Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-17
CONSUMPTION
NOT NEEDED TO
RAISE men HERE
Organic Act Gives Governor
Power to Make Men Serve,
Says General Johnson


dig. No CONSUMPTION law win have
to pass, because conscription is al
ready decided upon; and II | foresee
rightly, the trained men Of the Ma
tional Guard will do the fighting while
unframed men viii do the digging.
This was one Of the remarks made
by Briggs gen. Samuel |. Johnson today,
when he was asked some questions
regarding the status Of Filipinos IN
the National Guard of Hawaii.
Gen. Johnson's statement that no
CONSUMPTION law will have to be
PASSED here is based jointly on the
organic act and statement made by
Gov. Lucius e. Pinkham at the ma
tional guard smoker November 49,,
1915.
Section IS of the organic act vests
the governor with: "All the powers
and duties which, by the law of Ha-
wall, are conferred on or required of
the president or any minister of the
Republic Of Hawaii" mot inconsistent
with the constitution of the United
States"
Section 81 OF the same act says:
That the governor shall be respon-
s'ble for the execution OF the laws of
the United States and of the Territory
OF Hawaii within the said territory,
and whenever Il becomes necessary
may call upon the commanders of the
military and naval forces of the
United States In the Territory of Ha-
wall, or summon the posse comitatus
or call out the militia of the Territory
of Hawaii to prevent or suppress law
less violence, Invasion, instruction or
rebellion in the said territory"
The posse comitatus is simply
posse Of citizens, and this clause in
itself gives the governor. the right to
call on every resident of the com.
munity to report for such duty as the
governor shall demand at any time.
Those who have studied the situation
say the two sections undoubtedly give
the governor power to call for yolun-
tecrs at any time.
Governor Pinkham has not failed to
make his position plain, and In pub
lie statement said there shall be no
stay-at-homes If the peace and safety
of Hawaii is ever threatened. In his
speech at the armory November 29.
he said emphatically:
Hawaii cannot be compared with
the mainland. In case Of war we can
neither depart therefrom, retreat nor
hide, and every. one who can must
shoot, and the rest must dig"
There are SIS Fflipinos in the Ma
tional Guard Gen. johnson contin-
ued .'and they are going to stay until
some one higher up than A. A. Wilder
orders them out. They are loyal sol
diers, well drilled and amenable to
discipline, and they turn cut to drills
regularly and with proper interest.
The $1,000 Filipinos in Hawaii are
not going to be allowed to sit around
doing nothing II war comes. and they
might as well be trained for the emer-
gehcy before It arises.
Tuesday night spokesman for al
most $50 Filipinos of the LIST In
fantry came to Gen. johnson after
drill at the armory and told him they
had enlisted because Of their desire
to serve their country, but Il they
were not wanted In the guard they
would get out. Gen. johnson told them
they were wanted.
Things that have been said" the
Filipino spokesman stated, have
made US feel our best efforts to be
loyal citizens are not appreciated. We
are too proud to stay in the guard
unless we are wanted"
Stay where you are Gen. Johnson
told them, and then to show them
where they stood with him the com
mander went out and. taking their cap
tain's place. put them through an
hours drill before . gallery crowded
with Filipinos.
Has Economic Side.
1T is not only from the prepared
ness standpoint, which is OF utmost
importance. that FSlipinos are val
liable In the militia" said the com
mander bf the guard, but It is impor-
tant from an economic view. After the
Filipipos join the guard they learn
American standards more quickly.
they absorb the principle OF discipline,
and they teach this to men who work |
beside them on the plantations.
That their men are better behaved,
more saving. better hammered and
better workers since joining the Ma |
tional Guard, has been stated by !
number OF plantation owners. The
planters In the territory have given
$12S.000 toward helping the National |
Guard. and the bitterest opponents of |
organizing companies on plantations |
have been won over. The companies !
on the plantations are almost entirely |
composed Of Filipinos.p
Cen. Johnson intimated strongly |
that If the white men would flock to |
the guard standard as the Filipinos |
DO. and would be as regular In at |
tending drill and as attentive to or
ders. the guard would take another
rapid step In advance.
Example to White Men.
Not to make any comparison, but
az a matter of fact, said the general. |
I'VE are having a hard time 10 hold |
two companies of white men together.
Every nationality except the Chinese |
has more men in our ranks than the |
white people, and while the other ra-
ces are working some of the White |
men are trying to injure the National |
Guard by criticism
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