Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-19
BY c. S. ALBERT.


WASIII NtiTON. - G.. Narch 81
Tn" work Of organizing naval re-
serve NUMBERING 35.onn experienced
mr". has r',H undertaken 10y the Off
r!dl' If TIE navy department. 1t is
pObuSrG that THIS number of Seasoned
men may !- called 10 the cOl0rS with.
in - hours notice if the country
should be- confronted with a crisis.
4 In taking this step tn" law which
became Operative March > is being
carried eut II is intended to vig0r-
'uSIy push the campaign for enrol
m"nts until the estimated number
baVc offered their services
The opinion is expressed by naval
authorities that within six months
they will have the 'civilian navy" es-
tahliSheG as reality and that the
country thereafter may have no fear
that its floating defenses will be short
of men to handle the ships and the
guns.
/ The reserve is to he composed Of
men who have had excellent records
in the navy during the last eight years
| and who have been hOnorably dis
, charged, In other words. it will rep
| resent the cream of the men VINO
; have gone out of the service during
! the last few years.
! Charges have been made repeatedly
| that the present navy is at least 1000
men short; that the Atlantic reserve
feet which is now out of commission
could not he used in the case Of war
and that the navy is in a precarious
condition because of this shortage.
The reserve is expected to meet this
situation without mourning the eX-
penses that would be added to the ma
tons budget if $4,000 additional sail
ors were added to the service
Each sailor in the service costs
Uncle Sam approximately $500 year
so that $4,000 new men would cost
$15,000,000.
! The reserve system will be .Operat-
ed at a nominal cost and officers in
sist that the experienced men will be
of more value to the navy in time of
actual war than so many younger
men.
Plan. is Explained.
L The following extracts from letter
Just sent out by Admiral Victor Blue
explain in detail the new plan:
| There will be organizations Of the
reserve in every community where
there are two or more members. They
will be required to report at a desig
mated place in their own community
once each quarter for muster and in
speCtion and to sign pay roll. Fail
ure to so report will cause forfeiture
Of pay.
1 Calling them into active service
on board shin for drills and exercises
1 is optional with the department. When
SO called they will receive travel and
subsistence and full pay of their rat
ings.
1T is the intention, il this regard
! to ascertain and suit the convenience
itof the men as far as practicable as
10 the time of such active service, as
is done in the case of the naval
! militia.
Due consideration will be given to
: the occupation of the man and its re-
+ quirement of his services. 4
Read carefully the act and note
| the following:
"UD You must be citizen of the
| United States
"(2) Your last discharge, must have
been honorable to enable you to join
| the reserve.
"(3) If you decide to join the re-
serve within four months from date
of discharge your pay will be $50 per
annum if you have served years in
the navy or for a minority enlistment;
$50 if you have served s years, and
! "tD If you serve 16 Or 90 years In
the navy you can he virtually retired
on Is or 1-2 pay.
90 If you re-enlist in the navy
your previous service will count to
/ give you these advantages.
! AS you know, men usually get to
he chief petty officers before they
have 16 or 90 years service, and their
pay in the reserve would run from
! So to $50 or more per month
| 400 If YOU join the reserve after
| four months and within eight years
| from date of discharge your pay will
! be $12 per annum, and you will get
/ an outfit of uniform when first called
! into active service. You can how
ever, increase this pay by serving an
other enlistment in the navy, and then
| enlisting in the reserve within four
| months from date of expiration of
| such enlistment In this connection
remember that all YOUR previous naval
| service counts in figuring out the pay
you will receive.
"(7) Men in the reserve will he Civ
en- a distinctive badge or button indi,
eating their membership in the re-
serve as we'll as their honorable SER
vice in the navy.
"tSl When called into active service