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

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
@. Ball, he viii leave on the Ventura
Friday night. Brigadier-general M. M.
Macomb will then assume commanded
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-
lieyed Of the Hawaiian command by
Major.generai Carter, now command
ing the I'd division, and was to as.
sumo command Of the 5th brigade, at
Galveston, much less important COM
mand than the local one. The pres.
ent order. which relieves General Car.
ter Of his command Immediately, and
puts General Funston in supreme CON-
mand Of Uncle Sans fighting men in
the trouble zone, is regarded as ex-
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 afoct, and
there has been chance for big
deeds, he has usually been there, or
thereahouts When, on account Of his
Cuban record General Funston was
commissioned colonel. Of the zOth Kan.
sas, and after being heM for months
in San Francisco was finally sent to-
the Philippines. the war with Spain
was over. and 1t looked as though he
would see no active service. A few
months after his arrival at Manila,
the Philippine tnsurrecti0n broke out,
and after being made brigadier-.
general Of volunteers. and taking an
important part in the campaign, Gen,
eral Funston engineered the sensa-
tional capture Of Aguinaldo. that led
TO his appointment as brigadier in
the regular army.
His next chance for big effort was
in San Francisco, which was devas.
tated by fire ami 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,
gaying 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 a
few weeks when passage of the Cali-l
fornia: alien-land laws led to consid- |
erably strained relation with Japan,
and Hawaii at once became the cen
ter Of international interest. Cen
CIdl EuuetOu JuduuiSl . uc1iSdlC o4Su- i
alton with gloyed hands, and at the
same time saw to 1t that the local
garrison was prepared for eventuali.
ties. There were more happenings on
Oahu during q 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 assume command of all
the forces on the border. Small won-
der that local service people look
wise aEsl say Funston luck" y
Gen. Maconnb Commands.
While the cablegram received this
morning does not so state, it is infer
red that General Carter is to take a
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
department until his departure about
April s, provided that General Car
ter sails from San Francisco April S,
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 1--WE
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