The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-12-21
Meeting Of Parents Develops Men
Who Go On Record As Being
Opposed To Defending Their
Country Should It Be Attacked
Mr.. EBERS0LE WOULD NOT
FIGHT FOR HIS FAMILY
Other Ministers and Citizens
Come Out As Non-Resisters
But They Are Ruled Out When
Majority Declares For Course

THOSE who decl&. ed that they
would not fight, even TO defend
- themselves or their children;
those who announced that they would
never get ready to fight, but might
do the best they could il attacked,
and those who not only believed In
fighting their best to defend their
country, but believed also in learning
how before the time might come, all
had their say at the meeting held at
Punahou last night to discuss the pros
and cons of the suggestion that the
older students be given n modieum Of
military training. The meeting was
largely attended and the discussion was
free and, at times, warm. g aE
The general feeling appeared 10 be
that the plan of cadet training should
be given trial next year, TO be aband-
Oned If found unsatisfactory. The gem
eral scheme in mind by the trustees
was outlined by President Griffiths,
ryvho ssviowed the werltf Of 40 colu1nits
tee and announeedfits conclusions.
Program OF Committee
"The committee 8 conclusion, = he
said, Twas that military instruction
had great promise as a part tof the
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two important particulars; {a) phys
ical training; (b) disciplinary training,
and that its applicability to conditions
at Punahou and its full acceptance as
part of the regular course at Punahou
could only be determined by an expert
ment. r., 80. .u
1.-THE education committee therefore
recommended: "'.- #l.
"Q) That military instruction be
given as an experiment during the win
ter and spring terms, l9l5-l6, in accOr-
dance with the following plan.
"a. instruction to be given TO boys
of the Academy and Of the 9th, 9th,
7th and Sth grades of the Preparatory
School.
"b. Instruction to be required of
all boys except for those for whom an
excuse is specifically requested by the
parent
&C. instruction to be given twice
a week after school.
I'd. Rifles to be secured If possible
from United States government,
| "(2) That the details of organiza-
ton, equipment, etc, be left to the
President and officer giving the instTue-
tion.
"(3) That as this is an experiment
all expenses be kept as low as is con.
sistent with the successful trial of the
plan.
(4) That Capt. Edward X. Massee
be appointed officer in charge of mill
tary instruction. Captain Massee, who
is an efficient officer and an experienced
teacher of military instruction in
schools, volunteered for this service. Z"
Ministers Would Not Fight -...
Rev. A. A. EbersOle, speaking against
this recommendation, said that he was
a nOn-resister on principle and one who
would neither resist if attacked nor
even if his family was attacked. Ho
would fight for none, he said, a stand
which Rev. Canon John Ault remarked
as one "nOt fit for anyone who calls
himself man" ...+.
Rev. David Cary Peters, pastor Of the
Christian Church, said that he also was
IA non resister. lie did not wish to
learn how to handle a rifle, nor did he
wish his son to know how to shoot.
! Rev. Frank S. Scudder did not go so
far in his condemnation of the proposed
cadet corps, although he said that he
did not wish to prepare or war. IL
war came, he said, he would do the
best he could without preparation.
Harry Culman said that his prinei'
pies made it impossible for him to con,
slider putting rifle in the hands OF
any boy in order that the boy might
be trained to raise a weapon against
a fellow man. He opposed any plan OF
preparedness on general principles.
An individual whose name could not
be secured, said that soldiers were per
sons III whom their own government
had no trust. He proved this by point
g ing out that the soldiers of the Amegi
. can army are not allowed to vote, 1
t proof very quickly challenged by Cap
4 tain Massee and by Judge Dole, VIII,
T. pointed out that the speaker didn
know what he was talking about, sol
G diers being treated exactly the same q
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