The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-07
NATIONAL GUARD
lNNEEDOF MONEY
Great Growth Of Organization On
Oahu Attended BY Shortage
of Funds
Chamber Of Commerce Endorses
Plan To Raise sla,5oo BY
f Popular Subscription

Thirteen thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars is needed Immediately by the ma
tional guard on Oahu. The chamber OF
commerce after several conferences
with General johnson, adjutant. general
OF the Territory has decided formally
to endorse a campaign for subscriptions
to be conducted among the business
houses Of this island, That campaign
has already commenced and two thou.
sand dollars has been given by one Of the
biggest business concerns in the city,
while others have without binding
themselves, lntimated that they, too
will 'chip in"
General johnson Explains
In making his position clear last
night, General johnson pointed out the
fact that the guarl has grown out, OF
all recognition in the last few months,
and that the territorial and federal ap.
Preparations, the first running until
June 30, 1917, and the latter until the
end Of the current fiscal year, were
based on the numbers of the guard a
year ago, or about seven hundred men.
There are now on the rolls, actually
counted at the last federal inspection,
approximately 5000 men, and more com.
ing in all the time
Have Exhausted Funds
i" Naturally" said General Johnson,
1--WE have run ont of money. The an
preparation is exhausted and we need
more If the work we are irving to do
Is to continue to a successful end with
out serious loss of valuable time, and
the need of doing much of it all over
again.
The adiutant general pointed out the
need of such an Organization, and re-
,iterated the statement which has been
made before that this increase Of the
guard has been done at the special re.
quest Of the war department in Wash
ington. 20
Subscription List Started
The subscription lists which are to
be circulated soon, have been approved
by the chamber of commerce. They
read as follows:
SIN conformity with the expressed
desire of the war departmnn mt the Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii has been We.
cruited to q strength of more than 5000
men. As appropriations for the fiscal
year by the federal government aad
up to June 80, 1917, by the territorial
government, being based ON asstrength
OF about only 700 men, has been ex-
hausted, the guard is in urgent need of
funds.
Several extensive projects which
will lead to increased efficiency in the
guard and which are necessary for the
proper training Of the men, are held
up for lack of funds, and much valid,
able time is lost.
Money Urgently Needed
at is estimated that $l3,5O0 is ur.
gently needed to, maintain the national
guard. and to reach the high. standard
of efficiency that is aimed at. The
items for which this sum is desired
with the probable amounts required, are
as follows;
Laying water system to the Punch
bowl military reservation, with. the
necessary water storage facilities
$500 rr
&" Erecting rife ranges in PunchbowI
and providing for, suitable camp
ground, $250O. ...,
"Pit houses, stables, administration
Dulldlng ana sheis, Punchbowl, $25QO
Equippipg ami furnishing Honolulu
armory and supplying proper facilities
for the enlisted men, 5000.
transportation for sergeant instruc
tors on duty with troops on Hawaii
Maui and Kauai, $4,000.
Disbursing Board Planned
Subscriptions viii be received ant
money disbursed under, the Jurisdiction
of a national guard disbursing, board
which is to be appointed by Governor
Pinkham, on recommendation of Gen
eral johnson. ,..,t Il i -.
"In view of the above facts and in
the belief. that the national, guard i.
of great value to the nation as well a
to the Territory, we, the undersigned
subscribe the amounts set opposite oul
respective Names -