Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06
OAHU IOL0SE
MARINES BY
LAIEORD
Hawaii Now Has. 1870 Men and
the Number Viii Be Reduced
to los, According to Ruling
of Secretary Daniels
By C. S. ALBERT.

in the United States. pre- sUmably the
Pacific Coast.
/ 1t IS the intention of Secretary Dan
| els Of the navy department to issue
! orders at an early date bringing back
! 10 the mainland all the marines sta
toned in the insular possessions and
un the canal zone. This will b. ac-
Complishe.i gradually. The removal
of detachments will continue rLtil the
entire force has been concentrated in
| American posts.
The operation Of Secretary Daniels
order viii involve the reduction of the
J present marine brigade in the Philip.
| pines from 900 to a guard of $50 men,
to be distributed at Olongapo and Ca
vite The present details at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, number 1870; at Pan
anna, 450, and at Guantanamo. Cube.
about 200. They will be reduced TO
los men at each station. The lega-
ton guaI,l at Picking also will be re-
duced. if conditions in China become
more stable. H..
| These changes" saiG Secretary
Daniels, are made in order that men
may be available for the establish
,rent of advanced base stations, where
large bodies CT aarines will be con-
! centIated and kept ready Ear instant
service whenever thCv may he re-
CURED
! This plan has been con @einplatel by
| Secretary Daniels. 1t WIS recommends.
] ed to him by the general navy board,
and it now has received his approval.
| Mr.. Daniels has thought that one OF
1.-THE advanced bases should be on the
Pacific coast, another at Pensacola,
Fla, where $50 marines already are
established. and another perhaps 1T
| Philadelphia, as at present. -
I No change will be made in tie de-
tails to battleships of the fleet:
/ Secretary Garrison has announced
THAT upon the expiration of the four
iSear detail of Maj.-gen. Leonard Wood
I as chief of staff of the army next
April he viii be assigned to command
the Eastern department, with head,
| quarters at Governors Island, N. y,
| succeeding Maj-gen. Thomas IL Bar
| ry. who will 20 to the Philippines de-
bartment:n March Secretary CARR
4 son said he hoI not selected Gen.
I woods Is decesSor as chief CT staff and
probably would not do SO. very soon.
I Mai gen. Franklin Bell. when reliev-
| cd of duty in the Philippines. viii take
command OF the I'd infantry divistan
at Texas City, succeeding Maj.-gen.
W. H. Carter.
! Brig. -gen. Thomas r. Davis, com
handing the 5th infantry brigade at
| Galveston, will take cofIlInS5'l OF the
! 9Th at the same. place. Z
Brig. gen Charles J. Bailey, at pres
ent at Sort Worden, Washington, goes
I 20 command the North Atlantic coast
| artillery district.
| The prospective transfer of Gen.
Wood from Washington to New York
pext April already has started gossip
| as to his possible successor as chief
of staff of the army. Maj.-gens. Bell,
Barry and Carter apparently are elm:
/ mated from the field Of candidates.
! Gen. Bell already has served as chief
of Staff, Gen. Barry has just been as
| signol to the command of the Philip
pine army, and Gen. Carter has been
ordered to Hawaii The only other
! major generals are Gen. Arthur Muir
ray, commanding the western depart
ment, at San Francisco, and Gen. w.
EW Wotherspoon, at present assistant
| chief of staff in this city. Gen. Muir
lay will retire for age in April, 1915.
! and Gen. WothersDocn in November,
1914.
Either of these officers may be ap-
pointed chief of staff to serve Until re-
|: tirement, thus giving more time to
make a permanent detail to that Of
flee Because of his special familiar
ity with the duties of the Office anu
his earlier retirement, it is intimated
that Gen. Wotherspoon stands the bet
ter chance Of selection for the tempo
rary detail. When he retires. the pres
ident will have an opportunity to ap-
point a new majoEgeneral Ait. make
III mchief of staff if he so desires.
Steps have been taken by lie gov
ornment of Cuba to attract 70 thai ISL
and large numbers Of European work
men now employed or the Panama
canal. hat for whom there Will soon
be no work The Cuban representa-
tive in Panama has been Instructed -,
urge such laborers TO go TO Cuba. Their
legitimate expenses will be paid by
that government and steamship com
panies will receive a bonus O! s. for
each emigraht taken 70 Cnb&. No Ole
will be accepted, nOwe;, " unless hH|
IS in good nealtn AMI H.; locLi'l on jne
isthmus l.; sati5fdC; Org.
The present sugar cane acre1~c ell
Cuba is about l,GVn,'"tH and i is be-
coming apparent that N" annual tran
slent implgl alton from Snain tEd the
Canary Islands. added 20 that draw
from the West Indies. will not b" SCI
ficient 10 provide he Labor necessary
t0 cut the cane anil provide for the
constantly increasing capacity of the
mills A great 'leai of the cane of
Cuba was left uncul in the iatesr sea
son. aud it is stated th2t many Of tliel
mills " Ouid nave ground much mOre
than they uiI Dul 8" he scare Ity oil
labor.