlonal capture OF Aguinaldo, that led
10 his appointment as brigadier I'M
the regular army
His next chance for big effort was
In San Francisco, which was deyas-
'tsted by fire arsi earthquake soon af-
ter his assumption Of command. Gen
eral Funston didn't wait for higher
authority before acting. He ordered
out the troops, put the city under mar
tial lay, dynamiting buildings, and
generally controlled the situation,
saving millions OF dollars worth OF
property by his prompt action, and
taking responsibilities that might
well have landed him In hot water II
things had gone otherwise than as
they did.
After several years in command OF
departments in continental United
States and another two-year tour in
the Philippines, the reorganization Of
the army into territorial departments
brought General Funston to Hawaii
last March. He had been here only al
few weeks when passage Of the Cali
fornia alien-land laws led to a consid- |
erably strained relation with Japan,
and Hawaii at once became the CEN
ter of international interest. Cen
eral Funston handled a delicate stu
alton with gloved hands, and at the
same time saw to it that the local
garrison was prepared for eventuali- :
ties. There were more happenings on
Oahu during a few weeks than the
general public has any idea Of.
And now. on top of almost three
years of threatened trouble with
Mexico. comes the, order for General
Funston to asSumes command of all
the forces on the border. Small Won
der that local service people look !
wise artl say Funston luck"
Gen. Maeomb Commands.
While the cablegram received this
morning does not so state, it is infer
red that General Carter is to take
leave before coming to Hawaii This
would account for rushing General
Funston to the scene of operations.
General Macomb will of course as
sumo command here next Friday
and will be the senior officer of the
until his departure about
April s., provided that General Car
ter sails from San Francisco April 5.
as is the present schedule. General
Edwards will be here in March and
will relieve General Macomb Of the
brigade command, and will also be
commander for the five
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