Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-19


and good roads are being developed at
a rapid rate as part of the defense
strategy for Oahu, Gen. Robert K.
Evans. commanding the Hawaiian de-
partment, told an audience OF bust
nessmen yesterday afternoon at
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce,
which proved of absorbing interest
from the standpoint of military plans.
Gen. Evans suggested that the
chamber, as a patriotic act, help the
war department secure land here to
accommodate full division OF troops
81 900 men of all branches OF the
service.
The generals brief and informal
talk. together with discussion, by an
swers to questions and discussion Dy
members, is given herewith from the
chambers stenographic report:
president Smith: Referring to that
portion of the secretarys report III
reference to military roads and steps
to be taken to further that END, brlg.'
Ger. r. X. Evans, commander OF ire
Hawaiian department OF the onlteu
States army, will state his ideas on
the subject.
Can Evans: "You all know that
eince the passage Of the National De-
tense Act the army has been largely
increased and that the garrison OF ma
waii Is now definitely fixed with three
brigades of infantry, artillery, req.
nant of cavalry and regiment OF
aroineers The 9th Regiment OF
Field Artillery has forty severn. il,sa
gins which are going to De nauleu
around by motor transportation.
an this connection it may interest
80, ~ know that we must have lana.
/ W. have 1000 men here and they are
| o,.er,nad for room. Here private
: renay.tv Is so sacred that If soidlel
800 On II he has charge OF Tres
nass brought against him. IN SOM
aaa,,,,tries soldiers run free, puI mere
- have To own land for our soioleIS
y. ~ ararcise on. so we must have more
LA II we march from Schoflelo 70
IaIa.,n.raIo. there is no camplns
ground for the men ana !ney VIZ" Tic
! have TO sleep in the roao anu
i frances on an. automobHe Iun
/, ever them. We getting ianu
U,,,st arrange for full accommooA.lons
sor the full regiments. MY lns.ru ~
I've we're to send In repor. :,
saeaseary lands for the DIVISION an
~. neSe nlan Is that the government pro-
s .ns to get land by an exchanges u
public lands. ded
AT Fort Shafter we are SO eToWu 1e,
s.fantrv cannot drill. MT. Dall l,'n
,ne haan very kind and allowed sne
nS ,a,sre N drill on Red HILL ! nOpe mop,
- get q tract of land on No :. ha at
The artillery is all goine - ENTRY
schofield.. Two brigades Oh &c
and artillery at Schofield. nov, I =
must have roads. The county roau =
the only one we have. | expect -
Get q tract Of land at Waimanaio, we
,Tnst have a target range for infantry
nd we must have land that troops
con .maneuyer on, and we must nave
edditional land at Schofield. We can,
not shoot there at some places WIN
ont shooting on some private prop
erty. SO we are going to try 10 ous
a piece of land there.
plans for Roads
$50 much for land. Now as 70
roads. / am trying to get camping
places 10 or Is miles apart SO troops
can march around and camp where
nobody can drive them off. There
are two roads that the engineer has
made a survey Of One is from Dla'
mond Head around to Waimanaic
and another from the county road pc
hind Pearl Harbor over to the art'l'
lerv post. The roads now are some,
times impossible. Those are the first
two roads. The engineers have coiG.
pleted a survey and the estimate Is
about 100000, and the war depart
ment will ask that much. In addition
we must have a system Of strategic
roads. We know where an enemy
might land and there are not so many
places on which they could land, but
IL they came on the west coast VIC
must get soldiers over there before
they get ashore On Kolekole Pass
we must have roads. They should
be six inches thick and made OF con
crete and should be wide enough FOL
vehicles to pass That would cos'