Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-09

! diers out OF town" The people who
keep meddling with the army should
remember that charity begins at
| home If they can even halfway sue
coed in cleaning up the dens which
infest every city the size Of Honolulu
they will have a job that will last
life time. They don't want the sol.
der in town, they don't want him to
go with bad women, they don't want
him to go with the good women. they
don't want him to drink beer or wine.
then please tell me what do
they think he is. Why do they not
strive as eagerly to maintain the sol.
diers rights along other lines which
would induce greater self-respeot and
instill a greater love Of country?
During one session Of congress
something like seven million dollars
was taken from the enlisted mems
apportionment and not one dissenting
voice was raised. and viii not be.
Why? Those who do not enter
into the military life as one
cannot have a proper conception OF
that mission. ~- -
The training of a soldier is such
that he becomes necessarily hardened
mentally, 'morally and physically In
order to fit him for his true mission,
which is ultimately service IN war His
education consists of tactical ethics,
drills, etc. In the main he Is taught
how to: fight, kill and destroy; thus
it is plainly seen that they are quite
different from little children or other
innocent creatures who are not able
to take care of themselves. .<,.s{3
The law that governs the army Is
the Revised Statutes, Congress, the
president of the United States. the
honorable the secretary of war, and
the great commissioned personnel to
whom the care, discipline and effict-
ency of the enlisted men Is entrusted.
And they each Of them in the exercise
of their proper function from the chief
of staff to veterinarian are thoroughly
competent to take care OF the army.
1t is not a proper tprerogative of any
sect or community to NEEDLE with the
army The civil has jurisdiction and
precedence only In cases of statutory
crimes committed against them or
others. In this connection wish also
TO add that America has never been
nor will. ever be military country
tSee Declaration of Independence
b He has attempted to make the civil
subordinate to the military''). When
the war clouds rise he is hero, can
have what he wants or. deserves.
When the sun of peace reappears he
Is forgotten. r. ~. >>--.r.5 r 3.
This reply is dedicated to- those
persons who are worrying themselves
to death about the appalling danger
which they believe threatens the sol
oilers of Schofield Barracks because
of the eruptions Of cur volcano, whose
lava flows nearby, to the delight OF
the boys. = \ ! ssse s.s sz< Il
l do not mean to refute the state
ment OF some contemporaries that
some Of our men are seen lying around
DRUMS near gthe subway or. near the
volcano: what 1 mean to show Is that
1t Is no worse for some soldiers to
be drunk than 1t is for civilians. It
must be remembered that these men
too come from civil life It was there
that they learned to get drunk, and
do all other manner of evil. They
did not learn 1t in the army. It is
not taught in the army When a man
first enters the army he latently re-
veals what kind of citizen he was
The army breaks bad man Just as
rancher or coWpuncher breaks .
wild stallion. This IL proven by the.
fact that most of the crimes and Of
lenses committed on the reservation
by soldiers are those in their first ems
listment. period or just fresh from
civil life. It IL common thing to
hear soldiers of experience tell res
cruits that don't go in the army"
Therefore the army is able to take
care of itself The law expects a
man to drink moderately, at least it
is not crime -
In conclusion let me once more en-.
treat all who are feigning alarm over
our volcano Ont Leilehua. now act
ive) not to let 1t worry you. Twenty
six miles intervenes and I am sure
that her lava beds will not reach you
nor will the fumes; or her victims
who might be reposing In q state OF
coma as a result of the fumes.
The writer of last week who said,
ASK the ieutenants about it, instead
Of the majors and captains" missed
his line about 80 degrees in executing
a right angle. so he was clear off. All
the officers collectively are interested
in the welfare of the enlisted men in
questions Of discipline, comfort and
their relation to the public. We will
do our duty when the time comes.
am not a devotee of intemperance,
but 1 make this plea on behalf of
the enlisted men, on the ground that
they are Just as much entitled to a
glass of beer or other liquor as his