The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-03-12
HO[STHNWOD[D !
HAVE CITIZENS Do
MILITARY Service
Introduces BiflReauirihg Train.
Ing Of Every AbIe.Bcdied 7
Citizen In Art ofWar Z y
tIlron. Wednesiay Aayettlser.l

With the introduction In the house Of
Representatives. of II. B. I4s, presented
by spcalkcp Holstcin, who took the aoor
of the house for that purpose, Hawaii
jumped into the front rank OF American
commonwealth. yesterday along the line
of proposed Legislation for the cofnpal-
sorry military training Of its eitizess.
- Every able bodied male citizen o!
the Territory Of Hawaii, says section
one OF the BILL, s.upon arriving at tho
age, OF more than eighteen years, who
does not Immediately declare his inter
tioh to enlistiin the organized militia OF
the Territory OF Hawaii and complete
such enlistment within aperio1 OF thir
ty days, shall take one years course
of not less than forty eight periods o..
instruction Of two hours each, in prac-
teal military work Of such a nature us
to include the care Of the United States
service rifle, workmanship and tarast
practice, personal hygiene, first aid and
Individual cooking, in conformity with
such regulations as may be issued from
time to time for the government of the
organized militia OF the Territory Of Ha
wall. This instruction shall be deemed
TO be portion Of the educational lsys-
tenn OF the Territory Of Hawaii, and for
this purpose only the age limitation pro
videl in Section 212 Of the Revised
Laws Of Hawaii Of 1905 relating to
schools Is extended 20 include children
OF the ago Of nineteen years. ~ -
The other provisions Of the bill fol
,ov: fN g. VI 90. ~
Punishment Is Provided ~" #,#
Section 2, District magistrates. are
empowered TO impose the same punish
p1ebt and penalties for failure to at
tend and pursue to completion such
course Of military instruction as may
be prescribed as is provided for by Sec.
tion p13 OF the Revised Laws of Hawaii
OF 1905 relating TO schools. ''''
'SectiOn Q. Instructors appointed to
carry into execution the provisions OF
this Act may be paid at a ratio not TO
exceed two dollars and fifty cents for
each Instruction period'of two hours in
one day, no instructor to be paid for
more than ten periods Of instruction in
one calendar month.
Section 4. The sum of $500 is
hereby annually appropriated out of any
moneys not otherwise appropriated in
.he treasury, for carryin out the pro
visions of this Act. H..
''Section 5. This Act shall take eff
! feet from the date Of its approval, ~ d
The IivcIiest interest was shown In
the house Yesterday after tHolsteil in
troduced his military bill. He said that
his constituents had been "rsore'', ut hin
because the house journal showed thai
he never introduced any measures dur
ing the many sessions he had attended,
and presided over as Speaker. He
therefore took the floor and to satisfy
his constituents fred his first real big
I'gun" in the shape Of this military
measure. 'E..L ~
1t is believed that, although thu
Speaker and tho Governor do not seen
TO pynr together, Judging from frequent
1 remarks heard from the chair in thu
: house, the Governor is directly back o
the measure. His interest In the Ma
ttional Guard of Hawaii has bOen mad,
very plain on, every possible occasion
y His brief reference to the unprepared
ness OF the Union and subjects Of I
Iltipdred nature easily point this out.
| .Gepetal William II. Carter Y mite.
IStQteS Army, commanding tnO Hd""'
ian Department, expressed himself yes
Eterday as ,pnqnaIiGedIy and heartily b
L, favor Of the terms OF the bin. He ha
devoted considerable space in his boob
I inst published In favor Of a similar sy'
toni Tile has been working ami writin
along these lines for many years, in on
of his articles stating,
Z "There can be no doubt that tn
adoption Of state laws requiring IL
struction IN the, duties of citizenshi
',foupled with service in the Nationf
Guard for at least one year before e'
ercisiag the right to vote, would in
few years qualify the rising generate Jon
TO better eomprehenil and rightly valu
the generous liberty youehsafed to thel
by the Republic, y III .sE ~ & -.
Colonel J., W. Jones, adiutant generf
of the Territory. has been working alon
similar lines since 1908, when he wrot
. 10 Major General Franklin j. Bel
: chief of staff of the United State
/, Army, concerning the subject mattel
General Bell wrote in reply; under dat
} Of February II, 1908, 81 have you
, very interesting letter of January 2'i'
J and would be delighted to sec sneh
! law as YOU propose: : thin
. It would DO excellent. " 49, 81,