The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-04-16
|KUHIO WARNS LEGISLATURE
AGAINST MILITARY GOVERNMENT
Passage Of Hostein Bill Will Invite Absolute
Army Rule In Hawaii
Public Hearing On House Measure Chiefly
Opposes Compulsory Training

uSUIy 1idiiiiiig
militafism, A. snth, 40 that n time OF
war but very little military tfninira
win be required to iandsf them abs q
intellieeptiy ACT A defenders Of THEN
country Doctor Scudderb op,h;onl
against the measure were printed IN
the Advertiser tn cher day. AZ also
filled with the chairman Of III, commit.
tee his protest against the bill.
r The Reverend Akai|to Aknnn aooks
at length against the bill, saying that
tho benefits Of military fraidinq were
not all that they wore supposed 10 he.
He said he went In for caliathcnics an
hour every day 70 Eecp himself IL cor.
dition. There was no doubt about bis
being fine physical specimen as the
audience could o5sefre.
Tbs Bonsolsss Mob,
q ia Towse followed, speaking for the
bin, and referring 70 the Bible rs a
good source Of knowledge relative 10
war and the cause and history OF war.
He ably quoted many famous men with
references TO tno defence az one q
country, and his remarks rang with
patriotism. re remarked that more
men died IN wars thYoneh hiekhcss than
BY bullets. Such 4 bill az the house
nssn,;I., .rn,'. 49, v'n 'nsn sp' le
"a seelh ~. ~ $3.50 T .0,n y siens :
.hs r 49,. s.s's :. r'- " t.np es1e o.
Nae - sne emergency OF con
M.
.,,s t,,latulet tnosent toWse,
sno',S no. 70. oe D9''pa ny me y aoe ana
{ y ne ,Jeseess mop, but SHOULD
=. ~ ~ tr,' p,'. neeoraing y their own
inoiNipn.i opinions. Most o. the speak.
~ ~ ne,l.st tne nih, VINO Followed
tQ"re, introduced themselves, there.
.oIe ~ one q tne eenaeless mob. =
49, 49, onness MOI naintn.lN
usofee ": smith spoke eioquently
TOT tne piii, declaring that proper pre-
pareone' was not militarism; that the
Denetits 81 mihInry training could not
% ovefest'matea; that 2 great proper
sion y e ,s:p, n war were que 70
"a 1ts.. ~ =. ,,sns nave peen prevent
~. P.as., X Anowle,ee of.hyelene'
~ ~ ..e lcI snIee years peen aetive IN
w . ~ .,Sa neL9 ana me sons were
'een.itieu WIN miiitary training. He
anss1 % see the Pill become law, be-
reung ~ would pc splendid thing
LOT tns tetfltory.
19.ye y g tne PEOPLE
fAnn roor spoke Of the growth Of
s sne ,l.tafy iee, now Dill Of this
kinu would be only the beginning. Next
thug, not only the young men, but the
whoie ttmiiy would pc brought under
we miptafy system ~ there was any
merit n the piii y should, In justice to
". W. mstsnte, pc leIf 20 the people 70 de.
t.ve "n..nel tnsy wanted ~ 70 De en-
-sset q NOT was q subject Tor q
p'episeite ana the legislature should
,r y 70 tne vote Of the people,
tnefe mao neen great popular demon
etshtloh against. TINS mouse Dill Htlo
mes very earnestly against II. When
\, 80 rn .es .ook g voice lts sentiments
s $500, wy Vhe iaea 'nofopgn'y ana
~ s'ys Z
'ol, fou lales Of Peacel'
Attorney Lorrin Andrews recoiled ut
the idea OF compulsory military train
ing His argument favored voluntary
patriotism for all u was worth, but was
enthusiastically opposed to un-Ameri-
can compulsion. What remarkable
absurdity would be presented, declaim-
cd Andrews, when we are advertising
these islands as the isles OF peace, 2
Tor tourists TO come trooping here to be.
hold drilling on every street, and to
hear the rata-tat OF the drum In every
highway. fas.
= The isles Of peace, fcfsooth. Why,
y Was 70 laugh,
q The bill specified no age limit, said
Andrews. Anybody was liable. He did
not relish the idea Of doing the German
gooee,step on a public street between
Y. Alfred Magoon and Ed Towse.
tkiio Heard From
w. II. Smith Of Hilo prefaeed his re-
marks with the statement that he might
pc considered an interloper However,
nc had been asked by,a number Of Hilo
citizens to come to Honolulu to protest
against the house compulsory military
educational measure. He read q letter
from representative Hilo citizens, an,
thorizing him to visit the capital on
this mission His authorization was
signed by 90 representative citizens.
These signatures had been obtained In
hurry, but more representative mum.
her could not have been obtained II
much more time had been taken, he
anil H The uFinuta and sInnlnNa 40 Hill