Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-06

STANDS SIXTH IN
ENT|RECOUNTRY
Results Of Territory-Wide In
spection Just Concluded
Are Gratifying

ARE 1TdtllyHlg
That the National Guard of Hawaii
has set new records FOR the organized
| militia of the entire country to shoot
at, and that the territory's military
| esta hlishment has made strides to
ward adequate preparedness that will
outdistance even the top-notch militia
organizations of the states, is a fact
established by figures and statistics
taken in connection with the federal
inspection of the citizen-soldieFy
Every year the War Department or.
ders a thorough inspection of the or
ganized militia maintained by the sew
erai states and territories. Person
mel, equipment, transportation, sup
plies and records are counted and
checked, and when it is all over there
is very little that the Division of Mi
litia Affairs in Washington doesn't
know about National Guard condi-
items. the reports of the inspecting of.
ficer being complete to the last de-
tail
This federal inspection period ex-
tends from January l to March 81 OF
each year. With the National Guard
of Hawaii so widely distributed be.
tween the four main islands of the
group, and with single officer de.
tailed to make all inspections, almost
the entire three months was required
to complete the work.
The results in Hawaiis case are
most gratifying, and Adiutant Gen.
eral Johnson and the various regi-
mental and company commanders
the showing made.
When the exact figures are made
public they will show that Hawaii,
with guard of more than 5000 men
at the present time, turned out over
80 per cent of the entire strength for
the inspecting officer This is a rec
ord that only one state-New York
which makes speciality of it's mill
tary forces, and which appropriates
hundreds of thousands of dollars for
the militia-equaled, on last years
figures.
Hawaii Stands Sixth.
In total strength of its, organized
militia. Hawaii now stands an easy
sixth out Of 40 National Guards. Only
New York, Pennsylvania, Massachu-
sets, Illinois and Ohio maintain large
guards, and the last named three lead
by so small a margin that it is prob
able that with the addition of coast
artillery and possibly more infantry
on Oahu, Hawaii will take third place.
Last year Hawaii stood Al out of 40
as to total strength
Hawaii's big National Guard boom
is due to the expressed desire of the
War Department for increased militia
strength here.
Department anxious Hawaii main.
tain increased militia strength and
efficiency Territory owes it to itself
and national government to do this.
Suggest you present matter to legis-
lature.p s...s..ss Il
That was the cabled message of
former Secretary of War Garrison to
Governor Pinkham February II, 1915.
The story of Brig.-gen. Samuel l.
Johnson's whirlwind recruiting CAM
paign, started soon after he took Of
flee as the adjutant general, is gem
orally familiar. The results of this
campaign are shown by the federal
inspection just closed.
we have the men now, and the
enthusiasm" said Gen. Johnson in
discussing guard matters with Star
Bulletin reporter. .'It means plenty
of hard work from now on to get the
efficiency, but that is what we are
looking for. Full equipment will be
here within short time, as the War
Department intends to recognize and
equip all organizations which the ter
ritory can recruit and maintain. With
plenty of rifle ranges, good instructors
from the regular army and well train
ed officers the guard should make
great strides toward efficiency in the
present year. It is to large extent
recruit organization now. Before
the year is out hope to see we'll
balanced guard of trained men,"
The inspections for the federal gov
ernment were made this year by Col.
Charles S. Lincoln, inspector-instruct-
or. Col. Lincoln occupies dual posi-
ton in the National Guard of Hawaii,
by virtue of special permission from
the secretary of war He was detail.
ed as inspector-instructor when cap
tain in the I'd u: s. Infantry, and was
then commissioned colonel in the Ma
tional Guard by the governor, and
given command of the LIST Infantry,
N. G.. H. -.