Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-19
Gen. Carter Issues Orders to
Make QuartermaSter Corps
Do Work For WIncn it Was
Organized Three fears Ago
GARRISON COMMANDERS
ON OAHU RECEIVE ORDERS
No More Building Roads, Trim
ming Hedges, WhiteWash-
ing Fences or Such Odd Jobs
For Fighting Men in Hawaii

Straight soldering for soldiers is
the aim CT Maj.-gen. William II. Car.
Ter, who commands all the troops of
the Hawaiian garrison. Ii is Gen. Car.
ter's idea that Uncle Sam isn't get.
ting full value In results. when sol
diers are taken from their work and
training to whitewash fences, trim
hedges and build roads, and he has
taken action along these lines
Three years ago the quarterfnaster
corps was organized to perform the
duties about army posts which do not
properly come under the head of sol
diering. At that time it was hoped
that the line would be relieved of
much fatigue duty, and high hopes
were held out for the working of the
system, But, as matter OF fact, sol
diers are still called on to perform
the work of mechanics or laborers and
company commanders are continually
complaining that they can not get all
their men out for training. Gen. Car
ter is taking the lead In the correction
OF the present system.
The following letter was recently
sent by Col. Campbell. the department
adjutant, TO the commanding general,
Schofield Barracks. and the command
ing officers OF Fort Shafter. the De-
partment Hospital. and the Coast DE.
lenses Of Oahu:
II. The department commander de.
sires that the quartermaster corps de-
tachment at your post shall, as far
as possible, take over the duties con.
tempiated when the enlisted force OF
that corps was created as service
corps and that the detail of men from
line organizations to duties which pre-
vent their attendance at military in
struction shall cease at the earliest
possible moment. es-a-s..=-,.s
-. The duties expected OF the quar-
.terfnaster detachment are those which
relate 10 the maintenance OF the post
care and handling of supplies which
will continue whenever the line troops
are withdrawn from the post for any
purpose The line organizations should
be held responsible for the police and
sanitary care of their barracks and
immediate surroundings. The main
tenance and police of the roads and
N0ihct OaAC Vi liCCc, nAQtJDChgg pa
rades, street lamps and similar pern.a
nent post work; the handling. storing
and distributing of supplies, and sim
liar duties pertain to the quartermas-
ter corps. Many Of these duties ad-
nit OF permanent assignment Of en-
listed men Of the quartermaster corps
to the work which should be SO regu-
lated as to avoid as far as possible
any details for the purpose from line
troops.
%. Where the number OF quarter
master corps men is too small to prop
erly perform these duties, post COM
mander should determine by actual ex-
perience the smallest humber neces-
sary to be added to the force and a
report made to that effect to these
headquarters. It is the intention of
the department commander to MAKE
an effort to obtain the proper per.
sonnel to carry out the work OF the
Quartermaster corps at each post in
accordance with the ideas contained in
this communication"